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Not long ago the Apple Watch was very limited in what it could render on-device. So a bunch of apps had to do it this way.
by willio58 5y ago
Not long ago the Apple Watch was very limited in what it could render on-device. So a bunch of apps had to do it this way.
- basseq 5y agoBut only Uber (allegedly) had access to the private entitlement. So how did other apps do it, and why couldn't Uber? That said, this is certainly a "special relationship" with big partners like Uber to get their apps working at Apple Watch launch in 2015[1]. That the access "wasn't removed already if it was no longer required", well... I think we can all understand legacy code. [1] "It is likely that the Cupertino tech giant had to give this access after it gave app developers a four-month window to develop apps for its Watch before the unveiling of the product."
- willio58 5y agoI’m not sure why this access required a “special relationship”. I remember years ago reading public Apple dev docs that recommended rendering certain things on iPhone and sending them over to the watch as a rasterized image.