Bezel size

[Piggie]

I think there must be more than one app by now that have used circles. The one I know is HABU music:
https://appsto.re/us/QL-nG.i

Thanks for the link.

I will admit, nothing to do with the watch, but I have wanted a 3D desktop.

When I mean 3D desktop, I mean, as well as being able to move icons and windows in X and Y, left/right, up/down, we could also, perhaps holding down the mouse wheel move them in Z also. In and out of the screen.

Been wanting this for years, and still waiting for it to be done by the big boys.

Window in the way, no need to minimise or make the window smaller, just push it into the distance, and pull it back when you need it again

 

[Rogifan]

As said by Ive in his New Yorker profile...

The shape of the body, meanwhile, barely changed: a rectangle with rounded corners. “When a huge part of the function is lists”—of names, or appointments—“a circle doesn’t make any sense,” Ive said.

I agree..when all of our interaction with our devices coming through a rectangular screen I think from a purely functional point of view it makes a lot of sense. A circular watch only makes sense from an aesthetic point of view in my opinion.

But the bezel does look quite heavy in that pic for sure.

To be fair that's a pretty crappy photo and zoomed in too boot.

 

[Night Spring]

Window in the way, no need to minimise or make the window smaller, just push it into the distance, and pull it back when you need it again

I like the "exploded view" of Mission Control on the Mac.

I imagine you want a way to "push" windows back into a view like this instead of minimizing them?

 

[FrankySavvy]

As much as a round watch is nice, for display purposes a square display is definitely better. I think Apple realized this.

 

[Piggie]

To be fair that's a pretty crappy photo and zoomed in too boot.

Was from a Video.

This better?

 

[Night Spring]

Was from a Video.

This better?

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Urgh, just realized the icons have no labels. Going to be interesting hunting for apps. Was it this icon? *press* Nope, that was not it. This one? *press* Nope. *press* ....

 

[Rogifan]

Was from a Video.

This better?

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Yeah looks much better.

 

[troop231]

Urgh, just realized the icons have no labels. Going to be interesting hunting for apps. Was it this icon? *press* Nope, that was not it. This one? *press* Nope. *press* ....

Exactly, I've had the same thoughts and wondered why this hasn't been mentioned heavily here yet.

 

[Rogifan]

Urgh, just realized the icons have no labels. Going to be interesting hunting for apps. Was it this icon? *press* Nope, that was not it. This one? *press* Nope. *press* ....

I can only imagine the clutter if labels were shown, unless they only appeared when you zoom in close. I would hope people aren't spending a lot of time looking for apps. Put your most used apps front and center; set up your glances and let the rest of the stuff be pushed to you.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

Urgh, just realized the icons have no labels. Going to be interesting hunting for apps. Was it this icon? *press* Nope, that was not it. This one? *press* Nope. *press* ....

Exactly, I've had the same thoughts and wondered why this hasn't been mentioned heavily here yet.

All Apple Watch wearers will have had the iPhone for some time and already know most of the icons as second language, and they're rather easy to figure out intuitively anyway.

 

[Night Spring]

I can only imagine the clutter if labels were shown, unless they only appeared when you zoom in close. I would hope people aren't spending a lot of time looking for apps. Put your most used apps front and center; set up your glances and let the rest of the stuff be pushed to you.

Do you know if the icons can be rearranged from the iPhone? Be a pain to do it on the watch itself.

And yes, I realize adding labels would clutter the screen, but I also know I won't be able to remember what all the icons stand for 100%. I do hope we don't have to interact with the icon view much. But what happens once we get native apps? Oh, well. Guess we'll find out...

 

[Piggie]

I know what you all want.

Just give it a few more years and a slightly better battery and you will all have what you REALLY want

 

[troop231]

I know what you all want.

Just give it a few more years and a slightly better battery and you will all have what you REALLY want

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I can't imagine Safari on the watch, can you? lol

 

[Night Spring]

All Apple Watch wearers will have had the iPhone for some time and already know most of the icons as second language, and they're rather easy to figure out intuitively anyway.

