Apple Watch apps may use Handoff and the iPhone to run at present, but that doesn't mean they can't be amazing all on their own. These are the currently our top picks, but check back often as we update!
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Moving on
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‘Future version’ of watchOS to drop support for watchOS 1 apps
The latest watchOS beta comes with a message warning that older watch apps will soon be unsupported.
Wish-list
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I'd love lock screen complications in iOS 12
Complications are what I miss most when not wearing my Apple Watch, especially when I'm looking at my iPhone lock screen.
Siri on your wrist!
Best Apple Watch apps with Siri integration
Unfortunately, not all third-party apps have Siri compatibility, but there are some very useful apps that Siri can communicate with. Here are our favorite Apple Watch apps with Siri integration.
Mastering Apple Watch
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How to find, install, rearrange, and delete apps on your Apple Watch
Want to get install, move, or get rid of a third-party app on your Apple Watch? Here’s how.
Mastering Apple Watch
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Best third-party Apple Watch complications
One of the coolest features of Apple Watch is custom third-party clock face complications, and we've rounded up the best apps with complications currently worth checking out.
Mastering Apple Watch
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Best Apple Watch apps
Here are ten great Apple Watch apps that you can download right now.
Mastering Apple Watch
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How to add complications to your Apple Watch
Complications are a great way to see a variety of information at a glance—and your favorite third-party apps can have complications of their very own, too. Here's how to set them up.
Press the big red button
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GoPro for iPhone adds recording controls to the Apple Watch
GoPro's app for iPhone has been updated, adding support for the Apple Watch. Users can now control recordings from the watch, as well as preview shots and adding HiLight tags
Getting complicated
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Things for iPhone gets watchOS 2 support with complications
Things for iPhone, the to-do manager from Cultured Code, has been updated, adding support for watchOS 2 to its Apple Watch app, including watch face complications.
watchOS 2 Explained
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Custom complications on watchOS 2: Explained
"Complications" is a term used to describe anything on a watch face that goes beyond telling the time. Calendar was the first Apple Watch complication that showed time keeping beyond what even a mechanical or digital watch could do. Now, with watchOS 2, Apple is letting third-party App Store apps in on the complications game with a framework called ClockKit. And in so doing, they're...
BBM on your wrist
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BBM picks up Apple Watch and quick reply support
BlackBerry has updated its BBM app for iPhone, adding an Apple Watch app and iOS 9 support, including the ability to reply to messages directly from notifications.
Mapping your wrist
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Google Maps gets Apple Watch support
Google Maps has picked up a new update, adding support for directions on the Apple Watch, along with a number of other new features and improvements.
Sleep smarter
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Sleep++ tracks your sleep using your Apple Watch
Sleep++ is a new app from David Smith that uses your Apple Watch to track your sleep, measuring not only the amount of sleep you get, but the quality of that sleep as well.
Reviewing watchOS 2
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Custom Apple Watch complications are a secret triumph
The Apple Watch's custom complications are one of its best features.
Getting complicated
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Dark Sky gets watchOS 2 support with a watch complication
Popular hyper-local weather app Dark Sky has updated for watchOS 2, now letting users add its weather complication to their favorite watch face.
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Instagram Apple Watch App
If you’ve had updated the Instagram app on your iPhone you’d have known the app was pulled from the Apple Watch anyway. There is no longer a Watch app for Instagram.