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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
“Reliability also means that when you’re doing things that are almost like a tap, or a double tap, that we’re not erroneously triggering the gesture.”
“Reliability means that when you do the gesture, we’re able to detect it,” Clark says. “Reliability also means that when you’re doing things that are almost like a tap, or a double tap, that we’re not erroneously triggering the gesture. We got to make sure we’re able to detect the right thing through by tuning these things with the right scenarios.”
Meaning, the algorithm also has to be able to differentiate when someone is in motion, the type of activities they’re doing, and what other features they may be using on the watch at a given point in time. Streaming music or taking calls might seem unrelated to double tap, but the algorithm must be able to account for the noise introduced by subsystems like LTE and Bluetooth. That’s harder to do well when everything is done on the main CPU.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
“Reliability also means that when you’re doing things that are almost like a tap, or a double tap, that we’re not erroneously triggering the gesture. We got to make sure we’re able to detect the right thing through by tuning these things with the right scenarios.”
Meaning, the algorithm also has to be able to differentiate when someone is in motion, the type of activities they’re doing, and what other features they may be using on the watch at a given point in time. Streaming music or taking calls might seem unrelated to double tap, but the algorithm must be able to account for the noise introduced by subsystems like LTE and Bluetooth. That’s harder to do well when everything is done on the main CPU.
Double-click for the wrist
That’s the technical side of the equation. But practically speaking, it’s easier to see how Assistive Touch and double tap differ once you try using both.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
“Reliability also means that when you’re doing things that are almost like a tap, or a double tap, that we’re not erroneously triggering the gesture. We got to make sure we’re able to detect the right thing through by tuning these things with the right scenarios.”
Meaning, the algorithm also has to be able to differentiate when someone is in motion, the type of activities they’re doing, and what other features they may be using on the watch at a given point in time. Streaming music or taking calls might seem unrelated to double tap, but the algorithm must be able to account for the noise introduced by subsystems like LTE and Bluetooth. That’s harder to do well when everything is done on the main CPU.
Double-click for the wrist
That’s the technical side of the equation. But practically speaking, it’s easier to see how Assistive Touch and double tap differ once you try using both.
“Assistive Touch is a comprehensive navigational system,” says Eric Charles, senior manager of Apple Watch Product Marketing.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
We got to make sure we’re able to detect the right thing through by tuning these things with the right scenarios.”
Meaning, the algorithm also has to be able to differentiate when someone is in motion, the type of activities they’re doing, and what other features they may be using on the watch at a given point in time. Streaming music or taking calls might seem unrelated to double tap, but the algorithm must be able to account for the noise introduced by subsystems like LTE and Bluetooth. That’s harder to do well when everything is done on the main CPU.
Double-click for the wrist
That’s the technical side of the equation. But practically speaking, it’s easier to see how Assistive Touch and double tap differ once you try using both.
“Assistive Touch is a comprehensive navigational system,” says Eric Charles, senior manager of Apple Watch Product Marketing. For instance, if you use Assistive Touch, you’ll notice a blue outline that visually cues the parts of a screen you can interact with when you can interact with them.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
Streaming music or taking calls might seem unrelated to double tap, but the algorithm must be able to account for the noise introduced by subsystems like LTE and Bluetooth. That’s harder to do well when everything is done on the main CPU.
Double-click for the wrist
That’s the technical side of the equation. But practically speaking, it’s easier to see how Assistive Touch and double tap differ once you try using both.
“Assistive Touch is a comprehensive navigational system,” says Eric Charles, senior manager of Apple Watch Product Marketing. For instance, if you use Assistive Touch, you’ll notice a blue outline that visually cues the parts of a screen you can interact with when you can interact with them. You can enable a motion-based cursor as well. Another difference Charles points out is that with Assistive Touch, you have four gestures: single tap, double tap, clench, and double clench.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
Streaming music or taking calls might seem unrelated to double tap, but the algorithm must be able to account for the noise introduced by subsystems like LTE and Bluetooth. That’s harder to do well when everything is done on the main CPU.
Double-click for the wrist
That’s the technical side of the equation. But practically speaking, it’s easier to see how Assistive Touch and double tap differ once you try using both.
“Assistive Touch is a comprehensive navigational system,” says Eric Charles, senior manager of Apple Watch Product Marketing. For instance, if you use Assistive Touch, you’ll notice a blue outline that visually cues the parts of a screen you can interact with when you can interact with them. You can enable a motion-based cursor as well. Another difference Charles points out is that with Assistive Touch, you have four gestures: single tap, double tap, clench, and double clench. According to Charles, it became evident early on that not everyone has the full strength to clench their hand, while others may not be able to do two quick, subsequent motions — such as a double tap.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
That’s harder to do well when everything is done on the main CPU.
Double-click for the wrist
That’s the technical side of the equation. But practically speaking, it’s easier to see how Assistive Touch and double tap differ once you try using both.
“Assistive Touch is a comprehensive navigational system,” says Eric Charles, senior manager of Apple Watch Product Marketing. For instance, if you use Assistive Touch, you’ll notice a blue outline that visually cues the parts of a screen you can interact with when you can interact with them. You can enable a motion-based cursor as well. Another difference Charles points out is that with Assistive Touch, you have four gestures: single tap, double tap, clench, and double clench. According to Charles, it became evident early on that not everyone has the full strength to clench their hand, while others may not be able to do two quick, subsequent motions — such as a double tap.
