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Title: A good start, but developers want more access to the Apple Watch Post by: HCK on June 14, 2015, 09:00:09 am A good start, but developers want more access to the Apple Watch
<article> <section class="page"> <p> A software update to the Apple Watch’s OS gave third-party developers access to the device’s sensors this week, fulfilling a request they’ve had since Apple unveiled the wearable.</p><p> With watchOS 2, which Apple showed on Monday at its annual developer’s conference, developers can create more-capable apps that directly tap into the watch’s components, like its microphone and heart rate sensor, instead of relying on an accompanying iPhone to handle app processing.</p><p> While developers welcomed this news, some think Apple could go even further in making the watch a better platform for their apps (http://www.macworld.com/article/2932542/apple-watch-apps-will-get-much-more-useful-with-watchos-2.html).</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2935472/a-good-start-but-developers-want-more-access-to-the-apple-watch.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: A good start, but developers want more access to the Apple Watch (http://www.macworld.com/article/2935472/a-good-start-but-developers-want-more-access-to-the-apple-watch.html#tk.rss_all) |