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watchOS 12 water tracker app UI: build a hydration tracker: the App Store logo as a frosted glass icon on a pink and blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 10 min read

watchOS 12 water tracker app UI: build a hydration tracker

Build a watchOS water tracker UI: one-tap quick-add, a glanceable ring, Digital Crown amounts, HealthKit logging, and a complication that logs from the face.

Lawrence Arya · June 10, 2026
Apple Watch Ultra Action Button UI in SwiftUI: Intents: a glass iPhone UI wireframe icon on a holographic purple gradient
Guides 5 min read

Apple Watch Ultra Action Button UI in SwiftUI: Intents

Integrate the Watch Ultra Action button via App Intents: publish your one time-critical action, execute instantly, and design the in-app response honestly.

Lawrence Arya · June 5, 2026
watchOS 12 Complication Template in SwiftUI: WidgetKit: the App Store logo as a frosted glass icon on a pink and blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 5 min read

watchOS 12 Complication Template in SwiftUI: WidgetKit

The watchOS complication template for the WidgetKit era: accessory families, the 2-second wrist rule, always-on dimming, and the version-name confusion settled.

Lawrence Arya · June 5, 2026
watchOS AI Agent Widget Template (SwiftUI): a glass iPhone app-grid icon on a mint and teal gradient
Guides 4 min read

watchOS AI Agent Widget Template (SwiftUI)

Build an AI agent companion for Apple Watch in SwiftUI: a glanceable complication, quick actions, and a wrist-sized reply, from a free VP0 design.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Apple Watch App UI Kit: A Free 2026 Starting Point: a vivid neon 3D App Store icon on an orange, pink and blue gradient
Guides 4 min read

Apple Watch App UI Kit: A Free 2026 Starting Point

An Apple Watch UI is glanceable and single-purpose, not a shrunk iPhone app. Build the companion app from a free VP0 design, then apply it to SwiftUI watch screens.

Lawrence Arya · May 30, 2026
watchOS Health Ring UI (Learn the Pattern, Free): a glossy App Store icon on a blue, pink and orange gradient with bubbles
Guides 4 min read

watchOS Health Ring UI (Learn the Pattern, Free)

The activity ring is a glanceable goal-progress visualization. Learn the pattern, build your own from a free VP0 design, and read HealthKit with permission.

Lawrence Arya · May 30, 2026