Clenching is a gesture you can use with Assistive Touch, but it’s there to provide a wider range of options for people who may not be able to make a pinching motion.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
“Assistive Touch is a comprehensive navigational system,” says Eric Charles, senior manager of Apple Watch Product Marketing. For instance, if you use Assistive Touch, you’ll notice a blue outline that visually cues the parts of a screen you can interact with when you can interact with them. You can enable a motion-based cursor as well. Another difference Charles points out is that with Assistive Touch, you have four gestures: single tap, double tap, clench, and double clench. According to Charles, it became evident early on that not everyone has the full strength to clench their hand, while others may not be able to do two quick, subsequent motions — such as a double tap.
Clenching is a gesture you can use with Assistive Touch, but it’s there to provide a wider range of options for people who may not be able to make a pinching motion. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
“We don’t think of it necessarily as ‘Hey, there are four available gestures here.’ It’s that audience needs the ability to customize those gestures in a way that you don’t because your ability goes further than what they might be able to do.”
Double tap isn’t designed to help you navigate anything.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
Another difference Charles points out is that with Assistive Touch, you have four gestures: single tap, double tap, clench, and double clench. According to Charles, it became evident early on that not everyone has the full strength to clench their hand, while others may not be able to do two quick, subsequent motions — such as a double tap.
Clenching is a gesture you can use with Assistive Touch, but it’s there to provide a wider range of options for people who may not be able to make a pinching motion. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
“We don’t think of it necessarily as ‘Hey, there are four available gestures here.’ It’s that audience needs the ability to customize those gestures in a way that you don’t because your ability goes further than what they might be able to do.”
Double tap isn’t designed to help you navigate anything. The best way I can describe it is Assistive Touch is like the mouse to your computer.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
According to Charles, it became evident early on that not everyone has the full strength to clench their hand, while others may not be able to do two quick, subsequent motions — such as a double tap.
Clenching is a gesture you can use with Assistive Touch, but it’s there to provide a wider range of options for people who may not be able to make a pinching motion. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
“We don’t think of it necessarily as ‘Hey, there are four available gestures here.’ It’s that audience needs the ability to customize those gestures in a way that you don’t because your ability goes further than what they might be able to do.”
Double tap isn’t designed to help you navigate anything. The best way I can describe it is Assistive Touch is like the mouse to your computer. It scrolls, it selects, and it’s highly programmable. Double tap is more like the double-click portion of using a mouse.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
Clenching is a gesture you can use with Assistive Touch, but it’s there to provide a wider range of options for people who may not be able to make a pinching motion. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
“We don’t think of it necessarily as ‘Hey, there are four available gestures here.’ It’s that audience needs the ability to customize those gestures in a way that you don’t because your ability goes further than what they might be able to do.”
Double tap isn’t designed to help you navigate anything. The best way I can describe it is Assistive Touch is like the mouse to your computer. It scrolls, it selects, and it’s highly programmable. Double tap is more like the double-click portion of using a mouse. You use it solely to perform the main action of an app. And to do that, Apple had to spend a lot of time researching what people wanted or expected a single double tap to do.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
“We don’t think of it necessarily as ‘Hey, there are four available gestures here.’ It’s that audience needs the ability to customize those gestures in a way that you don’t because your ability goes further than what they might be able to do.”
Double tap isn’t designed to help you navigate anything. The best way I can describe it is Assistive Touch is like the mouse to your computer. It scrolls, it selects, and it’s highly programmable. Double tap is more like the double-click portion of using a mouse. You use it solely to perform the main action of an app. And to do that, Apple had to spend a lot of time researching what people wanted or expected a single double tap to do.
“We collected data over hundreds of users, thousands of instances of these gestures internally to create models that represent all the different use cases we think [double tap] will be used in,” explains Clark, noting that Apple cataloged all the potential user experiences that could potentially use double tap.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
The best way I can describe it is Assistive Touch is like the mouse to your computer. It scrolls, it selects, and it’s highly programmable. Double tap is more like the double-click portion of using a mouse. You use it solely to perform the main action of an app. And to do that, Apple had to spend a lot of time researching what people wanted or expected a single double tap to do.
“We collected data over hundreds of users, thousands of instances of these gestures internally to create models that represent all the different use cases we think [double tap] will be used in,” explains Clark, noting that Apple cataloged all the potential user experiences that could potentially use double tap. It then solicited feedback from testers about how intuitive the feature was to use and whether it behaved in the way they expected.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
The best way I can describe it is Assistive Touch is like the mouse to your computer. It scrolls, it selects, and it’s highly programmable. Double tap is more like the double-click portion of using a mouse. You use it solely to perform the main action of an app. And to do that, Apple had to spend a lot of time researching what people wanted or expected a single double tap to do.
“We collected data over hundreds of users, thousands of instances of these gestures internally to create models that represent all the different use cases we think [double tap] will be used in,” explains Clark, noting that Apple cataloged all the potential user experiences that could potentially use double tap. It then solicited feedback from testers about how intuitive the feature was to use and whether it behaved in the way they expected. “There was an exhaustive list of screenshots, what those screens were, how a user could get to them, and then a detailed discussion through each and every one of those areas.”
The answers from that internal research were then iterated multiple times, taking into consideration different types of testers.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
Double tap is more like the double-click portion of using a mouse. You use it solely to perform the main action of an app. And to do that, Apple had to spend a lot of time researching what people wanted or expected a single double tap to do.
“We collected data over hundreds of users, thousands of instances of these gestures internally to create models that represent all the different use cases we think [double tap] will be used in,” explains Clark, noting that Apple cataloged all the potential user experiences that could potentially use double tap. It then solicited feedback from testers about how intuitive the feature was to use and whether it behaved in the way they expected. “There was an exhaustive list of screenshots, what those screens were, how a user could get to them, and then a detailed discussion through each and every one of those areas.”
