The Apple watch advances to be in a few years the king of mobility, and can even replace the mobile phone, except for the logical limitation of the size of the screen. One of these advances we could see at WWDC in the presentation of watchOS 5 that will be released in September.
Being able to consult webs will be possible in watchOS 5. Today cWe know how to access the internet from the Apple Watch. More if possible when it is not planned to have a version of Safari or another web browser on our wrist. We will access through a webkit API that we will have in watchOS 5.
The first thing we have to take into account are the limitations. To get started, We will not see the complete web in many cases, if not an adaptation of the web, something similar to the web versions of a current iPhone.
Another limitation is battery consumption. Apple Watch is intended for quick notification of a notification and quickly returns to sleep mode. This is essential so that the battery reaches us with some probability at the end of the day. If we constantly surf, the battery life will be reduced.
To access the internet, you must do the following:
- Send you a link to the website you want to visit through iMessage. Another option is to have in iMessage a default link to google.com or the screen of another search engine of your choice.
- Once the link is received, click on it. A small view of the web in question will open. Depending on the page load, Apple sends you a message saying that it will notify you when the page has finished loading. Keep in mind that even on the Apple Watch Series 3 browsing in watchOS 4 is somewhat slow.
- After loading, you will be able to move around the page with the help of your finger above the screen. Of course, the videos and some content that requires great resources, are not available.
This web browser will use a Safari Reader-like mode whenever it can, to save resources and see it sharper on the clock.