Cupertino vice presidents Kevin Lynch and Deidre Caldbeck confirmed that third-party watch faces for the Apple Watch aren’t something Apple is considering. The couple joined the Swiss media TagesAngzeiger for an interview.
Since the watch face is effectively the watch’s home screen, Apple would prefer it to be first-party. The pair demonstrated that Apple would otherwise be unable to guarantee that the third-party watch face would continue to function properly after a software update.
The two also shared that the decision to change the single press on the digital crown from App Switcher to Control Center was driven by user feedback. People want to have instant access to the Control Center and this creates one. A double press opens the app switcher.
The big move to the Smart Stack widget system in WatchOS 10 was also influenced by user feedback.
Finally, the pair touched down on Force Touch, the feature that allowed users to press harder to gain access to more information on early Apple Watches. Apple needed Force Touch due to the smaller screens of its previous watches, but as sizes increased, the company found better ways to display information, making Force Touch redundant.
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