The answers from that internal research were then iterated multiple times, taking into consideration different types of testers. Some were complete novices, while others were more familiar with the gesture, and others yet were experts in human interaction engineering.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
And to do that, Apple had to spend a lot of time researching what people wanted or expected a single double tap to do.
“We collected data over hundreds of users, thousands of instances of these gestures internally to create models that represent all the different use cases we think [double tap] will be used in,” explains Clark, noting that Apple cataloged all the potential user experiences that could potentially use double tap. It then solicited feedback from testers about how intuitive the feature was to use and whether it behaved in the way they expected. “There was an exhaustive list of screenshots, what those screens were, how a user could get to them, and then a detailed discussion through each and every one of those areas.”
The answers from that internal research were then iterated multiple times, taking into consideration different types of testers. Some were complete novices, while others were more familiar with the gesture, and others yet were experts in human interaction engineering. That extensive feedback process is also why double tap is no longer called double pinch in Assistive Touch.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
“We collected data over hundreds of users, thousands of instances of these gestures internally to create models that represent all the different use cases we think [double tap] will be used in,” explains Clark, noting that Apple cataloged all the potential user experiences that could potentially use double tap. It then solicited feedback from testers about how intuitive the feature was to use and whether it behaved in the way they expected. “There was an exhaustive list of screenshots, what those screens were, how a user could get to them, and then a detailed discussion through each and every one of those areas.”
The answers from that internal research were then iterated multiple times, taking into consideration different types of testers. Some were complete novices, while others were more familiar with the gesture, and others yet were experts in human interaction engineering. That extensive feedback process is also why double tap is no longer called double pinch in Assistive Touch.
“We did a lot of testing internally, and one of the things we learned is that when you tell someone to pinch, they hold the lower part of the gesture more than they release.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
It then solicited feedback from testers about how intuitive the feature was to use and whether it behaved in the way they expected. “There was an exhaustive list of screenshots, what those screens were, how a user could get to them, and then a detailed discussion through each and every one of those areas.”
The answers from that internal research were then iterated multiple times, taking into consideration different types of testers. Some were complete novices, while others were more familiar with the gesture, and others yet were experts in human interaction engineering. That extensive feedback process is also why double tap is no longer called double pinch in Assistive Touch.
“We did a lot of testing internally, and one of the things we learned is that when you tell someone to pinch, they hold the lower part of the gesture more than they release. Tap evokes a release,” says Charles, who explained that the simple name change led to testers performing the gesture more accurately.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
It then solicited feedback from testers about how intuitive the feature was to use and whether it behaved in the way they expected. “There was an exhaustive list of screenshots, what those screens were, how a user could get to them, and then a detailed discussion through each and every one of those areas.”
The answers from that internal research were then iterated multiple times, taking into consideration different types of testers. Some were complete novices, while others were more familiar with the gesture, and others yet were experts in human interaction engineering. That extensive feedback process is also why double tap is no longer called double pinch in Assistive Touch.
“We did a lot of testing internally, and one of the things we learned is that when you tell someone to pinch, they hold the lower part of the gesture more than they release. Tap evokes a release,” says Charles, who explained that the simple name change led to testers performing the gesture more accurately.
(To be clear, we at The Verge will still be unofficially calling it the pinchy pinch.)
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
“There was an exhaustive list of screenshots, what those screens were, how a user could get to them, and then a detailed discussion through each and every one of those areas.”
The answers from that internal research were then iterated multiple times, taking into consideration different types of testers. Some were complete novices, while others were more familiar with the gesture, and others yet were experts in human interaction engineering. That extensive feedback process is also why double tap is no longer called double pinch in Assistive Touch.
“We did a lot of testing internally, and one of the things we learned is that when you tell someone to pinch, they hold the lower part of the gesture more than they release. Tap evokes a release,” says Charles, who explained that the simple name change led to testers performing the gesture more accurately.
(To be clear, we at The Verge will still be unofficially calling it the pinchy pinch.)
The limits of simplicity
In talking with Clark and Charles, it’s clear Apple went through such a tedious process because this is supposed to be one of those magical features that “just works.”
And, when double tap performs as intended, it does feel a bit like the watch can read my mind.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
Some were complete novices, while others were more familiar with the gesture, and others yet were experts in human interaction engineering. That extensive feedback process is also why double tap is no longer called double pinch in Assistive Touch.
“We did a lot of testing internally, and one of the things we learned is that when you tell someone to pinch, they hold the lower part of the gesture more than they release. Tap evokes a release,” says Charles, who explained that the simple name change led to testers performing the gesture more accurately.
(To be clear, we at The Verge will still be unofficially calling it the pinchy pinch.)
The limits of simplicity
In talking with Clark and Charles, it’s clear Apple went through such a tedious process because this is supposed to be one of those magical features that “just works.”
And, when double tap performs as intended, it does feel a bit like the watch can read my mind. It’s genuinely cool to see double tap work with not just my index finger but the rest of them as well.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
That extensive feedback process is also why double tap is no longer called double pinch in Assistive Touch.
“We did a lot of testing internally, and one of the things we learned is that when you tell someone to pinch, they hold the lower part of the gesture more than they release. Tap evokes a release,” says Charles, who explained that the simple name change led to testers performing the gesture more accurately.
(To be clear, we at The Verge will still be unofficially calling it the pinchy pinch.)
The limits of simplicity
In talking with Clark and Charles, it’s clear Apple went through such a tedious process because this is supposed to be one of those magical features that “just works.”
And, when double tap performs as intended, it does feel a bit like the watch can read my mind. It’s genuinely cool to see double tap work with not just my index finger but the rest of them as well. To my surprise, it feels less gimmicky than I expected.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
“We did a lot of testing internally, and one of the things we learned is that when you tell someone to pinch, they hold the lower part of the gesture more than they release. Tap evokes a release,” says Charles, who explained that the simple name change led to testers performing the gesture more accurately.
