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Kind of a weird article. Sure, many companies are waiting because they're not sure how to make a compelling experience for their app on the Watch. But that seem
by eridius 11y ago
Kind of a weird article. Sure, many companies are waiting because they're not sure how to make a compelling experience for their app on the Watch. But that seems kind of obvious. The article said that 5 of the top 20 apps (by popularity) have Watch apps. It suggests this is a bad sign. My reaction is, really, that many? Just because an app is popular on iOS does not mean it lends itself to the watch form factor.
On a related note, a quote from the article:
> The lack of support from Facebook — and from other popular app makers like Snapchat and Google, which also do not have apps for Apple Watch — [...]
I get why it would make some sense to have a Watch app for Facebook, although it's still a challenge to design a great UX on such a tiny space, but Snapchat and Google? I can't even imagine how that would work on the watch. You certainly can't take photos on the watch, and I wouldn't want to try and view an ephemeral photo on the watch because it's so small. And similarly, what would Google offer? The article mentioned Google Mail, but you can already get your Google Mail on your watch by using the built-in Mail app.