Image: Apple While Apple imagines users wearing its Vision Pro headset to do a variety of things, like watch movies, capture videos, and multitask, it still hasn’t mentioned one pretty major application: fitness. But now, a report from The Information suggests that Apple had been planning workout apps for the mixed reality headset, but they just weren’t ready in time for its June reveal. Former Apple employees tell The Information that staff members explored partnering with Nike to create workouts for the Vision Pro and also looked into creating face cushions designed for “sweaty, high-intensity workouts.” Apple employees even reportedly weighed the idea of letting Vision Pro wearers interact with content while on a stationary bike. Although Apple let some…

A common request from Apple Watch users over the years has been the ability to use third-party watch faces, but watchOS 10 still does not support this. In an interview with Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger published today, Apple's VP of Technology Kevin Lynch and product marketing employee Deidre Caldbeck explained why. The interview was spotted earlier by 9to5Mac's Benjamin Mayo, and the quotes below are machine translated from German. Lynch said Apple puts a "huge amount of effort" into every watch face to ensure they work "uniformly and simply," and said Apple needs to plan ahead to make sure watch faces continue to work "if we want to change something or add new possibilities." Caldbeck added that developers are able to…

Apple isn't intending to allow third-party watch faces to be offered in watchOS anytime soon, an interview with Apple executives indicates.Apple introduced its milestone watchOS 10 at WWDC on June 5, showcasing many of the features arriving on the Apple Watch in the fall update. In an interview about the wearable device's operating system, Apple VPs Kevin Lynch and Deidre Caldbeck discussed some of the changes on the way.Speaking to TagesAngzeiger on Monday, the Apple Watch chiefs touched upon the repurposing of the Digital Crown button press to open up Control Center instead of the app switcher. This was apparently implemented based on feedback from users. Read more...

Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger today published an interesting and expansive interview with Apple VPs Kevin Lynch and Deidre Caldbeck, discussing all the changes in the upcoming watchOS 10 update. Asked about the possibility of third-party watch faces on Apple Watch, Lynch says that the watch face is the home screen of the watch and they want everything to work reliably and consistently. As Apple controls all the faces the user can choose, Caldbeck adds that users “don’t have to worry about the watch face still working when there’s a major watchOS update. We’ll take care of that.” more… The post Apple execs discuss third-party watch faces and watchOS 10 design decisions in new interview appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Apple has a goal for its eight-year-old smartwatch: for it to act as your “key to the world.” That’s according to Kevin Lynch, Apple’s vice president of technology, who recently sat down for a virtual interview with CNET. Apple Watch Ultra Lisa Eadicicco for CNET: This direction isn’t new; Apple has been gradually extending the Apple Watch’s functionality over the years, enabling it to work as a digital key for your car and home. In fact, that goal was part of the Apple Watch from the beginning through the original model’s support for Apple Pay. But this theme feels more prevalent than ever in WatchOS 10, the upcoming software update launching in the fall and arriving in public beta next…

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is continuing his damage control tour, this time via a new interview with The Verge. Despite a large number of subreddits still offline in protest over Reddit’s changes to third-party apps, Huffman is once again doubling down on that decision. This time, his argument is that the Reddit API – which has been used by third-party apps successfully for years – “was never designed to support third-party apps.” I’ll save my full opinion on this for the “9to5Mac’s Take” section below…but I’ll give you the gist of it here: “bullshit.” more… The post Reddit’s CEO really wants you to know that he doesn’t care about your feedback appeared first on 9to5Mac.