Technology behind watchOS applications for Apple Watch

The purpose of this study was to explore the evolution, capabilities and development challenges of smartwatch applications. This thesis focuses on application development for Apple Watch and what the platform offers for efficient user experience. Although Apple Watch has plenty of competitors in the product category, it greatly benefits from its seamless interaction with other Apple devices. Its main goal is providing glanceable and readily available information to users. The device receives local and remote notifica-tions received by paired iOS devices out-of-the-box. The hardware is equipped with sever-al sensors that are used to collect health and fitness related data making Apple watch one of the most personal devices. The methods used for gathering information for this project were a thorough study of Apple’s official documentations along with development of experimental projects. Exploring the platform and its development is significant as Apple Watch highly influences the field. Apple wearables hold approximately half of the market in the sector. As a result of this thesis, the author concludes that Apple Watch platform offers a great complement to Apple’s interconnected ecosystem. The platform’s easy integration with iOS and MacOS applications produces convenient and complete user experience