# watchOS Design Patterns

Glanceable, quick interactions for Apple Watch.

## Core Principles
- **Glanceable:** Information at a glance
- **Actionable:** Complete tasks quickly
- **Responsive:** Interactions feel immediate

## Layout
- **SF Compact Rounded:** watchOS system font
- Edge-to-edge content
- Vertical scrolling preferred
- Digital Crown for scrolling/zooming

## Components
- **Lists:** Primary navigation pattern
- **Buttons:** Large, easy to tap
- **Digital Crown:** Scroll, zoom, discrete values
- **Side Button:** Access Dock, Apple Pay

## Always-On Display
- Simplified UI when wrist down
- Essential info visible
- Reduced brightness
- Updates every second

## Complications
- **Circular, Rectangular, Text-only** styles
- Update intelligently (timeline)
- Tappable to launch app
- Support all watch faces

## Notifications
- **Short Look:** App icon + title
- **Long Look:** Full notification (raise wrist)
- Actionable buttons
- Quick replies

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*Full watchOS patterns available at official Apple HIG*