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Apple Human Interface Guidelines: Designing for watchOS

Documents watchOS design around quick, focused interactions, relevant dynamic data on the watch face through complications, glanceable content, wrist-raise context, and platform-specific watch interaction constraints.

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Pattern Decisions This Source Supports

Pattern Supported decision Required contract Claim note
Wearable glance Choose wearable glance when a wearable surface should answer one immediate question in a few seconds. A wearable glance answers one primary question before any tap, scroll, or phone handoff. Supports quick watch interactions, wrist-raise context, and complication-based dynamic data.

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Publisher: Apple Developer Documentation. Last checked: .