Users who want to send messages on their Apple Watch may have a new method do so easily with a new homemade app.
Since its launch, the Apple Watch has allowed users to send messages either by dictating through Siri or by using the wearable's pre-installed message responses and emojis.
Patryk Laurent, a cognitive scientist at the San Diego-based Brain Corporation, reveals an intriguing new way to type and send messages on the Apple Watch using the homemade app he created.
The app simply makes use of only two characters, the dash and the dot, which are similar to the ones used in Morse code.
In other words, users who have a good understanding of how the Morse Code works should find that using the app is a breeze.
"The idea of tapping out messages in Morse code came pretty naturally when thinking about ways to communicate subtly using the touch interface," said Laurent. "This way, I would be able to send or reply to text messages without having to use dictation - especially useful if [I'm] in a meeting or a seminar."
While it is true that there are some avid Apple Watch users who are already aware that transmitting taps is possible on the Apple Watch, Laurent's is the first dedicated app specifically made for that purpose.
Prior to the app's creation, users have tried to tinker with their Apple Watch in an attempt to make use of the wearable's limited "Morse Code" tapping functionality. They learned that the only tap they can make is the short "dot" since the Watch has no ability for the long "dash" tap.
According to Laurent, the app he created uses the Apple Watch's Taptic Engine, which allows the parsing of each letter. Moreover, he also explored the wearable's Digital Crown and found a way to use it when choosing a recipient's phone number or email.
Laurent explained that since not everyone understands the Morse code, the app is nothing more than a homemade app as opposed to a commercial one. He added that his main reason in creating the app is to introduce a new functionality on the Apple Watch. Lastly, creating the app has helped him on his day job since he now finds it easier and more convenient to communicate with the learning system for the robots at his work.