(To be clear, we at The Verge will still be unofficially calling it the pinchy pinch.)
The limits of simplicity
In talking with Clark and Charles, it’s clear Apple went through such a tedious process because this is supposed to be one of those magical features that “just works.”
And, when double tap performs as intended, it does feel a bit like the watch can read my mind. It’s genuinely cool to see double tap work with not just my index finger but the rest of them as well. To my surprise, it feels less gimmicky than I expected. But despite Apple’s efforts, it doesn’t take long to run into double tap’s limitations.
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Tap evokes a release,” says Charles, who explained that the simple name change led to testers performing the gesture more accurately.
(To be clear, we at The Verge will still be unofficially calling it the pinchy pinch.)
The limits of simplicity
In talking with Clark and Charles, it’s clear Apple went through such a tedious process because this is supposed to be one of those magical features that “just works.”
And, when double tap performs as intended, it does feel a bit like the watch can read my mind. It’s genuinely cool to see double tap work with not just my index finger but the rest of them as well. To my surprise, it feels less gimmicky than I expected. But despite Apple’s efforts, it doesn’t take long to run into double tap’s limitations.
Double tap makes using the Smart Stack more intuitive, but I wish it could scroll AND select. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Media controls are a good example.
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(To be clear, we at The Verge will still be unofficially calling it the pinchy pinch.)
The limits of simplicity
In talking with Clark and Charles, it’s clear Apple went through such a tedious process because this is supposed to be one of those magical features that “just works.”
And, when double tap performs as intended, it does feel a bit like the watch can read my mind. It’s genuinely cool to see double tap work with not just my index finger but the rest of them as well. To my surprise, it feels less gimmicky than I expected. But despite Apple’s efforts, it doesn’t take long to run into double tap’s limitations.
Double tap makes using the Smart Stack more intuitive, but I wish it could scroll AND select. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Media controls are a good example. Should a double tap either pause or play your music? Or should it let you skip to the next track?
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The limits of simplicity
In talking with Clark and Charles, it’s clear Apple went through such a tedious process because this is supposed to be one of those magical features that “just works.”
And, when double tap performs as intended, it does feel a bit like the watch can read my mind. It’s genuinely cool to see double tap work with not just my index finger but the rest of them as well. To my surprise, it feels less gimmicky than I expected. But despite Apple’s efforts, it doesn’t take long to run into double tap’s limitations.
Double tap makes using the Smart Stack more intuitive, but I wish it could scroll AND select. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Media controls are a good example. Should a double tap either pause or play your music? Or should it let you skip to the next track? If you’re someone who uses your smartwatch to control playback on smart speakers, the former makes more sense.
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It’s genuinely cool to see double tap work with not just my index finger but the rest of them as well. To my surprise, it feels less gimmicky than I expected. But despite Apple’s efforts, it doesn’t take long to run into double tap’s limitations.
Double tap makes using the Smart Stack more intuitive, but I wish it could scroll AND select. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Media controls are a good example. Should a double tap either pause or play your music? Or should it let you skip to the next track? If you’re someone who uses your smartwatch to control playback on smart speakers, the former makes more sense. If you’re a runner and the wrong song pops up on your playlist, the latter is more useful. I’ve run into this in various scenarios, but this happens to be one of only two instances where you can choose what double tap does.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
It’s genuinely cool to see double tap work with not just my index finger but the rest of them as well. To my surprise, it feels less gimmicky than I expected. But despite Apple’s efforts, it doesn’t take long to run into double tap’s limitations.
Double tap makes using the Smart Stack more intuitive, but I wish it could scroll AND select. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Media controls are a good example. Should a double tap either pause or play your music? Or should it let you skip to the next track? If you’re someone who uses your smartwatch to control playback on smart speakers, the former makes more sense. If you’re a runner and the wrong song pops up on your playlist, the latter is more useful. I’ve run into this in various scenarios, but this happens to be one of only two instances where you can choose what double tap does. (For me, I’ve set double tap to skip to the next track.)
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To my surprise, it feels less gimmicky than I expected. But despite Apple’s efforts, it doesn’t take long to run into double tap’s limitations.
Double tap makes using the Smart Stack more intuitive, but I wish it could scroll AND select. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Media controls are a good example. Should a double tap either pause or play your music? Or should it let you skip to the next track? If you’re someone who uses your smartwatch to control playback on smart speakers, the former makes more sense. If you’re a runner and the wrong song pops up on your playlist, the latter is more useful. I’ve run into this in various scenarios, but this happens to be one of only two instances where you can choose what double tap does. (For me, I’ve set double tap to skip to the next track.)
That lack of choice is also apparent in third-party apps.
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But despite Apple’s efforts, it doesn’t take long to run into double tap’s limitations.
Double tap makes using the Smart Stack more intuitive, but I wish it could scroll AND select. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Media controls are a good example. Should a double tap either pause or play your music? Or should it let you skip to the next track? If you’re someone who uses your smartwatch to control playback on smart speakers, the former makes more sense. If you’re a runner and the wrong song pops up on your playlist, the latter is more useful. I’ve run into this in various scenarios, but this happens to be one of only two instances where you can choose what double tap does. (For me, I’ve set double tap to skip to the next track.)
That lack of choice is also apparent in third-party apps. My email app lets me double-tap to start a quick reply using Siri, but even in 2023, I am not dictating my emails.
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GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Media controls are a good example. Should a double tap either pause or play your music? Or should it let you skip to the next track? If you’re someone who uses your smartwatch to control playback on smart speakers, the former makes more sense. If you’re a runner and the wrong song pops up on your playlist, the latter is more useful. I’ve run into this in various scenarios, but this happens to be one of only two instances where you can choose what double tap does. (For me, I’ve set double tap to skip to the next track.)