Not necessarily. I keep looking at the globe icon and thinking "map," even though I know that is used for keyboard language. And btw, what *is* that icon on the watch? There's no keyboard, so it's not "switch keyboard" as in iOS. Is it language setting? Translate? Maybe it IS maps? World clock?

 

[JCT1212]

Do you know if the icons can be rearranged from the iPhone? Be a pain to do it on the watch itself.

And yes, I realize adding labels would clutter the screen, but I also know I won't be able to remember what all the icons stand for 100%. I do hope we don't have to interact with the icon view much. But what happens once we get native apps? Oh, well. Guess we'll find out...

Yes the icons can be rearranged on the iPhone itself. It was shown in the companion app leak

 

[cleirac]

As much as a round watch is nice, for display purposes a square display is definitely better. I think Apple realized this.

Jony Ive already explained in the New Yorker profile why they eventually went for the squares. AW will be about gazilion life-changing lists . Make more sense with squares.

I am glad that Apple and Samsung are thinking different or alike on this one. Rounds better or should be associated for traditional watch. Squares for smartwatches. And I feel like Google, LG, Huawei are all going for the same looks. Or wanna-bes Omega & co., cheap fake/knock-offs!

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

Not necessarily. I keep looking at the globe icon and thinking "map," even though I know that is used for keyboard language. And btw, what *is* that icon on the watch? There's no keyboard, so it's not "switch keyboard" as in iOS. Is it language setting? Translate? Maybe it IS maps? World clock?

Notice I wrote "most of the icons," not all icons. Just from that photo, you should already know Mail, Music, Calendar, Camera, Phone, Timer, Messages, Passbook, Photos, Settings, Weather and Maps from having the iPhone, and the new Watch apps such as Time and Activity will be easy enough to figure out. You should also recognize Remote from experience.

 

[Night Spring]

Notice I wrote "most of the icons," not all icons. Just from that photo, you should already know Mail, Music, Calendar, Camera, Phone, Timer, Messages, Passbook, Photos, Settings, and Maps from having the iPhone, and the new Watch apps such as Time and Activity will be easy enough to figure out. You should also recognize Remote and iCloud from experience.

It's true that I do recognize most of the icons in that screenshot, but one we start loading third-party apps, the likelihood of icon confusion is going to creep up. I know it can't be helped, it just hadn't hit home until I saw that screenshot.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

It's true that I do recognize most of the icons in that screenshot, but one we start loading third-party apps, the likelihood of icon confusion is going to creep up. I know it can't be helped, it just hadn't hit home until I saw that screenshot.

I'm sure Apple will enforce strict guidelines on the developers to make third party icons intuitively recognizable, just like the stock apps, if they're to be accessed on the Watch. They're pretty fanatical about stuff like this.

 

[Piggie]

I'm sure Apple will enforce strict guidelines on the developers to make third party icons intuitively recognizable, just like the stock apps, if they're to be accessed on the Watch. They're pretty fanatical about stuff like this.

Well, that's fine for a while, and for very obvious ones.
Facebook, Twitter, etc etc.

However, it could get interesting:

http://media.idownloadblog.com/wp-c.../Apple-Watch-UI-Concept-Featured-1024x908.jpg

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

Well, that's fine for a while, and for very obvious ones.
Facebook, Twitter, etc etc.

However, it could get interesting:

http://media.idownloadblog.com/wp-c.../Apple-Watch-UI-Concept-Featured-1024x908.jpg

Nice that I can recognize the vast majority of those apps.

Not sure why they've cluttered it up by repeating the icons multiple times.

 

[Piggie]

Nice that I can recognize the vast majority of those apps.

Not sure why they've cluttered it up by repeating the icons multiple times.

Indeed.
However I feel one may need to be careful on how many apps.

Actually it is possible Apple may even limit the number of apps the watch will hold, irrespective of memory, simply to stop it looking too complicated.

They may fix a hard number.