Is there are URL scheme available to WatchOS that will start a group call? The facetime-group prefix prompts the user to start on iOS, but is unsupported on watchOS. Additionally, on WatchOS, the user can manually select contacts to add to an existing facetime audio call. URL scheme example that worked on iOS: facetime-group://?remoteMembers=+12345678901;+23456789012&isVideoEnabled=1 Console warning when attempting on WatchOS: -[SPApplicationDelegate extensionConnection:openSystemURL:]:2418: URL with scheme "facetime-group" not supported.

Info watchOS: 11.0 (22R5348a) *Though has been present since watchOS 10. Issue: Other apps playing music cancel out WKHaptics from firing (low volume and no vibrations) Description When another app is playing music (ex: spotify) in the background while using my app, that uses WKHaptics. The WKHaptics vibrations are non existent as long as headphones are connected. When the headphones are disconnected the vibrations return. Test MVP test app >> https://github.com/mazefest/AppleCodeSupportTestApp

Hello. I am currently using the beta of WatchOS 11 (22R349) on my Ultra2. Everything works except for Siri. It cannot be activated with the Digital Crown nor with 'Hey Siri.' I have already reset the watch. Additionally, the Siri settings are disabled, meaning they are grayed out.

I am probably being stupid but I can't find a way to code for the new 42mm/46mm series 10 watches. I have downloaded the XCode RC and from what I remember from previous years with new screen sizes (Ultra, Series 7, Series 4 etc) that usually supports the new watches after they have been announced. However I can't see them in the simulator or as options in storyboards. Do I need to download something else, or do I have to wait for a new version of XCode? Adjusting my app for new screen sizes is always time consuming and the new watches will be released in 10 days so I was hoping to make a start on it now.

I have an application with watchKit, now I am removing support to iWatch app. Is it possible that iWatch app will automatically disappear? Right now, it is not.

Hi, I'm migrating ClockKit complications to WidgetKit. Everything works well except when I run the WidgetKit version, I see complications appear twice each in the complications list for my app when adding them. If I restart the app from Xcode, it won't happen again, only for the first time. But on the actual device, only Watch restart or app reinstall fixes it which is frustrating and would not be ideal for live users. I even tried Apple's example ClockKit project -> added complications to watch face -> added WidgetKit target, CLKComplicationWidgetMigrator and func widgetConfiguration(from complicationDescriptor: CLKComplicationDescriptor) code -> run the app -> new complications appear correctly replacing old ones -> when hold to add/change complications I see it doubled (screenshot attached) and it's even selected twice If I add more complications, they will appear two times as well except one selected in two places almost like it's two same lists created. class ComplicationController: NSObject, CLKComplicationDataSource, CLKComplicationWidgetMigrator { @available(watchOSApplicationExtension 9.0, *) var widgetMigrator: CLKComplicationWidgetMigrator { self } @available(watchOSApplicationExtension 9.0, *) func widgetConfiguration(from complicationDescriptor: CLKComplicationDescriptor) async -> CLKComplicationWidgetMigrationConfiguration? { switch complicationDescriptor.identifier { case "Coffee_Tracker_Caffeine_Dose": return CLKComplicationStaticWidgetMigrationConfiguration( kind: "WidgetKitComplications", extensionBundleIdentifier: "com.example.apple-samplecode.Coffee-Tracker.watchkitapp.watchkitextension.WidgetKitComplications") default: return nil } }

Hi, We’ve developed a workout app with a Live Activity feature to help users launch the mirroring view on iPhone, similar to the built-in workout app for biking activities. While Live Activities are now available on watchOS 11, the integration feels a bit off for our Workout app. Is there a way to disable or exclude our Live Activity from appearing on watchOS? Currently, when a user starts a workout, the Live Activity appears at the bottom of the screen, requiring users to tap the screen before they can use our app. The built-in Workout app doesn’t have this issue. Additionally, our Live Activity appears in the Smart Stack, duplicating content with the built-in Workout Live Activity. We’re unsure if we missed any keys or settings to exclude Live Activity from watchOS.

