This is indeed a great news for the users of apple watch who traditionally need to keep iPhones nearby all the time to use various apps on Apple watch. In a new announcement made by officials at Apple headquarter, Apple has made it mandatory for watch apps to operate without an iPhone nearby. In a blog post, the company notified that anything submitted for App Store approval from this June 1st forward has to be a native app running watchOS 2.
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This must be a welcoming news for anyone using the wearable during a run or workout where carrying a phone would be a hindrance. It is expected that higher quality applications will make full use of the device. z35W7z4v9z8w