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The Apple Watch Has Been Hacked to Run a Web Browser by Comex [Video]

Posted May 10, 2015 at 5:13am by iClarified · 61298 views
Comex has just posted a video of a web browser running on the Apple Watch.

The hacker tweeted, "I always wanted a web browser on my wrist."

At this point it's unclear how comex was able to get the browser running on the smartwatch, as this isn't something currently permitted by Apple. Perhaps he was able to load UIKit into WatchOS. Or, perhaps he has jailbroken the Apple Watch!

Take a look at the video below and please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for updates.

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Update:
Comex let us know that "Watch OS is based on UIKit already, but the SDK doesn’t allow running any native code." How he was able to get past the SDK's restrictions is still a mystery but we'll let you know when we hear more!