That lack of choice is also apparent in third-party apps. My email app lets me double-tap to start a quick reply using Siri, but even in 2023, I am not dictating my emails. Apps like Spotify and Pocket Casts don’t work with double tap, either.
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GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Media controls are a good example. Should a double tap either pause or play your music? Or should it let you skip to the next track? If you’re someone who uses your smartwatch to control playback on smart speakers, the former makes more sense. If you’re a runner and the wrong song pops up on your playlist, the latter is more useful. I’ve run into this in various scenarios, but this happens to be one of only two instances where you can choose what double tap does. (For me, I’ve set double tap to skip to the next track.)
That lack of choice is also apparent in third-party apps. My email app lets me double-tap to start a quick reply using Siri, but even in 2023, I am not dictating my emails. Apps like Spotify and Pocket Casts don’t work with double tap, either. Most third-party apps that do work with double tap just let you dismiss notifications.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
Should a double tap either pause or play your music? Or should it let you skip to the next track? If you’re someone who uses your smartwatch to control playback on smart speakers, the former makes more sense. If you’re a runner and the wrong song pops up on your playlist, the latter is more useful. I’ve run into this in various scenarios, but this happens to be one of only two instances where you can choose what double tap does. (For me, I’ve set double tap to skip to the next track.)
That lack of choice is also apparent in third-party apps. My email app lets me double-tap to start a quick reply using Siri, but even in 2023, I am not dictating my emails. Apps like Spotify and Pocket Casts don’t work with double tap, either. Most third-party apps that do work with double tap just let you dismiss notifications. That’s helpful but still limiting.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
Should a double tap either pause or play your music? Or should it let you skip to the next track? If you’re someone who uses your smartwatch to control playback on smart speakers, the former makes more sense. If you’re a runner and the wrong song pops up on your playlist, the latter is more useful. I’ve run into this in various scenarios, but this happens to be one of only two instances where you can choose what double tap does. (For me, I’ve set double tap to skip to the next track.)
That lack of choice is also apparent in third-party apps. My email app lets me double-tap to start a quick reply using Siri, but even in 2023, I am not dictating my emails. Apps like Spotify and Pocket Casts don’t work with double tap, either. Most third-party apps that do work with double tap just let you dismiss notifications. That’s helpful but still limiting.
With watchOS 10, apps like Fitness and Weather have been redesigned to be more glanceable.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
If you’re someone who uses your smartwatch to control playback on smart speakers, the former makes more sense. If you’re a runner and the wrong song pops up on your playlist, the latter is more useful. I’ve run into this in various scenarios, but this happens to be one of only two instances where you can choose what double tap does. (For me, I’ve set double tap to skip to the next track.)
That lack of choice is also apparent in third-party apps. My email app lets me double-tap to start a quick reply using Siri, but even in 2023, I am not dictating my emails. Apps like Spotify and Pocket Casts don’t work with double tap, either. Most third-party apps that do work with double tap just let you dismiss notifications. That’s helpful but still limiting.
With watchOS 10, apps like Fitness and Weather have been redesigned to be more glanceable. Instead of one long screen that you scroll endlessly through, information is divided into more digestible chunks.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
If you’re a runner and the wrong song pops up on your playlist, the latter is more useful. I’ve run into this in various scenarios, but this happens to be one of only two instances where you can choose what double tap does. (For me, I’ve set double tap to skip to the next track.)
That lack of choice is also apparent in third-party apps. My email app lets me double-tap to start a quick reply using Siri, but even in 2023, I am not dictating my emails. Apps like Spotify and Pocket Casts don’t work with double tap, either. Most third-party apps that do work with double tap just let you dismiss notifications. That’s helpful but still limiting.
With watchOS 10, apps like Fitness and Weather have been redesigned to be more glanceable. Instead of one long screen that you scroll endlessly through, information is divided into more digestible chunks. You still scroll, but there’s less of it.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
I’ve run into this in various scenarios, but this happens to be one of only two instances where you can choose what double tap does. (For me, I’ve set double tap to skip to the next track.)
That lack of choice is also apparent in third-party apps. My email app lets me double-tap to start a quick reply using Siri, but even in 2023, I am not dictating my emails. Apps like Spotify and Pocket Casts don’t work with double tap, either. Most third-party apps that do work with double tap just let you dismiss notifications. That’s helpful but still limiting.
With watchOS 10, apps like Fitness and Weather have been redesigned to be more glanceable. Instead of one long screen that you scroll endlessly through, information is divided into more digestible chunks. You still scroll, but there’s less of it. This is great, except I often want to use double tap to navigate through menus instead of the digital crown.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
(For me, I’ve set double tap to skip to the next track.)
That lack of choice is also apparent in third-party apps. My email app lets me double-tap to start a quick reply using Siri, but even in 2023, I am not dictating my emails. Apps like Spotify and Pocket Casts don’t work with double tap, either. Most third-party apps that do work with double tap just let you dismiss notifications. That’s helpful but still limiting.
With watchOS 10, apps like Fitness and Weather have been redesigned to be more glanceable. Instead of one long screen that you scroll endlessly through, information is divided into more digestible chunks. You still scroll, but there’s less of it. This is great, except I often want to use double tap to navigate through menus instead of the digital crown. And I can’t.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
(For me, I’ve set double tap to skip to the next track.)
That lack of choice is also apparent in third-party apps. My email app lets me double-tap to start a quick reply using Siri, but even in 2023, I am not dictating my emails. Apps like Spotify and Pocket Casts don’t work with double tap, either. Most third-party apps that do work with double tap just let you dismiss notifications. That’s helpful but still limiting.
