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watchOS is Apple's operating system for Apple Watches. Optimized for touch-based interfaces, this OS has a lot in common with iOS, which is the operating system for Apple's mobile devices, but shouldn't be confused with it.

watchOS is Apple's operating system for Apple Watches. Optimized for touch-based interfaces, this OS has a lot in common with , but shouldn't be confused with it.

Currently, the Apple Watch is the only device that runs watchOS. Its API is called WatchKit (see ).

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Alternative to application:handleIntent:completionHandler: on WatchOS

iOS's [application:handleIntent:completionHandler:] allows to handle SiriKit intents inside of AppDelegate class on iOS targets. I wonder whether there is an alternative for this method on WatchOS target as well? What I need is the similar function…
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WKInterfaceTable not loading values

I'm loading interfacetable values from context send from iOS application. The data passing was successful but the tableview method rowController(at: index) Is returning nil Value and numberOfRows variable was still 0 after line of…
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Get the RSSI on Apple Watch

How do I go about getting the RSSI of my Apple Watch? Core Bluetooth is now supported so we should be good. I can't find any documentation or code that works! I need a helping hand :)
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WatchOS get info from Activity app

I was wondering if there's a way to get all the data from the Activity app : get the calories burnt, distance, exercice time, etc... I managed to get the steps using this function but i cannot get the other info, anyone could help ? func…
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Apple Watch extension only installing for certain users

The app is in the App Store. The phone companion app installs on the phone just fine, but for some users it (randomly) fails to appear/install on the watch. The app does not show up in the "My Watch" listing in the iPhone Watch app either. I saw a…
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How to run background process in watchOS?

I have made my first app for apple watch and faced with impossible to send data every 10 seconds to my backend . Application is frozen when display turns off and running again from scratch when display is on. I tryed to run workout session like in…
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The data on Apple watch send to firebase

I want to send the acceleration data which is retrieved from Apple Watch to Cloud Storage for Firebase. However, Firebase is not support watchOS. Should I have sent the acceleration data to the storage via iPhone? Please teach me a better method.
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SKNode's action run completion block does not get called

I have a watchOS 4 app which displays SpriteKit animations (SKActions) on top of the UI. Everything works fine in simulator and also on device first couple of times, then after some time when app is in background, and it is started, animations just…
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Making Network Requests in the Background on watchOS

I have a Apple Watch app that let's users record audio and they syncs it with the cloud. Once the user is done recording, I upload the file and some corresponding data. Problem is that if I use a defaultSessionConfiguration for foreground requests,…
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How can I replace SystemConfiguration import that is used for Reachability on watchos library?

Forgive me for a very general question but I am trying to get at the heart of how to update the aws sdk to support watchos which has proven to be a difficult and very lucrative (for developers) project. Apologies aside, here is my question. The…
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Audio file cannot be played on watchOS after background

When playing an audio file in watchOS (using SpriteKit): run(SKAction.playSoundFileNamed("ready.wav", waitForCompletion:false)) It will works until you background the app (says face the watch outwards) and back, then the audio file cannot be played…
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updateApplicationContext - stacked context's?

I have an issue with applicationContext in Watch Connectivity. I Use updateApplicationContext on the iOS side to update a state which is handled by the Watch. The docs state "This method replaces the previous dictionary that was set, so you should…
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How to get current location using CoreLocation in Apple Watch?

I am facing the issues while fetching users location on Apple Watch. When I try to run on simulator I am not able to get the location but running on actual watch it returns me location. But there are some cases which don't return me location. Why…
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Dynamically creating files to the Watch Extension on runtime

In my iOS application I am creating images with MKSnapshotter during its runtime. I would like to show these images on the watch but I don't know how to dynamically make them reside in the Extension folder. Is it possible to dynamically add files to…
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Output Chinese characters on watchOS app

I'm trying to build a language-learning app for the Apple Watch. I'm looking for some guidance on how to output traditional Chinese characters as strings. Are there any classes that handle foreign languages, or is it a font I need to select? Thanks.…
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