WatchKit is the name of Apple's frameworks for developing for the Apple Watch. WatchKit currently supports looks (actionable notifications), glances (widgets), and remote views (WatchKit apps). Native apps are expected to follow later this year.
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Mastering Apple Watch
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How to check your heart rate with Apple Watch
Forget manually taking your pulse: Your Apple Watch can tell you everything you need to know about your heart rate.
It's go time!
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Apple releases watchOS 4.3 with iPhone music controls and more
watchOS 4.3 restores the ability to control music selection on your iPhone, updates the Siri watch face for better activity tracking, and much more.
Securing Apple Watch
How to create or remove a passcode on your Apple Watch
Don't have a passcode on your Apple Watch? Here's why you should make one!
Troubleshooting Apple Watch
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Can't unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch? Here's how to fix it!
If your Apple Watch won't unlock your Mac, here are some fixes you can try!
Mastering Apple Watch
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How to check your Watch’s generation and serial number
Trying to figure out your Apple Watch's serial number? Need to know which generation of Apple Watch you've purchased? Here's how!
Vector
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Understanding Apple Watch and human motivation
Behavioral science is a broad, complex subject. As is human motivation. I talked to a licensed psychologist to find out what it all means, and how it all fits into Apple Watch.
Mastering Apple Watch
How to use the Dock on your Apple Watch
Use the Dock on your Apple Watch to control your music, keep your most used apps running and at the ready, and quickly switch between recently used apps.
Power plays!
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How to fix watchOS and Apple Watch battery life problems
How do you fix Apple Watch and watchOS battery life problems? Here are the top power-saving tips!
Mastering Apple Watch
How to automatically install new apps to Apple Watch
If you like to use apps on your Apple Watch and want to make sure you never miss one, just flip the switch to enable Automatic App Install!
Mastering watchOS
How to switch between multiple Apple Watches on your iPhone
Here’s what you need to know about switching between multiple Apple Watches.
The Pixel Project
Comic: The Universal Currency
Welcome to this week's edition of The Pixel Project: a weekly comic from Diesel Sweeties' Rich Stevens on Apple, technology, and everything in between.
Developers only!
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Apple releases fourth beta of watchOS 3.2.3 to developers
Installing the watchOS 3.2.3 beta is more complex than an iOS or macOS beta; if you're a developer looking to test watchOS 3.2.3 beta 4, here's how!
watchOS 4
How to use the Kaleidoscope watch face on your Apple Watch
Here's how to create and use watchOS 4's new Kaleidoscope watch face!
Bug smasher
How to offer feedback and report bugs for the watchOS and tvOS betas
Learn how you can improve upcoming releases of watchOS and tvOS by using Bug Reporter to inform Apple about problems in the beta releases.
Mastering Apple Watch
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How to use Theater Mode on the Apple Watch
Wear your Apple Watch to the movies without pesky notifications getting in the way.