“The Apple Watch is going to be a Big Deal for apps — just not this month. There are already over 1,000 Watch apps waiting for Apple’s approval, but the ones that hit iTunes two weeks from now aren’t going to be the most exciting,” Jacob Kastrenakes writes for The Verge. “For now, Watch apps are just basic containers of information being beamed from a nearby iPhone to an Apple Watch. The real Watch apps — the ones that may truly make you want an Apple Watch — are likely still months and months away.”
“But even with what’s available today, it’s clear where the Apple Watch is headed,” Kastrenakes writes. “The apps that Apple has lined up for the Watch’s launch define a very clear future for where the Watch — and its app ecosystem — are going. Here’s what that looks like based on six of the most important apps already out there.”
Profiled:
• Uber
• Dark Sky
• Nike+ Running
• Fandango
• Twitter
• Honeywell
Read more, and see the screenshots, in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Bill” for the heads up.]
Adding items to my reminders list is what I want. “Hey Siri, add salt to my Groceries list”.
On your iPhone:
1. Open the Reminders app
2. If you don’t see the “New List +” option, click on the Reminders or Tasks title and they will slide down to allow you to add a new list.
3. Touch the “New List” tag to add a new list. Call it “Groceries”
4. Save everything.
5. You can close the app if you like.
6. Go to Siri and say “add salt to my Groceries list”. Siri will add it and ask you to confirm. Just say yes.
7. To review your shopping list just say “show me my Groceries list”
Thanks to reader Matthew Green for this tip
I was about to post the same thing, but I think the person is saying they want to do this from the watch…
So how is talking to the Siri #2 on your wrist (while your iPhone is in your pocket) any easier than just talking to Siri #1 on your iPhone?
I’m just not seeing all the advantages that another satellite gadget is supposed to bring. I’m waiting a while on the Apple Watch.
Well, it’s easier because you don’t have to fish your watch out of your pocket first, right? That’s also why people found wristwatches more convenient than pocket watches, after all.
That being said, I’m with you. I love my Pebble Watch, and I know I’ll want an Apple Watch, but I’m going to hold out for a while. I was a first-gen iPod touch owner, and later generations were much, much better.
This week, I see ‘Matthew Green’ and I think: TrueCrypt audit! If it’s the same guy, great work Matthew! TY!
Kind of obvious, but just to be clear:
– We don’t know what’s in the 1000+ apps that will theoretically be available the day the Watch ships. Jacob Kastrenakes certainly doesn’t know. He’s just speculating. For example: Health Kit has been out for many months and it allows coding right into the health gadgetry built into the Watch. I personally expect that the 1000 apps are going to include A LOT more than just basic containers of information being beamed from a nearby iPhone to an Apple Watch. I strongly suspect we’re going to see some fun killer apps that ONLY need the Watch, not the iPhone, to provide some useful user tools. Betcha!