We all could converge on the fact that the WatchOS 6 launched alongside the Apple Watch Series 5 didn’t bring out a whole lot of improvement. Apple barely changed a few things that left the apple fans such as ourselves wondering, has the company lost its vision?
What’s not left to wonder is the fact that there is a lot of ground that needs to be scaled by the WatchOS 7, that supposable will launch sometime later this year. Thankful, there are techno-geeks like Matt Birchler who could lend some of their vision and imagination to what the future might look like.
While describing his visual concept, Matt commented:
“Below is basically what I would pitch to my boss if I worked on the WatchOS team at Apple on what I thought we should be doing. Since I don’t work there, though, this is my public wish list for the platform and I hope you agree and pass this along so it’s more likely to get in front of someone on the actual team as inspiration.”
Here is the list of some cool features:
- Fitness enhancements
- Communication optimizations
- Battery life
- “Weekend Getaway” feature
- Always-On display improvements
- Third-party watch faces
- Quicker interactions
- Better wireless speeds
- Shortcuts
- iPad and Android sync
Fitness Enhancements
Reiterating his earlier request, Matt thinks Apple must finally work on their own version of sleep tracking, that might cut down the dependence on Apps such as “Auto sleep” and “Natbot” altogether. Adding up to this list is an option for customizable Activity rings to add different regimes like mindfulness or sleep. User should also be able to edit and store their workouts on their iPhone post-session for improved control and monitoring. The rendering also projects an enhanced level of control that simultaneously can be shifted from a device or the watch.
Communication optimizations
An upgrade that more specifically could make on to the new OS could be enhanced suggestions for messages and an autocomplete scribble recognition.
As quoted by Matt, “At the bottom of every iMessage thread, there are dozens of options to reply with a single tap. I love these sometimes, but they’re not always useful, nor do they match my style of speaking in messages. Here’s a great example: my wife just texted me “my head hurts” and the top reply options are:
- Thank you
- Thanks
- Ok
- Yes
- No
- Talk later?
- Hold on a sec…
- BRB
None of these is right, and some of them are going to result in a conversation with my wife later if I accidentally chose one of them.”
One Tap less
This feature essentially cuts down the number of taps made in order to access or control the watch. Analysing a user’s most utilized apps and making it readily available would significantly cut down the time and hassle required while navigating around the OS. This kind of optimization would be welcomed by the user who uses the watch all too often.
Battery life
Matt has presented some great idea in regard to battery saving features that implies segregating the battery used in two modes. The battery mode in a normal setting which function as expected and a battery saving mode that cuts down the operations to a bare minimum with a few fewer notifications to get an extended use time.
Weekend Getaway Mode
The last feature we especially liked was the “Weekend getaway” mode. This mode will just show the time and push on the essential notifications which for the mass audience is their average daily requirement. This mode could also turn off the activity tracking for a few short days to evade that necessary buzz when you skip your running streak while relaxing on your much-anticipated trip.
Besides these unique features, there is a lot little improvement such as an updated Always-On display, third-party watch faces, quicker interactions, better wireless speeds, Shortcuts support, and also iPad and Android sync compatibility.
Source – 9to5 mac