Finally at last Apple Health supports saving .distancePaddleSports, .distanceCrossCountrySkiing, .distanceRowing, .distanceSkatingSports, and much more. The backstory. In the land of 10,000 lakes, there hasn't been a way to save 'canoe' or 'kayak' distance and I've been asking for it for years. Thank you health team for adding it this year! FB7807993 - Add HKQuantityTypeIdentifier.paddleDistance for canoeing, kayaking, etc type workouts (June 2020) Prior we could just save the totalDistance to a workout, but since the HKWorkout initializers were deprecated we no longer have a supported way to save these distances in our workouts. The iOS 18 / watchOS 11 introduction addresses this. If you want to know more why you can't do this in earlier versions you can check these feedback titles: FB10281482 - HealthKit: Deprecation of totalDistance on a workout session of paddleSports breaks apps that used that to save distance to the workout because there is no "paddleDistance" type available to save as sample data (June 2022) FB12402974 - HealthKit: Deprecation of HKWorkout completely breaks support for third party fitness apps from saving non-standard workout distance (June 2023) Great, so there is new support that solves all of these requests and issues for the new version of the OSes. However, the downside is now that there is not much for documentation. Unlike the .runningSpeed and .runningPower introduced in iOS 16 / watchOS 9, none of the new iOS 18 / watchOS 11 types have documentation, at all. To some degree this is understandable, but types from last year still remain undocumented too. Without this information for the data types introduced in both iOS 17/18 and watchOS 10/11 it makes building and integrating with these new types difficult to say the least. We can't make assumptions about anything. Can we get a documentation update for new (and existing) quantity types for when Apple Watch will automatically generate samples? FB14236080 - Developer Documentation / HealthKit: Update documentation for HKLiveWorkoutDataSource typesToCollect for which sample types are automatically collected by watchOS 10 and 11 (July 2024) FB14942555 - HealthKit / Documentation: App Update Release Issue - HKQuantityTypeIdentifiers are missing documentation describing when the system automatically adds data (today) I know that the behavior has changed from release to release for some of these types, so documentation would be based on OS version. If you didn't catch it, watchOS 11 will now associate .cyclingSpeed for cycling workouts both indoor and outdoor. FB12458548 - Fitness: Connected cycling speed sensor did not save samples to health via cycling workout (June 2023 - received reply that only saved for indoor cycling, but not documented otherwise) FB14311218 - HealthKit: Expected outdoor cycling to include .cyclingSpeed quantity type as a default HKLiveWorkoutDataSource type to collect (July 2024) To the other third party fitness apps out there, how are you managing the knowledge of which devices collect which data types on which versions of the OS? Sure, we could look at the HKLiveWorkoutDatSource and inspect the typesToCollect property across a bunch of devices, but again that is trial by error not 'as documented'. Is the behavior of simulators guaranteed to match the behavior of real devices? Maybe, but also maybe not. Fingers crossed for a nice documentation update to spell out all of the behavioral details. Apple folks / DTS, many of the above feedbacks are addressed and I plan to update or close them after the releases this fall. Some are still outstanding. P.S. I hope that .paddleSports gets deprecated and split into individual activity types like skiing did years ago. Their MET scores are different according to the research on the physical activity compendium site. FB7807902 - Split HKWorkoutActivityType.paddleSports into their own activity types (June 2020)

Hello everyone, I’m currently developing an app for the Apple Watch and am working on implementing a dimming feature that activates when the device is in Theater mode. Is there any way to detect programmatically whether Theater mode is enabled or disabled? Thanks!

On watchOS 11, buttons now have an implicit leading and trailing padding which is similar in length to the .scenePadding. This works well in most cases, but sometimes it would be useful to be able to change the padding or remove it altogether, to fit with the rest of the screen's design. Is there any way currently to remove this padding? Thank you.

Hi, I have an app that is performing long-duration audio recording on the Watch and need to communicate with the phone occasionally to: Request an auth token (login happens on the phone app) when needing to upload a recording. Occasionally poke the iPhone app to sample the current location (I don't do this on Watch). Most of the time, both the Watch and iPhone apps would be backgrounded but the Watch app has background audio enabled and is recording, so processing continues. I'm finding that WatchConnectivity isn't connected to the phone in these cases and cannot send a ping. That is, on the Watch side, WatchConnectivity is not connected to the phone (isReachable==false), and the messages are simply never received on the phone as a result. I'm not sure how else the apps should communicate this information. How are these scenarios typically handled? Thank you, -- B.

Yesterday I did a reset of my Apple Watch Ultra 2 (I'm using the betas on my iPhone 15 Pro Max and Apple Watch) and when I start it is like they want to install the native apps but never downloaded and error appears, anyone know how to fix it? Thank you very much, I attach images. The installation never ends, I'm correctly connected to my iPhone and to the same wireless network. Only third party apps are installed like Outlook or Bitwarden.

