Apple is focusing on improving the Apple Watch software. Many Apple Watch owners are eagerly
New softwarewas demonstrated at this year's Keynote Worldwide Developers Conference, and included many new features. On June 23, Apple released watchOS 2 beta 2 to developers. Slightly updated software is available for testing by developers. With the new beta, developers were allowed to continue testing apps while also gaining access to other Apple Watch features, including the Digital Crown and built-in sensors.
As for the new features in watchOS,Users can expect a new Travel Time feature that will allow them to check information about upcoming events directly from the watch, a new Nightstand mode, three new Watch Faces, and third-party app access to the watch face.
New Watch Faces
watchOS 2.0 has new WatchFaces such as Photo Face or Photo Album Face. Watch Faces will allow users to use their own images as a background for the watch face, which can change every time they raise their wrist to check the time.
In addition, developers will also be able to createtheir own Complications with watchOS 2. This will allow developers to provide users with more necessary information right on the wrist of their watches.
Complications
With watchOS 2.0, Apple is opening Complications to third-party apps from the App Store. This will allow the watch to display the necessary information for users without requiring them to open a third-party application.
Time Travel or Time Travel
Time travel will allow ownersWatch check scheduled events, or other information that is about to happen, right from the watch face. The time travel feature will work with a digital head, which will allow the user to scroll the head to obtain information.
Nightstand or bedside table
There's also a new mode in watchOS 2Nightstand , which automatically displays upcoming alarm times when the watch is on charge. In this mode, the digital crown will snooze the alarm for a specific time, and the side button will turn off the alarm.
Support for standard applications
This will allow developers to create applications,which can work and process application data directly on the Apple Watch itself. This will lead to faster opening / closing of applications and increase response time.
Workout application
With watchOS 2, Apple updated the Workout app, which will allow users to share their activity and workout accomplishments on Facebook, Twitter, and Messages.
Apple Watch owners will also be able to use Siri directly to start a workout right away.
Homekit
With HomeKit support in watchOS 2, Apple Watch owners will be able to directly control lighting and other HomeKit accessories using a variety of Apple Watch apps.
Access to the hardware core
Apple will provide developers with access to the mainApple Watch hardware such as the microphone, accelerometer, speaker, Taptic Engine, digital head, and more with watchOS 2. This will allow developers to create richer apps for SmartWatch.
The programs will now also be able to play videos on the SmartWatch, thus allowing users to watch videos sent by friends directly on their wrist.
Rest
Siri
watchOS 2 also brought an update to Apple Maps withsupport for transport navigation, an updated Apple Pay application, Siri with improved voice control, which will allow users to start training by voice command.
For those using the first beta of watchOS 2, the new software is available over-the-air (OTA) through the Apple Watch iOS 9 app.