Apple to make a UI design overhaul with watchOS 10

According to a new report by Mark Gurman for Bloomberg, Apple's watchOS 10 update will steal the spotlight during this year's WWDC scheduled for June 5. Reportedly, the company will announce a big design and feature overhaul with watchOS 10.

There are a couple of solid arguments why this will likely happen. First off, the hardware upgrade for this year's Apple Watch is rumored to be quite modest. so Apple is looking for a way to persuade new buyers or existing users to upgrade. Secondly, the new iOS 17 update will bring only a handful of new features and optimizations. And thirdly, the watchOS has stayed relatively static for the past few years. So it's time for a significant upgrade.

Of course, Gurman bases his report on speculations and market analysis, so we can't be entirely sure. We will know once WWDC commences on June 5.

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Reader comments

I like this initiative by Apple, namely because they really don't have to do this. watchOS is so far ahead of the competition that they can just ignore it, but it's nice to see that they're not.

You have to tap to check, reply and dismiss. It's actually less quick than pulling out your phone. Notification viewing: Can never see all the needed info like on a phoneso useless. Alerts: alerts for what? An imminent zombie apocalypse? ...

  • Anonymous

UI on a watch is more about quick viewing and collecting info. For example, notification viewing, alerts, health check and so on. So apps like fitness, alerts, music, quick toggle, voice assistant excels. Not so much about tapping and nav...