Michal Marek Not even a month has passed since the start of sales of the 1st generation Apple Watch, but already in Cupertino, according to a reliable source 9to5Mac server they are working on other features that Apple watches could see in the coming months and years. In Apple, they are said to be working on software and hardware innovations that are aimed at increasing the security level of the watch, improving connectivity with other Apple devices and integrating new third-party applications. However, new fitness functions should also be added.
find my watch
The first of the major planned innovations is supposed to be the "Find my Watch" function, the essence of which probably does not need to be explained at length. In short, thanks to this function, the user should be able to easily locate his stolen or lost watch and, in addition, to lock or delete it as needed. We know the same function from the iPhone or Mac, and it is said that Apple has been working on it for a long time as well for watches. However, the situation is more complicated with the Apple Watch, as it is a device dependent on the iPhone and its connectivity.
Because of this, in Cupertino, they intend to implement the Find my Watch function in their watches with the help of a technology known within Apple as "Smart Leashing". According to the informed source mentioned above, it works by sending a wireless signal and using it to determine the position of the watch in relation to the iPhone. Thanks to this, the user will be able to set the watch to notify him when he moves too far from the iPhone, and it is possible that the phone has been left somewhere. However, such a function will most likely require a more advanced independent chip with wireless technology, which the current Apple Watch does not have. It is therefore a question of when we will see the Find my Watch news.
Health and fitness
Apple also continues to develop various health and fitness features for the Apple Watch. The fitness side of the watch is apparently one of the most important. Using current hardware, Apple is said to be experimenting with the ability of the watch to alert users to various irregularities in their heartbeat. However, it's unclear if this feature will ever make it to the watch, as government regulation and the issue of potential legal liability stand in the way.
Various sources have outlined that Apple is planning to implement a whole range of different fitness features for the Apple Watch. However, at the current stage of their development, only the heart rate monitor, which Apple eventually installed in the watch, is the only one with sufficient reliability. However, the plan is to expand the watch to include the possibility of monitoring blood pressure, sleep or oxygen saturation. In the longer term, the watch should also be able to measure the amount of sugar in the blood.
Third-party applications
Apple already allows developers to produce apps for the Apple Watch. However, in the future, app developers should also be able to create special watch face widgets dubbed "Complications". These are small boxes with information that display graphs of daily activity, battery status, set alarms, upcoming calendar events, current temperature, and the like directly on the dials.
Complications are currently fully under Apple's control, but according to server information 9to5mac at Apple, they are working on a new version of Watch OS that includes, for example, the Complications suite from Twitter. Among them is said to be a box with a number indicating the number of unread "mentions" (@mentions), which when expanded can even display the text of the most recent mention.
Apple TV
It is also said that Apple's plan is to make the current Watch one of the primary controllers for the new generation of Apple TV, which is to be presented at the beginning of June as part of the WWDC developer conference. According to reports and speculations of foreign servers, she should have a new one Apple TV comes with several new features. She should have new controller, the Siri voice assistant and, above all, its own App Store and thus support for third-party applications.
