Apple Will Reject Apple Watch Apps Whose Primary Function is Telling Time

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Posted April 28, 2015 at 6:30pm by iClarified

Apple has updated its App Store Review Guidelines to indicate that it will reject Apple Watch apps whose primary function is telling time.

10.7 - Watch Apps whose primary function is telling time will be rejected

Currently, Apple doesn't allow third-party watch faces but that may change in the future. You can however customize the pre-installed watch faces.

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Apple Will Reject Apple Watch Apps Whose Primary Function is Telling Time

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Gerardo - April 30, 2015 at 1:43pm

Apple wll start selling watchfaces just like ringtones wait & see

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Ren - April 29, 2015 at 8:07am

What time is it? Wait I get my iphone as this junk wont tell time.

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wjs700 - April 29, 2015 at 2:09am

They should add 3rd party watch faces...

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zetaprime - April 29, 2015 at 1:27am

Mighty strange restriction for apps running on what appears to be intended as a wristwatch...otherwise known as a timepiece you wear on your wrist..and whose primary purpose despite anything else it can do is to tell time.

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gamerscul9870 - April 28, 2015 at 11:56pm

or this work of art is beyond app garbage limits the watch can hold.

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MUKAI - April 29, 2015 at 1:08am

Dang1 There goes my MUKAI watch face, showing the evil face of Satan.

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gamerscul9870 - April 28, 2015 at 9:33pm

Exactly! Well said. I found hundreds of choices Apple watch was designed for.

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Dommm - April 28, 2015 at 9:13pm

Isn't that what a watch is for

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I like AutoCorrect nonsensical texting - April 28, 2015 at 8:28pm

The only way to keep it real and I don't have a good time with them and I don't think you are a few weeks of school tomorrow but it is not an easy to get a new one and a half hour and I love it. The only thing is I can't even play the piano in the world is e the best way of life is a good time waster for. I don't have a good time with waster for me and I don't have a great way to go out to the gym today and I'm still not sure what you are the only thing that would have to go back and I don't know how much you mean to you in a while ago but the fact that I can get a new one is the best thing ever is when you are not in my room for a long day. LMFAO!!! All types by hiring random keys with Autocorrect.

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gamerscul9870 - April 28, 2015 at 8:31pm

Good luck speeding up your day like hours become minutes.

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Tech Jedi - April 28, 2015 at 8:09pm

Apple built it and gets to choose what they want to allow or not allow. It's their right and I don't think it will hinder any forward thinking.

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Rob D - April 28, 2015 at 7:17pm

Simply put, if it confuses Grandma and she has to go to the Apple Store or call AppleCare for support, it costs them time and money to clarify the difference between a built in app versus an app that they downloaded (or somebody downloaded for them). Multiply that by the number of users like Grandma who can't tell the difference and support will end up being a nightmare for Apple. Can't blame them because most of the apps that replicate functionality on Android usually end up stealing personal info anyway. I do hope that they allow custom faces, but I'm with Apple on replicating the clock app.

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odedoo1 - April 28, 2015 at 7:11pm

Why not? Apple is really starting to piss me off and I know I'm not the only one, i feel like telling them to take that watch and shove it but it wouldn't change nothing and I already got my Apple Watch on Friday and I'll make my own watch faces, even here Apple is making choices for us where is the good old days when Apple actually cared about their customers and less about the money, the truth if I knew then what I know now I would have never started with Apple at the first place, but once they got you it's over.

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gamerscul9870 - April 28, 2015 at 7:57pm

Like restricting apps that involve the watches job is a big deal. Hence we can save space, but Apple still does care about customers, pricing products like this makes sense for how strong and durable it is. Jobs or not changes nothing.

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