🎙️ Talk: Mobile Day Impacta 2017 – Developing for Apple Watch

🗓️ Saturday, 30 September 2017

I participated in Mobile Day at Faculdade Impacta, speaking about developing for the Apple Watch. The idea was to share a practical overview of watchOS development, including limitations, architecture, and integration with iOS apps.

The talk focused on:

Getting started with WatchKit and watchOS 3/4
Managing connectivity between iPhone and Watch using WatchConnectivity
Common pitfalls with UI/UX and performance in wearable apps
Building features that make sense for the form factor (glanceability, micro-interactions, wrist detection, etc.)

The goal was to help mobile devs approach watchOS with the right mindset: not as an extension of the phone, but as a standalone experience that can offer real value when designed with constraints in mind.

Code example

I created a simple demo app for the talk, which is available here:
👉 GitHub Repository

SpeakerDeck:
https://speakerdeck.com/ezefranca/mobile-day-impacta-2017-desenvolvendo-para-apple-watch