The Apple Watch is just another wearable with a limited feature set. In much the same way that the iPhone is just another phone. But they’re not. They have apps. And the apps are what make these devices so powerful. Installing apps on an Apple Watch is pretty straight forward. But before we do, it’s worth mentioning that there are two types. the first is a glance. This is just another view for an app that is on your iPhone that the Apple Watch talks to. The second is an actual app. These have more functionality and more options. There are also built-in apps that can be shown or hidden.
Apps are managed from the phone. To install either type of app, simply open the Apple Watch app on your phone. From there, you will see any apps that have either an app or a glance available on a device.
Tap on an entry and you’ll see whatever is available for that app. New apps aren’t displayed on your Apple Watch. Use the slider to control whether it is displayed or not.
Some apps have more options. If so, tap on the app and enable those options if needed. When you enable these apps, you’ll see the icon start loading on the watch, in much the same way that an icon starts to load on a phone when you purchase the app from the App Store.
Also, some apps, when you download an update to the app, will even prompt you to install a glance for the app on your phone.
The apps show up on right side of the default apps on the watch.
Here’s the Nike app. This app only works properly when you open the app on the phone. It sits at a loading screen and only opens when the app on the phone opens. When it shows up, you can then do whatever the app is built to do. In this case, start and stop runs.
That’s it. Straight forward. Just be patient. Takes awhile for Apple Watches to communicate with phones and to move data back and forth between them.