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Apple Developer: Design widgets for the Smart Stack on Apple Watch
Documents watchOS Smart Stack widget design, standard layouts, color and iconography, signal-based relevance, and making watch widgets glanceable, distinctive, and smart.
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| 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 glanceable, distinctive, signal-relevant Smart Stack widgets. |
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- Wearable glance vs notification center vs summary box vs dashboard layout vs progress bar vs notification preferences
Supports watchOS Smart Stack glanceability, standard layouts, color, iconography, and signal-based relevance.
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Publisher: Apple Developer. Last checked: .