I will preface this by saying that I love the Apple Watch. It’s by far the most feature-rich and useful smartwatch I’ve used to date and it’s a seamless companion to the iPhone. There are several Apple Watch apps that have changed my life in terms of how I function on a daily basis. But not every product is perfect, and the Apple Watch is no exception. There is always room for improvement and features that fans are still waiting for and hoping to see in watchOS 10. For me, it’s a small list. But there are a few features I’d really like to see make their way to the watch soon.
1 There are no team competitions
Apple Watch allows you to share your stats, including the status of your rings as well as workout details, with friends through the Share feature in the Apple Fitness app. You can also run weekly 7-day competitions with others. However, these competitions are only one-on-one. You cannot conduct a team competition for points against several people.
I have many friends who like to compete, but we can only do it with each other one-on-one versus all together. This is the biggest feature of my wishlist for a future Apple Watch update, and the only aspect I don’t like about the competition.
2 Daily charging required
With great power comes the need for great power. This means that your Apple Watch drains its battery quickly and therefore needs to be recharged daily. The good news is that charging doesn’t take long: less than an hour. The bad news is that you’ll probably lose a few steps per day or track sleep if you want to keep going (almost) 24/7.
The battery drain is understandable, since the watch is your gateway to so much on your wrist, from fitness stats and workouts to smartphone notifications, music, digital wallet, and more. And battery life is steadily improving with each new iteration. But a standard Apple Watch that can last you two days would be a dream.
3 The need for multiple iPhone apps
I love that you can manage everything about your Apple Watch from your iPhone, including your health stats, workouts, choosing new watch faces, adjusting settings, and more. But it requires three separate apps: Fitness, Health, and Watch. In a perfect world, everything would be navigated via tabs in a single Apple Watch app — one section for health, one for fitness, and one for adjusting settings.
It’s not a huge deal since you can store all three apps in one folder on the iPhone home screen and flip between them back and forth as needed. But having everything in one dashboard with a more unified look would be ideal.
4 There is no original Instagram app
I probably shouldn’t be spending so much time on social media anyway, but it’s unfortunate that the Apple Watch no longer has a native Instagram app. It was removed again in 2018 after a change in the Apple watchOS SDK, which was not supported by Instagram in the backend. You can still get Instagram notifications by turning on the Mirror iPhone notifications option for the Instagram app in the Watch app. There is also a file Lens for Watch app It makes it possible to browse Instagram from the watch.
But imagine scrolling through Instagram Reels on the watch on your wrist. There will likely be a significant drain on the battery, but it would be a nice feature, nonetheless. It would also be nice to be able to tap a button and go straight to my Instagram profile to see my latest posts, even if I’ve liked one or two, right from my wrist.
5 There is no base step counting ring
I love that Apple takes into account important metrics for your health and wellness, including how many minutes of exercise you get per day (as well as whether you meet, exceed, or miss your personal goal), stand minutes (make sure you stand for at least a minute every hour for any somewhere from 10-12 hours per day), and how many calories you burn, via the movement loop. I love the “close your loops” concept. Seeing the three colored circles ring, or trying to get them to complete a spin, is motivating and encouraging. However, I’d like to see the base step count become part of the equation as well.
There have been cases where I took over 17,000 steps a day and didn’t close my rings because I didn’t burn enough calories. This is likely because it was mostly low-intensity movement (eg, walking), and so my heart rate didn’t go up. Factors such as your gender and weight can play a role in how many calories you can burn. Sure, you can set a calorie goal to make it easier to close the loops based on your personal metrics. But if you’re competing and partnering with friends, you’ll want to be on an equal footing.
Steps aren’t the be all but end of fitness, and Apple is making a strong statement by not including them in their rings. (You can still see your daily steps by scrolling past the rings for total steps and total distance or choosing a watch face that highlights them.) But since there’s a known suggestion that people should aim for at least 10,000 steps a day, it would be nice to have This stat is also on top.
It’s also worth considering that some individuals are not able to do the kind of activity that burns a lot of calories, whether it’s because of lifestyle, movement restrictions, or even heart problems. These individuals must still be able to feel a sense of accomplishment for reaching the recommended step goals and closing their loops. I’d like to see the 4th step ring with a default target of 10000.
We’ll have to wait and see
The rumor mill suggests that we could see a lot of improvements to the Apple Watch in the latest watchOS 10, and some believe it could be the most important OS update in years, just as the Apple Watch Ultra was in terms of hardware in 2022. These updates include any of the These items are on my wish list? I have to wait and see. For now, I’m still confident to say that the Apple Watch is one of the best smartwatches you can buy. If all or any of these updates are in the next OS, it will be another step closer to perfection.
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