Quietly Delivered Notification - Send notifications to directly Notification Center - You don’t have to prompt the user to allow notifications when the app is first launched - Instead, you can request provisional permission
User can choose to deliver notifications quietly by swiping left from a notification in Notification Center or change their notification preferences in settings
Background Mode — Audio
AVFoundation API
Direct access to AVAudioPlayer and AVAudioEngine
Share code between iOS and watchOS
MediaPlayer.framework
Audio Controls
New volume control view
Available in the Object Library and Interface Builder
Now Playing View
Auto Scaling Assets
Large Title style
Work Out
Start Me up! ( new )
(Re-)start Me Up! ( new )
Automatic relaunch after crash 👍
Session and builder restored in previous state
Siri Shortcuts
Provide engaging relevant shortcuts for the user
Supply relevant shortcuts from both iPhone and Apple Watch
Richest watchOS shortcut experience available with a watchOS app
Shortcut surface on the Siri Watch face based on relevance with the most relevant items appearing at the top of the up next section less relevant ones at the bottom
How the user has interacted with your app in the past is token into account when predicting what shortcuts to show
You should donate intense or user activities as the user performs the main functions of your app.
For example, The Audio app would donate an INMediaPlaybackIntent when the user starts / resumes playing an audiobook
What’s in a Relevant Shortcut ?
Relevance Providers
The Relevant Shortcut Store
Relevant shortcuts can be supplied by both your iOS app and your Watch app.
iOS relevant shortcuts are synced periodically They’re merged into consideration with the Watch relevant shortcuts
If your Watch app supports the iOS shortcut, the Watch app handles execution
If it doesn’t, or if the Watch app isn’t installed, the shortcut executes on the phone, over internet.
If they’re intent-based shortcuts that support running in the background and can run without accessing encrypted data, which is separate from off.
iOS Relevant Shortcuts on Sifi Face
Surfacing and executing iOS shortcuts requires - Intent based - Background execution - No protected data needed
Updating Your Relevant Shortcuts
When the user launches your app
WKRelevantShortcutRefreshBackgroundTask - Refresh data and relevant shortcuts - Scheduled by user engagement
Updating Snapshots and Complications
WKIntentDidRunRefreshBackgroundTask After intent execution
