2015
Lynda.com
Simon Allardice
2:39
English

Take your existing iOS development skills and learn to create apps, glances, and notifications for the Apple Watch. Simon Allardice gives you a first look at developing for Apple Watch using the new API, WatchKit. He covers the new user interface and controls, and the surprising differences between tables and rows, multiscreen layouts, and navigation in iOS and Apple Watch. The course wraps up with a look at the exciting new optional elements in Apple Watch: glances and notifications.

1. Getting Started
Core concepts
Quick start: Adding a WatchKit app
Watch application architecture
2. Creating Apple Watch UI
Developing UI for Apple Watch
Apple Watch UI layout principles
Recreating a simple Apple Watch interface
Changing label properties
Using attributed strings
Configuring buttons and groups
Additional Apple Watch controls
Handling scrollable context
Designing for different screen sizes
Creating context menus
3. Events and multiple screen apps
Using control events
Understanding Apple Watch lifecycle events
Choosing an Apple Watch navigation style
Creating page-based navigation
Building a hierarchical navigation stack
4. Using Apple Watch Tables
Introduction to Apple Watch tables
Configuring rows
Populating the table
5. Glances and Notifications
Creating Glances
Using notifications on Apple Watch
Customizing a short-look notification
Next Steps
Conclusion

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