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WatchOS: Changes and Highlights

Mascots

Mascots

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I think one of the most fascinating things with  Watch is the UI. So here are a few things I've noticed since it's unveil:

We've got Scroll bars,but what the hell is with the green?
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A new friend selector:
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Anything else you noticed or liked? I'd like to keep this thread as WatchOS (and positively) focused as possible.
 
Scroll bar: green probably indicates where you are in the scroll list..like in Safari.
 
Uccle said:
Scroll bar: green probably indicates where you are in the scroll list..like in Safari.
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But why green?! It stands out a little too much and is an easily clashed color.
 
Mascots said:
But why green?! It stands out a little too much and is an easily clashed color.
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One possibility could be that our eyes are FAR more sensitive to green than any other color. Since it is a small target this allows it to be more visible.
 
Mascots said:
But why green?! It stands out a little too much and is an easily clashed color.
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Good point. It is rather vile, but I suspect Julien is correct, that plus it probably isn't a color used in a whole lot of other situations. ;-)
 
The first one is the old style earth and the second photo is the slightly redesigned style. This is also apparent in the world clock app on Apple Watch.
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The 2nd Earth looks like the one from Apple Maps when you zoom all the way out.

Also, on the green scrollbar, I think it's green in order to really stand out and indicate that the digital crown will allow the user to scroll a screen element.
 
T-Will said:
The 2nd Earth looks like the one from Apple Maps when you zoom all the way out.

Also, on the green scrollbar, I think it's green in order to really stand out and indicate that the digital crown will allow the user to scroll a screen element.
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I agree. It serves as indicator to use the crown wheel.
 
Runt888 said:
I thought the scroll bar disappears except when you're actually scrolling.
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I thought I saw it appear while in the watch face customize screen to select the various complications. But maybe on a scrolling page it does go away when not scrolling.
 
Mascots said:
I think one of the most fascinating things with  Watch is the UI. So here are a few things I've noticed since it's unveil:

We've got Scroll bars,but what the hell is with the green?

A new friend selector:

Anything else you noticed or liked? I'd like to keep this thread as WatchOS (and positively) focused as possible.
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Agreed.
 
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