With watchOS 10, apps like Fitness and Weather have been redesigned to be more glanceable. Instead of one long screen that you scroll endlessly through, information is divided into more digestible chunks. You still scroll, but there’s less of it. This is great, except I often want to use double tap to navigate through menus instead of the digital crown. And I can’t.
You can scroll through the new widget Smart Stack, but if I want to select a widget and open it, I still have to use my other hand.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
That lack of choice is also apparent in third-party apps. My email app lets me double-tap to start a quick reply using Siri, but even in 2023, I am not dictating my emails. Apps like Spotify and Pocket Casts don’t work with double tap, either. Most third-party apps that do work with double tap just let you dismiss notifications. That’s helpful but still limiting.
With watchOS 10, apps like Fitness and Weather have been redesigned to be more glanceable. Instead of one long screen that you scroll endlessly through, information is divided into more digestible chunks. You still scroll, but there’s less of it. This is great, except I often want to use double tap to navigate through menus instead of the digital crown. And I can’t.
You can scroll through the new widget Smart Stack, but if I want to select a widget and open it, I still have to use my other hand. If I want to select a widget, I can customize it to do that, but it only ever selects the top widget.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
Apps like Spotify and Pocket Casts don’t work with double tap, either. Most third-party apps that do work with double tap just let you dismiss notifications. That’s helpful but still limiting.
With watchOS 10, apps like Fitness and Weather have been redesigned to be more glanceable. Instead of one long screen that you scroll endlessly through, information is divided into more digestible chunks. You still scroll, but there’s less of it. This is great, except I often want to use double tap to navigate through menus instead of the digital crown. And I can’t.
You can scroll through the new widget Smart Stack, but if I want to select a widget and open it, I still have to use my other hand. If I want to select a widget, I can customize it to do that, but it only ever selects the top widget. You have to just trust that Apple’s algorithms will surface the right widget.
Customizability is currently limited to music playback and the smart stack.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
Most third-party apps that do work with double tap just let you dismiss notifications. That’s helpful but still limiting.
With watchOS 10, apps like Fitness and Weather have been redesigned to be more glanceable. Instead of one long screen that you scroll endlessly through, information is divided into more digestible chunks. You still scroll, but there’s less of it. This is great, except I often want to use double tap to navigate through menus instead of the digital crown. And I can’t.
You can scroll through the new widget Smart Stack, but if I want to select a widget and open it, I still have to use my other hand. If I want to select a widget, I can customize it to do that, but it only ever selects the top widget. You have to just trust that Apple’s algorithms will surface the right widget.
Customizability is currently limited to music playback and the smart stack. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The double tap glyph lets you know when you can and can’t use the gesture to control an action.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
Instead of one long screen that you scroll endlessly through, information is divided into more digestible chunks. You still scroll, but there’s less of it. This is great, except I often want to use double tap to navigate through menus instead of the digital crown. And I can’t.
You can scroll through the new widget Smart Stack, but if I want to select a widget and open it, I still have to use my other hand. If I want to select a widget, I can customize it to do that, but it only ever selects the top widget. You have to just trust that Apple’s algorithms will surface the right widget.
Customizability is currently limited to music playback and the smart stack. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The double tap glyph lets you know when you can and can’t use the gesture to control an action. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Multitasking is another area where double tap can fall short.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
You still scroll, but there’s less of it. This is great, except I often want to use double tap to navigate through menus instead of the digital crown. And I can’t.
You can scroll through the new widget Smart Stack, but if I want to select a widget and open it, I still have to use my other hand. If I want to select a widget, I can customize it to do that, but it only ever selects the top widget. You have to just trust that Apple’s algorithms will surface the right widget.
Customizability is currently limited to music playback and the smart stack. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The double tap glyph lets you know when you can and can’t use the gesture to control an action. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Multitasking is another area where double tap can fall short. If I want to pause a timer but have navigated away from that app, I have to either use my other hand or use Siri.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
And I can’t.
You can scroll through the new widget Smart Stack, but if I want to select a widget and open it, I still have to use my other hand. If I want to select a widget, I can customize it to do that, but it only ever selects the top widget. You have to just trust that Apple’s algorithms will surface the right widget.
Customizability is currently limited to music playback and the smart stack. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The double tap glyph lets you know when you can and can’t use the gesture to control an action. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Multitasking is another area where double tap can fall short. If I want to pause a timer but have navigated away from that app, I have to either use my other hand or use Siri. Otherwise, I can wait for the timer to go off and use double tap to end the timer.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
You can scroll through the new widget Smart Stack, but if I want to select a widget and open it, I still have to use my other hand. If I want to select a widget, I can customize it to do that, but it only ever selects the top widget. You have to just trust that Apple’s algorithms will surface the right widget.
Customizability is currently limited to music playback and the smart stack. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The double tap glyph lets you know when you can and can’t use the gesture to control an action. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Multitasking is another area where double tap can fall short. If I want to pause a timer but have navigated away from that app, I have to either use my other hand or use Siri. Otherwise, I can wait for the timer to go off and use double tap to end the timer.
More customization would be the obvious answer, but it’s one that Apple was wary of for this first iteration of double tap.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
If I want to select a widget, I can customize it to do that, but it only ever selects the top widget. You have to just trust that Apple’s algorithms will surface the right widget.
Customizability is currently limited to music playback and the smart stack. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The double tap glyph lets you know when you can and can’t use the gesture to control an action. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Multitasking is another area where double tap can fall short. If I want to pause a timer but have navigated away from that app, I have to either use my other hand or use Siri. Otherwise, I can wait for the timer to go off and use double tap to end the timer.
