The Apple Watch is the best-selling, best-known and most successful smartwatch on the market. Its first version was launched a few years ago and since then has undergone a whole series of modifications. It started as an extension of the iPhone on our wrist, and little by little it turned into a device focused mainly on our health.
There have been a lot of changes since then, but one thing that has stuck from day one is that Apple does not allow installation of third-party spheres. To some that seems somewhat restrictive, and those in Cupertino have never stopped explaining it in depth. However, two vice presidents of the company recently revealed the reason for this decision, and it makes sense.
“We’re already taking care of that”
In an interview with Tages-Anzeiger, a Swiss newspaper with national circulation, Kevin Lynch and Deidre Caldbeck talked about the main new features found in watchOS 10, the operating system that has changed the most this WWDC. The truth is that I still haven’t installed it on my Apple Watch Series 8 -which I bought twice-, but I hope to do so soon.
At one point, the interviewer asked them something that many of us have wanted to know for a long time: will there ever be third-party spheres in watchOS? The answer is somewhat disheartening, although if one pays a little attention to the explanation they give, It is true that they are partly right
Respondents explained that Apple Watch faces are the equivalent of the home screen on iPhone, and want them to work flawlessly and consistently. Currently, only Apple can control which Spheres are available and which are not, meaning users don’t have to worry about whether or not their Sphere will continue to work after a power-up. up to date. “We’re already dealing with it,” they say.
According to Californians, allowing third-party spheres could cause crashes for users after a big update like watchOS 10. They want the experience to be seamless, and they say there’s a good chance it won’t. Still, they recognize that if you couldn’t customize anything it would be boring, so they offer hundreds of different combinations, as well as access to third parties to create their own complications.
The truth is that I personally wouldn’t mind having access to certain third-party spheres. I understand your point, and the fact that anyone can download any sphere without prior checking could unleash chaos on the watches of many. Sure, maybe reputable developers could be allowed to create their own and, after vetting by Apple, make them available. Anyway, the explanation of those of Cupertino makes a lot of senseand it doesn’t look like we’re going to see third spheres at least in the short term.
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