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Apple Watch App Development

You're reading from   Apple Watch App Development Build real-world applications for the Apple Watch platform using the WatchKit framework and Swift 2.0

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2016
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ISBN-13 9781785886362
Length 358 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Steven F. Daniel Steven F. Daniel
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introducing the Swift Programming Language FREE CHAPTER 2. Understanding Apple Watch 3. Exploring WatchKit Controls 4. Using the Core Location and Watch Connectivity Frameworks 5. Navigating Around in WatchKit 6. Implementing Tables within Your App 7. Adding Menus to Your App 8. Incorporating the Glance Interface in Your App 9. Incorporating Notifications within Your App 10. Image Compression and Animation 11. Packaging and Deploying Your App Index

Understanding the notification interface guidelines


The Apple Watch interface guidelines document describes guidelines and principles that help you design consistent user interfaces and experiences for your Watch apps as well as ensure that your applications run efficiently within the Apple Watch platform.

You need to consider the screen sizes for your custom layouts while ensuring the consistency of your application while navigating from screen to screen, and the principles for designing good user interfaces are also covered.

There is also information related to the proper use and appearance of views and controls for navigation, alerts, notifications, table views, buttons, and images as well as the creation of custom icons and images.

Some of the Apple Watch notification interface guidelines are as follows:

  • Notifications should be designed appropriately so that they make use of graphics, colors, and text that convey information to the user clearly.

  • When incorporating notifications within your...

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