Apple Watch is falling and from Cupertino we are already beginning to receive clues about it. The last one we received was through the fourth beta of iOS 8.2, a very important update that will be accompanied by the application to manage the Apple Watch.
The folks at 9to5Mac seem to have had access to a preview version of this app, revealing some Apple Watch secrets that we tell you below:
Customizable home screen:
The Apple Watch interface has a rather peculiar way of organizing applications. We lose the classic iOS grid and instead go for something more dynamic. Thanks to the Apple Watch application, the user can organize virtually which applications will be displayed on the home screen of the clock.
Functions like clock:
Although the Apple Watch it is more than just a watch, telling the time has to be a totally new experience for the user. The wheel cannot be reinvented, so in this case, the smartwatch will offer a wide range of options to customize the format in which the time is displayed:
- We will have the possibility to customize the appearance of the watch by inserting a monogram composed of up to four letters. In monograms, the initials of the user tend to be inserted, but everyone can put whatever they want to personalize the interface a little more.
- We can make the classic appear red circle with numbers inside to indicate notifications that we have pending to attend on the iPhone.
- Those who have shares on the stock market They will also be able to insert the price of a company on the clock screen, being able to instantly see the classic stock markers.
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Another point revealed by the "Companion" application of the Apple Watch is how we will treat messages from the watch. We don't have virtual keyboard but thanks to voice recognition, we will be able to respond to the messages we receive in this way. What we pronounce can be sent as a voice message or be passed to text to be sent in that format.
If we do not want the other person to know if we have read their message, the Apple Watch will allow us enable or disable read receipts. We can also manage automatic responses for incoming text messages, so that if we are busy, the Apple Watch automatically answers for us with a message that we have previously predefined.
Finally, we can avoid receiving notifications with incoming messages or receive only those of the people that interest us. You can also choose the maximum number of notifications that we want to receive by incoming message.
Maps:
For the maps section (be careful, we depend on the iPhone for this function since the Apple Watch does not have GPS), the Apple Watch application will allow us enable or disable vibrate notification when it is time to change direction on a route to our destination.
Accessibility:
Plated by Apple in this regard. The company's watch will also have various accessibility options for those with some kind of disability. To access these settings as quickly as possible, just press the crown on the right of the watch three times and a menu will appear on the watch with the available options.
Among them we will find VoiceOver, a feature that reads us what appears on the screen. If a user wants to use VoiceOver, they can activate it by lifting their wrist or double tap on the Apple Watch screen.
We will also have the possibility of zoom the interface, highlight the text with bold, reduce the effects of animations, control transparencies, activate grayscale or adjust if we want to listen to audio in stereo, mono or adjusting the intensity of each channel separately.
Safety:
For prevent unauthorized access to our Apple Watch, we can establish a four-digit numeric code. This code will also be used for payments made through Apple Pay, also remember that the watch has to be placed on our wrist as an additional security mechanism. If we change this numeric code, we will also have to re-enter the credit card details to use Apple Pay.
As much of the time we will have the Apple Watch paired with the iPhone, unlocking the mobile will also unlock the watch automatically. Again, the watch will need to be worn on your wrist for this feature to work.
Finally, we will have the option of erase all content from Apple Watch if the wrong code is entered 10 times.
Activity monitor:
The Apple Watch will also function as quantifier of our activityTherefore, from your application we can manage some parameters related to this feature.
For example, we can receive notifications every four, six or eight hours in which we are shown the progress of the daily activity that corresponds to us. We will also be informed when we reach the recommended daily activity amount.
The heart rate measurement can be activated or deactivated, The same happens with the recording of the activity (steps, distance traveled, etc.).
Other secrets of the Apple Watch:
The application has also revealed that within the "Information" section We will have access to the amount of free memory of the watch, the number of songs stored in it, the number of photos saved, how many applications we have installed, the serial number of the Apple Watch and details about Bluetooth or WiFi connectivity.
And when can we put the Apple Watch on our wrist?
Everything indicates that at the end of month of March We could have the first units of the Apple Watch on sale.
Surely, over the next few days we will receive more news that confirms or refutes this rumor. For now the leaks begin to point in the same direction.
