What's the name of the OS?

[The Doctor11]

I haven't seen any official name for it. I don't think apples going to call it iOS because it's really not iOS. Did Apple say the official name? If not what do you think and want it to be called?
I want it to be called wOS
I think Apple will call it watch OS

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

Apple Watch 1.0 and so on.

Under About:

Apple Watch Software…………..1.0

 

[0000757]

Watch OS.

 

[rorschach]

"Watch OS", straight from the horse's mouth:

https://www.apple.com/watch/overview/

 

[The Doctor11]

"Watch OS", straight from the horse's mouth:

https://www.apple.com/watch/overview/

Where does it say that?

 

[cambookpro]

Where does it say that?

Here:

The crown has been a standard feature on watches for more than a century. Our new Digital Crown is a multifunctional input device that lets you zoom, scroll, and select without covering the screen. It’s as integral to Apple Watch as the Click Wheel is to iPod. Or the mouse is to Mac. We also built the new Watch OS from the wrist up. The Home screen lets you quickly find your favorite apps. The custom font is easy to read at arm’s length. And the force-sensitive Retina display puts more functionality at your fingertip. Technically speaking, it’s one amazing little device.

 

[Julien]

Where does it say that?

Not sure about Watch OS (or could it be wOS ) but here is what Apple does say.

...Apple Watch introduces a revolutionary design and iOS-based user interface created specifically for a smaller device....

 

[cambookpro]

Not sure about Watch OS (or could it be wOS ) but here is what Apple does say.

Apple definitely calls it Watch OS:

 

[Julien]

Apple definitely calls it Watch OS:

Good find and I bet Apple will start calling it wOS 2 by version 2.

 

[The Doctor11]

Apple definitely calls it Watch OS:

Thanks

 

[Cashmonee]

Not exactly on topic, but is anyone concerned about the idea of Apple adding a third OS? They aren't exactly hitting the QC ball out of the park with two OS's on their plate. I love OS X and iOS, but Apple has been shipping some awfully buggy software the couple of years. I think their development ability is already stretched thin, and the watch OS can't help that.

 

[rorschach]

Not exactly on topic, but is anyone concerned about the idea of Apple adding a third OS? They aren't exactly hitting the QC ball out of the park with two OS's on their plate. I love OS X and iOS, but Apple has been shipping some awfully buggy software the couple of years. I think their development ability is already stretched thin, and the watch OS can't help that.

I disagree. Their software releases today are way more stable than some of the releases of the early-mid 2000s.

I'm betting it has to do in part with substantially dropping the cost of the Mac Developer program. Before they dropped it to $99 a few years ago, it cost either $499 or $3,499 (depending on which support tier you wanted) to get access to the betas. More Mac developers means more people finding bugs and reporting them during beta periods.

 

[Cashmonee]

I disagree. Their software releases today are way more stable than some of the releases of the early-mid 2000s.

I'm betting it has to do in part with substantially dropping the cost of the Mac Developer program. Before they dropped it to $99 a few years ago, it cost either $499 or $3,499 (depending on which support tier you wanted) to get access to the betas. More Mac developers means more people finding bugs and reporting them during beta periods.

I suppose that's possible. However, iOS 7 and 8, and then Mavericks, had some pretty major bugs that weren't nitpicks from developers. I mean, Health flat out didn't work with iOS 8 at release. I think we forget that Apple isn't that large of a company (compared to say Microsoft), and that they only have so many software engineers. I mean when accounting for the retail employees, Google is larger, and they don't do hardware.

 

[Rogifan]

I suppose that's possible. However, iOS 7 and 8, and then Mavericks, had some pretty major bugs that weren't nitpicks from developers. I mean, Health flat out didn't work with iOS 8 at release. I think we forget that Apple isn't that large of a company (compared to say Microsoft), and that they only have so many software engineers. I mean when accounting for the retail employees, Google is larger, and they don't do hardware.

Steve ran Apple with a startup mentality. Apple is way to big to be run that way anymore. It's crazy that, excluding retail employees, Apple employees fewer people than Google. I think they definitely have resource issues. That new campus can't come soon enough as right now a lot of employees are spread out all over Cupertino.

 

[mtmac]

With the limited horsepower of the watch, I doubt the Watch OS will take anywhere near the resources to develop or maintain compared to IOS or OS X. Plus the sales of the watch will fund the development.

 

[Cashmonee]

With the limited horsepower of the watch, I doubt the Watch OS will take anywhere near the resources to develop or maintain compared to IOS or OS X. Plus the sales of the watch will fund the development.

Funds are not the issue for Apple. Manpower is. And even if the hardware doesn't have much power, the OS is still pretty full featured. It still has a file system, has to process data from several sensors, will run 3rd party apps, utilizes at least two types of input for the interface, etc. I think the hours of development are significant.

 

[Dan70]

Good find and I bet Apple will start calling it wOS 2 by version 2.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it migrated from Watch OS to wOS.

 

[Mad Mac Maniac]

Not exactly on topic, but is anyone concerned about the idea of Apple adding a third OS? They aren't exactly hitting the QC ball out of the park with two OS's on their plate. I love OS X and iOS, but Apple has been shipping some awfully buggy software the couple of years. I think their development ability is already stretched thin, and the watch OS can't help that.

Yeah, that thought had crossed my mind. I've already been a bit worried about Apple maintaining 2 separate OS's. Microsoft has been flailing around a bit with WP, Win RT, and Win 8, but their end point is one unified OS for all the devices. I wonder if Apple would be better off unifying the code, even if they kept much of the UX/UI different.

 

[matrix07]

I suppose that's possible. However, iOS 7 and 8, and then Mavericks, had some pretty major bugs that weren't nitpicks from developers.

Mavericks works great. Have no issue with it. Stable and energy-efficient. What major bug are we talking about?