4. Displaying and Gathering Information

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In the previous chapter, you saw the various controls with which the user interacts through the tap gesture. In this chapter, you continue to explore the controls available in the WatchKit framework. This time you focus on controls that display information, as well as controls that gather information.

Displaying Information

To display information to the user on the Apple Watch, the WatchKit provides the following controls:

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