I saved a document and now it’s showing up on my watch face.

After reading the documentation on .digitalCrownAccessory, I am under the impression that the system should know to show your accessory and hide your accessory according to whether the crown is being rotated. I have noticed this is not the case. I have also tried a few work arounds with no luck. Here is a simplified version of my code. I have recorded a video of the issue I am seeing, but I can't upload it, so I have attached some screenshots instead. Expected result: After rotating the crown, the accessory image should disappear along with the vertical system scroll bar. Actual result: After rotating the crown, the vertical system scroll bar disappears but the accessory image stays behind. Versions: Sonoma 14.6.1 Xcode 16 Beta 5 (and Xcode 15.4) Apple Watch Ultra 2 watchOS 11 (device and simulator) Starting file (main): import SwiftUI @main struct DummyWatch_Watch_AppApp: App { var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { ContentView() } } } ContentView.swift: import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { @State var crownValue: CGFloat = 0 var body: some View { VStack { Text("Hello, world!") } .focusable() .digitalCrownRotation($crownValue, from: 0, through: 10, by: 0.1, sensitivity: .low, isContinuous: false) .digitalCrownAccessory { Image(systemName: "speaker.fill") } .padding() } } Images: Scrolling: Speaker wont go away:

Hi, I have an app that provides a SmartStack Widget. The content in that widget is dependent on a state inside the application so from time to time the app needs to update the widget state. I tried: WidgetCenter.shared.invalidateConfigurationRecommendations() WidgetCenter.shared.reloadAllTimelines() However this does not have any effect. I only see updates on reboots (device with watchOS 11 B5) Is there any other way or am I doing something wrong?

Third-party WidgetKit complications on watchOS 11 beta 5 are not appearing in the list of available complications. They have also disappeared from watch faces where they were installed. The exact same complications were working fine on earlier betas. This is happening on device, but not in simulator. This issue may be related to FB14684253, which was fixed with the release of Xcode beta 5. However, Xcode beta 5 does not fix the issue on Apple Watch. As a sanity check, I also tried with the Backyard Birds sample project, and the complications for that app aren't appearing on device either. Filed as FB14689021.

On watchOS 11 when starting a workout session a widget appears automatically on the smart stack showing the pause or resume button. It´s a great feature, but my problem is that the duration is not showed correctly because the prepare phase of the workout and the pause / resume events are not taken into account calculating the duration. In my project I don´t use the workout builder. I have made a sample project with workout builder and there the duration is shown correctly. It would be great if this automatically appearing widget would also show the time correctly in case the workout builder is not used (prepare phase and pause resume events considered, otherwise it looks like a bug). Is there any way to opt out of this automatically appearing widget or could this be fixed? Any comments from an Apple engineer on this?

Hi Apple Team, Am seeing that in Apple's "share watch face" documentation that ClockKit APIs are still being used to share watch faces. So my question is - will those ClockKit APIs (and therefore ClockKit complications) be supported in watchOS 11? Thank you.

Always on not working. Watch also not switching on when wrist is raised. Tapping on the screen lights it up. Any idea if this is a bug our if I may be doing something odd. Tried all the settings available.

Dear Dev Team, I am writing to report a severe battery drain issue after updating my Apple Watch to watchOS 11 (22R5318h). Since the update, my watch’s battery life has drastically reduced, going from 100% to 0% in just 4 hours. I have taken the following steps to resolve the issue, but none have been successful: 1. Performed a fresh reset of the watch. 2. Reset my iPhone. 3. Disabled background app activity. 4. Enabled airplane mode and power saving mode. Despite these efforts, the problem persists. My watch’s battery health is at 100%, so I believe the issue is related to the software update. I would appreciate your assistance in resolving this matter as it is significantly affecting the usability of my Apple Watch. Thank you for your attention to this issue. ——————- Update 1: I have rolled back from iOS 18 beta 4 to iOS 18 beta 3 after reading that the update might be causing the issue with the Apple Watch. Following this, I reset my Apple Watch, including the cellular plan, and did not restore from a backup. However, the problem still persists. Additionally, I have noticed that the charging time from 30% to 100% has increased to 3 hours and 23 minutes using a 20W Apple charger.