Do watchOS 1 apps magically become native in watchOS 2?

[Menopause]

Question to devs and testers that have tried it: can I expect all existing watch OS 1 (App Store) apps to automatically start storing the app logic on the Apple Watch when installed in watch OS 2? Or do developers need to explicitly update their apps for them to become native apps?

Thanks!

 

[melman101]

No. Developers need to explicitly change the architecture of their app to work natively on WatchOS 2.0.

 

[Sir Ruben]

Are there any apps that are already native that we could try out via the GM of Watch OS2?

 

[Jack426]

Are there any apps that are already native that we could try out via the GM of Watch OS2?

You could try Pcalc, it's now native to watchOS2. I'm not sure what other apps are native yet...

 

[bamf-hacker]

There are a few native apps available. Try WaterMinder. I am using that and it is working great.

the Weather Channel app I think is also native. It has a complication at least

 

[NavySEAL6]

Will stock apps be native right away? Like remote for Apple TV etc

 

[jabingla2810]

Will stock apps be native right away? Like remote for Apple TV etc

I think most of the stock apps have always been native.

 

[NavySEAL6]

I think most of the stock apps have always been native.

That seems to be true as messages work without the iPhone. But i couldn't control my Apple TV while iPhone was updating because it needed the iPhone so that app is definitely not native

 

[dilap]

Parcel is native.

 

[omgitscro]

That seems to be true as messages work without the iPhone. But i couldn't control my Apple TV while iPhone was updating because it needed the iPhone so that app is definitely not native

It's as native as any of the 3rd party apps will be. The code and interface are stored on the Watch, but heavy processing is still not allowed on the Watch—developers are still pretty limited in what they can do locally without outsourcing processing duties to the iPhone.

 

[rowdt1]

Does anyone see a significance difference in the speed of which glances are loaded onto the Watch screen? I really want to use them more but I find it troubling having to wait so long for them to load..