{"id":3043,"date":"2023-06-06T21:15:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T01:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelrowe01.com\/?p=3043"},"modified":"2023-06-08T09:15:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T13:15:06","slug":"design-and-build-apps-for-watchos-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelrowe01.com\/index.php\/blog\/design-and-build-apps-for-watchos-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Design and Build apps for watchOS 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"362\" data-attachment-id=\"3095\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaelrowe01.com\/index.php\/blog\/design-and-build-apps-for-watchos-10\/attachment\/%ef%a3%bfwwdc23-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaelrowe01.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/%EF%A3%BFWWDC23-5.png?fit=1873%2C1027&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1873,1027\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\uf8ffWWDC23-5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaelrowe01.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/%EF%A3%BFWWDC23-5.png?fit=660%2C362&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaelrowe01.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/%EF%A3%BFWWDC23-5.png?resize=660%2C362&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaelrowe01.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/%EF%A3%BFWWDC23-5.png?resize=1024%2C561&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaelrowe01.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/%EF%A3%BFWWDC23-5.png?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaelrowe01.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/%EF%A3%BFWWDC23-5.png?resize=768%2C421&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaelrowe01.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/%EF%A3%BFWWDC23-5.png?resize=1536%2C842&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaelrowe01.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/%EF%A3%BFWWDC23-5.png?w=1873&amp;ssl=1 1873w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaelrowe01.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/%EF%A3%BFWWDC23-5.png?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Goals is to surface timely information, communicate at a glance, take advantage of the screen, and make things consistent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Design Principals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Timely and relevant: in the moment&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focused and highly specialized for brief interaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unique to Apple Watch &#8211; utilize the Digital Crown &#8211; this is becoming a new focus item for apple (should be backed up by touch)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider the journey &#8211; people will take from moment they raise their wrist &#8211; Smart Stack is an example of this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Updated in NavigationSplitView\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Borrowed from 2 column layout from weather on iPad &#8211; the list is now a button on the top leading screen &#8211; great if you have a source list with detailed views.&nbsp; Start with the detailed view when user starts your app.&nbsp; Try with no title<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transition between detail view and source list is animated.&nbsp; Great for showing comparative data.&nbsp; (Should add number of cards in my view for card app).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Same API on watch as other platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TabView updates\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Now it is designed to be vertical.&nbsp; Can be expanded inline so that you can stay on a single screen by default but support localized text, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activity is a great example of this.&nbsp; (Uses the&nbsp; .tabvViewStyle(.verticalPage))<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combine it with .containerBackground((color, for: .tabView) for seamless blending<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tabview will automatically expand a list if you add it to the grouping.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animation to scale information as it moves to new locations.&nbsp; You can now drive animation based on the tabView.&nbsp; You&nbsp; can use .matchedGeometryEffect to do so.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NavigationStack (core paradigm)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use a NavigationStack if the other two don\u2019t address your appropriate workflow.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Layout System Updates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dial based views\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Great for dense info delivered at a glance, you can also provide 4 different controls&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Infographic Views<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>List views\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scroll thru context to find what you need<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you use these layout patterns then your toolbar placement, and the like don\u2019t need extra padding.&nbsp; 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