watchOS 2
Vine Launches App For Apple Watch
Today, Vine has launched its watchOS app for Apple Watch with the ability to play tiny videos on your wrist. The app features a complication on certain watch faces that’ll keep wearers up to date on how many times their videos have been looped. Even though that may sound slightly obsessive, it’s still better than...
Runkeeper Releases a Standalone App For Apple Watch
Today, Runkeeper released a new version of the app that has been designed for watchOS 2. The app now allows you to leave your phone at home when you go on a run and still get all the tracking abilities of the app. Users are now able to get your heart rate with your run,...
WatchOS 2 ‘Unable to Install Update’ Errors Hit Apple Watch Users [u]
This morning Apple unleashed watchOS 2 for Apple Watch users. This highly anticipated update was originally scheduled to release last week with iOS 9, but was delayed due to a bug. So to everybody’s surprise, it was released today, and it appears the heavy initial demand is causing errors. Our own update has not gone...
WatchOS 2 Download Now Available for Apple Watch
WatchOS 2 was supposed to be available last week with iOS 9, but Apple delayed it due to a bug. Just now, watchOS 2 is now available as a download over-the-air. WatchOS 2 brings new watch faces, along with native third-party apps which should make for much faster load times. Just launch the Apple Watch...
WatchOS 2 Release Postponed Due to Bug
Although according to Apple’s software release schedule announced last week the WatchOS 2 should have been pushed out later today, USA Today tech columnist Ed Baig has learned that Apple has found a bug in the software, thus delaying its release (via MacRumors). BREAKING: Apple found a bug in WatchOS2 and is NOT releasing the...
iOS 9 and watchOS 2 to be Released on Sep. 16th
Apple has announced that its latest mobile operating system iOS 9 will finally be released for general public on September 16th. Meanwhile, watchOS 2 for the Apple Watch Sport, Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition will be released on the same date as well. The company did not specify a time of day for the release, but Apple traditionally...
iOS 9 GM, iOS 9.1 Beta Downloads Now Available for Developers [u]
The Apple event has just ended, but the team working on the latest mobile OS has already pushed out the GM seed of iOS 9. Apple’s latest mobile operating system will be available on September 16, so the iOS 9 GM seed came just in time. The iOS 9 GM seed carries the build No....
iOS 9 Beta 5 Download Released to Developers
Two weeks after releasing iOS 9 beta 4, Apple today released iOS 9 beta 5 to developers. The latest beta software is available via both OTA (over-the-air) update and in Developer Center (1.95 GB for iPhone 6) and has build number 13A4325c. Alongside iOS 9 beta 5, Apple has also pushed out the fifth WatchOS 2 beta to developers. The...
Apple Watch Must Be Sent to Apple in Order to Downgrade From watchOS 2.0 Beta
Last month, Apple released the first beta of watchOS 2 after their developers conference. Users and developers were surprised to learn that there was no way to downgrade from the beta build to the current public build of the operating system. Users were left with one option, which was to send their Apple Watch to […]
Developers Were Able to Run NES Emulator on Apple’s watchOS 2
Apple iOS developers Steve Troughton-Smith and Anton Titkov used the company's new developer tools and the watchOS 2 SDK to build native applications for the Apple Watch. Troughton-Smith managed to start the first UIKit application on the Apple Watch. The developers were able to run Super Mario on an extensive NES emulator on the watch,...
Apple Previews ‘watchOS 2’ for Apple Watch with Tons of New Features
Alongside the iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan previews, Apple also unveiled the 'watchOS 2', which is the first major software update for Apple Watch that offers developers the tools to build faster and more powerful apps running natively on Apple Watch. The updated Apple Watch software will allows developers to take advantage of the Apple...