Is it possible for apple to introduce the new watchOS 2 without revealing a new Apple watch? Imagine introducing IOS 9 without new iPhone. It doesn't seem right to me.
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WatchOS 2 without new Apple watch ?
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I think WatchOS 2 will roll out in September alongside iOS9.
I am quite certain you will not see a generation 2 Apple Watch until 2016
I am quite certain you will not see a generation 2 Apple Watch until 2016
Yes, OS2 seems more about fulfilling Apple's plans for what they wanted at launch rather than the sort of thing you can expect from a second gen product.
I would have to agree with this as well. IMO, there is probably much more functionality on the current watch than Apple released at launch.
Apple isn't going to reveal apple watch 2 less then 6 months after apple watch 1 was released
That was more like 9 months.
Not quite:
iPad 3: March 16, 2012
iPad 4: November 2, 2012
221 days between releases.
It will only have been 5 months since watch launch and watchOS 2 (if watchOS 2 does release along side iOS 9.) So I wouldn't think of it as number two. It's more like 1.1. WatchOS 1 to WatchOS 2 has to be the shortest cycle Apple has ever done on any OS. It was surprising Apple went with 2 so soon instead of doing a 1.1, 1.2 and so on before moving to version 2.
So that's what... 7 months?
Eh, it wasn't a big deal. I skipped the 4 and got a mini instead.
As far as Watch OS 1 -> 2 goes, it reminds me of the original iPad. Which I think was released in the spring with iOS 3.3 but was updated to iOS 4 in the fall. I forget the exact version number, but you get the idea.
I suspect part of the reason Apple held back some features from watch OS 1 is that they needed iOS 9 on the iPhones to make them work. So no, I don't expect new watch hardware to go with watch OS 2.
Completely agree. The only reason for the quick release of the iPad 4 was the lighting cable introduction.
Disagree. I think it was because the A5X couldn't handle the retina display.
Why does it matter what it's called? Obviously those features weren't ready at launch. And I think it made sense for Apple to release the watch when they did so by the time the holiday season comes the manufacturing process is a well oiled machine and there are no delays in shipping watches.
I wasn't implying that Apple shouldn't have released the watch when they did. I just thought OS 2 was really catching up what OS 1 should have been, rather than a major "upgrade" that should be accompanied by a hardware upgrade.
My thoughts exactly, native apps should have been there from the beginning and the other OS2 updates are really minor
What if the software wasn't ready? Should Apple have delayed the launch? I've been happily using my watch for 3 weeks, knowing it's going to be even better this fall.
It obviously wasn't ready, all I'm saying is OS 2 is really just version OS 1 software fully realized
And like you said, it doesn't matter if they called it 1.1 or 2.0, it's all just semantics