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Interactive Apple Watch demo gives users a feel for the wearable’s UI ahead of launch

The developers behind iOS news app Pipes have released an interactive Apple Watch demo online that allows users and developers to take parts of the interface for a test run before the device launches to the public.

The demo features a replica of the device’s home screen as well as the ability to launch any app you see listed. Many of the apps provide only a static image, but a few have more interactive bits, such as the Instagram mockup that allows you to swipe through a few photos, or the Music app that enables playback of Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars.”

Other apps with more interactive interfaces include Videos, Phone, and the Pipes application, which has the most customized design of all. In fact, the Pipes app included in the demo is said to be just like the one the developers plan to ship when iOS 8.2 is available.

Getting back to the home screen works just like on the real thing: just click the Digital Crown to get back to the menu. There are also demo versions of a “Glance” view and push notifications. Developers can upload their own app icon to get a feel for how it will look on the device.

If you want to try the Apple Watch demo, you can find it here.

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Comments

  1. Taste_of_Apple - 9 years ago

    Pretty cool.

  2. Nycko Heimberg - 9 years ago

    And ZOOM on pics, Map ?, …Scroll ? Home ? Wake the watch ?

    • R.A.W. (@R_A_W420) - 9 years ago

      its not the actual watch……map is there to preview, however what you want is the see the actual watch lol don’t we all.

  3. TechPeeve (@TechPeeve) - 9 years ago

    update:Resource Limit Is Reached

    The website is temporarily unable to service your request as it exceeded resource limit. Please try again later.

  4. Liam Whiteley - 9 years ago

    If it says resource limit reached, then just keep reloading the page and at some point it will be available-thats what I tried.

  5. rogifan - 9 years ago

    So since they don’t actually have a watch how accurate is this?

    • rogifan - 9 years ago

      Edit: I just tried it out and its pretty cool. Makes me wonder if dark UI will ever come to iOS.

  6. John Evos - 9 years ago

    Keep clicking on the link. It will load eventually. Pretty cool Watch simulator……..

  7. varera (@real_varera) - 9 years ago

    so far so good

  8. Oflife - 9 years ago

    Too late, ‘Account suspended’. Looks like the esteemed firm of Hui Lui Dui Cheatum & Howe have been in touch on behalf of Cupertino.

    • Julien Geffray - 9 years ago

      I’d think more about their monthly data usage threshold allowed by their hosting service provider that has been reached only in a few hours.

      • Oflife - 9 years ago

        OK. Still I don’t think Apple likes half baked simulations of non shipping products, so be interesting to see if they do complain. I may be wrong!

  9. Link doesn’t work.

  10. airmanchairman - 9 years ago

    Works for me!

    Limited, but that’s to be expected of a demo/preview, so all in all, pretty cool…

  11. Daniel Pascariu - 9 years ago

    A really cool Apple Watch simulator: http://appsimulator.net/apple-watch.html

  12. Oana Filip (@oanafilip) - 9 years ago

    Hey! You could check out this Apple Watch online simulator: http://www.appsimulator.net/apple-watch.html It’s fast & user friendly, it runs in the browser and can be easily embedded in any webpage.