The interface of watchOS 10 would (finally) raise an eyebrow among regulars of the system of Apple watches. This was indicated recently Bloomberg about ” Notable changes in its interface “. What are these changes? Mystery and rubber ball for the moment.
Parker Ortolani, accustomed to the realization of concepts for future systems advance a home screen idea. It would replace the one devoted solely to the launch of apps with its presentation by list or by grid.
This new presentation would function as a long vertically scrollable screen. We would compose its content with app icons alongside widgets occupying all or part of the screen. Exactly like the iPhone where widgets can take up a corner or the entire width of the screen.
What if watchOS deemphasized launching apps and introduced a new more customizable home screen with widgets and live activities, a fresh take on the glances and dock ideas… pic.twitter.com/EsSt5vOPQw
— Parker Ortolani (@ParkerOrtolani) April 9, 2023
Among this content there could also be blocks of Live Activities to follow the progress of an event. We could even display only widgets and Live Activities, making this view no longer an app launcher but a screen for viewing automatically updated information.
The consultation of these different events is done vertically but why not also swipe laterally several widgets belonging to the same app or category? As we guess here with Exercise, framed by other widgets to its right and left.
here’s another example, but instead of a mix it’s all widgets and live activities – effectively transforming the home screen into glances pic.twitter.com/9rnWABjwaa
— Parker Ortolani (@ParkerOrtolani) April 9, 2023
The larger and more readable screen of the Apple Watch Utra obviously lends itself well to this exercise in imagination. In any case, it must be admitted that the list of apps obtained by pressing the digital crown has not changed for a long time, just like other parts of watchOS.
