14 DAY TRIAL // One of the problems with the Apple Watch is the lack of software customizations, but Apple seems to be well aware of that, so the company’s supposedly working to address this as we speak.
And one possible hint that new Watch faces are on their way is a new job ad that Apple has recently posted on its website and that reveals the company needs a new software engineer to work in the Apple Watch face team.
Interestingly, the new employee’s responsibilities won’t be limited to designing new faces for the Apple Watch but will also be linked to complications that would, in turn, come with more customization features in order to adapt to every face users might be configuring.
Obviously, details are not available at the moment, but as AI speculates, these new faces could arrive with watchOS 3, which is very likely to see daylight when the next-generation Apple Watch debuts.
Apple Watch update in March
The Cupertino-based company is believed to be working on an update for the current Apple Watch model, but only minor improvements are expected, including some new physical customization options.
Apple could thus partner with more companies across the world to release new bands and colors for the Watch while watchOS 2.2, currently in beta, could bring a handful of new features, such as support for multiple watches on the same iPhone.
As far as the second generation is concerned, it’s not yet clear when this device could see daylight, but it’s believed that Apple could take the wraps off it either at the fall 2016 event, when the company will introduce the iPhone 7, or in spring next year. The latter option seems more likely, especially if Apple considers the March update an “S” upgrade version to the current model, so a new model every 12 month approach could thus be adopted.
It remains to be seen how many watch faces could arrive on the device, but the sooner the better, especially because devices running Android Wear come with plenty of them created by both companies and users.