watchOS 10 will reportedly let you save Apple Watch app icons in folders, just like on your iPhone. The update could also bring a new home screen layout to the watch.
- The Apple watchOS 10 software can let you create app folders on the home screen, just like on your iPhone and iPad.
- It should also bring a new layout for the watchOS home screen.
- We’ve previously heard that watchOS 10 will have a revamped user interface.
Do Apple Watch app folders come with watchOS 10?
It’s unclear exactly how creating and managing app folders will work on the tiny Apple Watch screen, but the source claims the feature will be “very reminiscent of the iOS 4-6 days.”They added that the updated Home screen layout in Watch OS 10 will be much easier to use as it will be more familiar to iOS.
The Apple Watch home screen is currently available in two layouts – a honeycomb grid of icons or a text list of app names.
You can quickly switch between these views by holding your finger on the watchOS home screen and selecting an option from the hidden menu. We don’t know if the updated home screen will be the new default or an option in watchOS 10.
This information comes from the anonymous Twitter account @analyst941, who recently shared information about upcoming iOS 17 features such as active iPhone widgets with buttons, sliders, and other interactive elements.
The same account shared the exact details of Dynamic Island in advance. However, Dynamic Island is currently the account’s only verified hit.
In other words, take this report with a grain of salt because @analyst941 doesn’t have an established track record. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who has a brilliant track record, says many of the leaks from the account are “untrue.”
Biggest watchOS update since 2015
Speaking of Mark, he recently said that watchOS 10 will be a “pretty massive update”with “noticeable changes”to the Apple Watch user interface.
In the latest issue of his Power On newsletter, Mark said that watchOS 10 will bring a “remastered interface,”though he didn’t provide any details about the changes.
“The watchOS update will tell you most of what you need to know about the Apple Watch in 2023,”he wrote. “This is because hardware changes are expected to be minimal, so the focus will be on updating the operating system.”