More customization would be the obvious answer, but it’s one that Apple was wary of for this first iteration of double tap.
“While customization can be a really powerful tool, oftentimes customization is where a lot more complexity can come into the process,” says Clark.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
You have to just trust that Apple’s algorithms will surface the right widget.
Customizability is currently limited to music playback and the smart stack. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The double tap glyph lets you know when you can and can’t use the gesture to control an action. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Multitasking is another area where double tap can fall short. If I want to pause a timer but have navigated away from that app, I have to either use my other hand or use Siri. Otherwise, I can wait for the timer to go off and use double tap to end the timer.
More customization would be the obvious answer, but it’s one that Apple was wary of for this first iteration of double tap.
“While customization can be a really powerful tool, oftentimes customization is where a lot more complexity can come into the process,” says Clark. I get what Clark means.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
Customizability is currently limited to music playback and the smart stack. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The double tap glyph lets you know when you can and can’t use the gesture to control an action. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Multitasking is another area where double tap can fall short. If I want to pause a timer but have navigated away from that app, I have to either use my other hand or use Siri. Otherwise, I can wait for the timer to go off and use double tap to end the timer.
More customization would be the obvious answer, but it’s one that Apple was wary of for this first iteration of double tap.
“While customization can be a really powerful tool, oftentimes customization is where a lot more complexity can come into the process,” says Clark. I get what Clark means. Not everyone, after all, has the patience to set up dozens of Focus modes or tinker with Shortcuts.
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The double tap glyph lets you know when you can and can’t use the gesture to control an action. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Multitasking is another area where double tap can fall short. If I want to pause a timer but have navigated away from that app, I have to either use my other hand or use Siri. Otherwise, I can wait for the timer to go off and use double tap to end the timer.
More customization would be the obvious answer, but it’s one that Apple was wary of for this first iteration of double tap.
“While customization can be a really powerful tool, oftentimes customization is where a lot more complexity can come into the process,” says Clark. I get what Clark means. Not everyone, after all, has the patience to set up dozens of Focus modes or tinker with Shortcuts. If you want to keep things simple, you inevitably have to narrow the focus.
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Multitasking is another area where double tap can fall short. If I want to pause a timer but have navigated away from that app, I have to either use my other hand or use Siri. Otherwise, I can wait for the timer to go off and use double tap to end the timer.
More customization would be the obvious answer, but it’s one that Apple was wary of for this first iteration of double tap.
“While customization can be a really powerful tool, oftentimes customization is where a lot more complexity can come into the process,” says Clark. I get what Clark means. Not everyone, after all, has the patience to set up dozens of Focus modes or tinker with Shortcuts. If you want to keep things simple, you inevitably have to narrow the focus.
A future of smartwatch gestures
Despite the limitations, the combination of glanceable apps, widgets, Siri, and double tap has started to change how I use my Apple Watch.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
If I want to pause a timer but have navigated away from that app, I have to either use my other hand or use Siri. Otherwise, I can wait for the timer to go off and use double tap to end the timer.
More customization would be the obvious answer, but it’s one that Apple was wary of for this first iteration of double tap.
“While customization can be a really powerful tool, oftentimes customization is where a lot more complexity can come into the process,” says Clark. I get what Clark means. Not everyone, after all, has the patience to set up dozens of Focus modes or tinker with Shortcuts. If you want to keep things simple, you inevitably have to narrow the focus.
A future of smartwatch gestures
Despite the limitations, the combination of glanceable apps, widgets, Siri, and double tap has started to change how I use my Apple Watch. I never used to use the more analog, aesthetically pleasing watchfaces because it meant sacrificing my complications.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
Otherwise, I can wait for the timer to go off and use double tap to end the timer.
More customization would be the obvious answer, but it’s one that Apple was wary of for this first iteration of double tap.
“While customization can be a really powerful tool, oftentimes customization is where a lot more complexity can come into the process,” says Clark. I get what Clark means. Not everyone, after all, has the patience to set up dozens of Focus modes or tinker with Shortcuts. If you want to keep things simple, you inevitably have to narrow the focus.
A future of smartwatch gestures
Despite the limitations, the combination of glanceable apps, widgets, Siri, and double tap has started to change how I use my Apple Watch. I never used to use the more analog, aesthetically pleasing watchfaces because it meant sacrificing my complications. With double tap, I can use those watchfaces now because all I have to do is flick my wrist and double tap to view my widgets.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
More customization would be the obvious answer, but it’s one that Apple was wary of for this first iteration of double tap.
“While customization can be a really powerful tool, oftentimes customization is where a lot more complexity can come into the process,” says Clark. I get what Clark means. Not everyone, after all, has the patience to set up dozens of Focus modes or tinker with Shortcuts. If you want to keep things simple, you inevitably have to narrow the focus.
A future of smartwatch gestures
Despite the limitations, the combination of glanceable apps, widgets, Siri, and double tap has started to change how I use my Apple Watch. I never used to use the more analog, aesthetically pleasing watchfaces because it meant sacrificing my complications. With double tap, I can use those watchfaces now because all I have to do is flick my wrist and double tap to view my widgets. If I want to launch the app, I can just ask Siri to open it.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
“While customization can be a really powerful tool, oftentimes customization is where a lot more complexity can come into the process,” says Clark. I get what Clark means. Not everyone, after all, has the patience to set up dozens of Focus modes or tinker with Shortcuts. If you want to keep things simple, you inevitably have to narrow the focus.
