watchOS 10 will introduce a new system of widgets for interacting with the Apple Watch, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
In the latest edition of his “Power On” newsletter, Gurman explained that widgets will become a “central part” of the Apple Watch’s interface with ?watchOS 10?.
The new widgets system on the Apple Watch will be a combination of the old watchOS Glances system and the style of widgets that were introduced in iOS 14 on the iPhone. The plan is to let users scroll through a series of different widgets — for activity tracking, weather, stock tickers, calendar appointments and more — rather than having them launch apps.
The new interface will be reminiscent of the Siri watch face (shown above) introduced in watchOS 4, but it will be available as an overlay for any watch face. It’s also similar to widget stacks, a feature in iOS and iPadOS that lets users pile many widgets into one and scroll through them.
Apple is also apparently testing changes to the functions performed by the Apple Watch’s buttons. For example, a press of the Digital Crown may now launch the new widgets view, rather than navigate to the home screen.
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