A future of smartwatch gestures
Despite the limitations, the combination of glanceable apps, widgets, Siri, and double tap has started to change how I use my Apple Watch. I never used to use the more analog, aesthetically pleasing watchfaces because it meant sacrificing my complications. With double tap, I can use those watchfaces now because all I have to do is flick my wrist and double tap to view my widgets. If I want to launch the app, I can just ask Siri to open it.
You can already use multiple fingers for the double tap gesture. It’s not hard to imagine other iterations down the line.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
I get what Clark means. Not everyone, after all, has the patience to set up dozens of Focus modes or tinker with Shortcuts. If you want to keep things simple, you inevitably have to narrow the focus.
A future of smartwatch gestures
Despite the limitations, the combination of glanceable apps, widgets, Siri, and double tap has started to change how I use my Apple Watch. I never used to use the more analog, aesthetically pleasing watchfaces because it meant sacrificing my complications. With double tap, I can use those watchfaces now because all I have to do is flick my wrist and double tap to view my widgets. If I want to launch the app, I can just ask Siri to open it.
You can already use multiple fingers for the double tap gesture. It’s not hard to imagine other iterations down the line. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
It doesn’t always work that seamlessly.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
Not everyone, after all, has the patience to set up dozens of Focus modes or tinker with Shortcuts. If you want to keep things simple, you inevitably have to narrow the focus.
A future of smartwatch gestures
Despite the limitations, the combination of glanceable apps, widgets, Siri, and double tap has started to change how I use my Apple Watch. I never used to use the more analog, aesthetically pleasing watchfaces because it meant sacrificing my complications. With double tap, I can use those watchfaces now because all I have to do is flick my wrist and double tap to view my widgets. If I want to launch the app, I can just ask Siri to open it.
You can already use multiple fingers for the double tap gesture. It’s not hard to imagine other iterations down the line. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
It doesn’t always work that seamlessly. There are times when the primary action isn’t what I want to do, or eventually, I get to the point where I have to use my other hand.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
A future of smartwatch gestures
Despite the limitations, the combination of glanceable apps, widgets, Siri, and double tap has started to change how I use my Apple Watch. I never used to use the more analog, aesthetically pleasing watchfaces because it meant sacrificing my complications. With double tap, I can use those watchfaces now because all I have to do is flick my wrist and double tap to view my widgets. If I want to launch the app, I can just ask Siri to open it.
You can already use multiple fingers for the double tap gesture. It’s not hard to imagine other iterations down the line. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
It doesn’t always work that seamlessly. There are times when the primary action isn’t what I want to do, or eventually, I get to the point where I have to use my other hand. (In the above example, once I ask Siri to open the app, I may have to scroll with the digital crown to reach the information I need.)
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
I never used to use the more analog, aesthetically pleasing watchfaces because it meant sacrificing my complications. With double tap, I can use those watchfaces now because all I have to do is flick my wrist and double tap to view my widgets. If I want to launch the app, I can just ask Siri to open it.
You can already use multiple fingers for the double tap gesture. It’s not hard to imagine other iterations down the line. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
It doesn’t always work that seamlessly. There are times when the primary action isn’t what I want to do, or eventually, I get to the point where I have to use my other hand. (In the above example, once I ask Siri to open the app, I may have to scroll with the digital crown to reach the information I need.) But it’s not hard to imagine future iterations of double tap can both scroll and select.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
With double tap, I can use those watchfaces now because all I have to do is flick my wrist and double tap to view my widgets. If I want to launch the app, I can just ask Siri to open it.
You can already use multiple fingers for the double tap gesture. It’s not hard to imagine other iterations down the line. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
It doesn’t always work that seamlessly. There are times when the primary action isn’t what I want to do, or eventually, I get to the point where I have to use my other hand. (In the above example, once I ask Siri to open the app, I may have to scroll with the digital crown to reach the information I need.) But it’s not hard to imagine future iterations of double tap can both scroll and select. Something that’s not quite as comprehensive as Assistive Touch but strikes a finer balance between simplicity and customizability — without relying too much on Apple trying to figure out what it is you want to do.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
If I want to launch the app, I can just ask Siri to open it.
You can already use multiple fingers for the double tap gesture. It’s not hard to imagine other iterations down the line. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
It doesn’t always work that seamlessly. There are times when the primary action isn’t what I want to do, or eventually, I get to the point where I have to use my other hand. (In the above example, once I ask Siri to open the app, I may have to scroll with the digital crown to reach the information I need.) But it’s not hard to imagine future iterations of double tap can both scroll and select. Something that’s not quite as comprehensive as Assistive Touch but strikes a finer balance between simplicity and customizability — without relying too much on Apple trying to figure out what it is you want to do.
Even now, with double tap’s existing limitations, I can do more while on the go and without my phone.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
You can already use multiple fingers for the double tap gesture. It’s not hard to imagine other iterations down the line. GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
It doesn’t always work that seamlessly. There are times when the primary action isn’t what I want to do, or eventually, I get to the point where I have to use my other hand. (In the above example, once I ask Siri to open the app, I may have to scroll with the digital crown to reach the information I need.) But it’s not hard to imagine future iterations of double tap can both scroll and select. Something that’s not quite as comprehensive as Assistive Touch but strikes a finer balance between simplicity and customizability — without relying too much on Apple trying to figure out what it is you want to do.
Even now, with double tap’s existing limitations, I can do more while on the go and without my phone. I find myself reaching for it much less — or when I do, it’s for much more intentional purposes like reading, shopping, or watching a video.
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The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
There are times when the primary action isn’t what I want to do, or eventually, I get to the point where I have to use my other hand. (In the above example, once I ask Siri to open the app, I may have to scroll with the digital crown to reach the information I need.) But it’s not hard to imagine future iterations of double tap can both scroll and select. Something that’s not quite as comprehensive as Assistive Touch but strikes a finer balance between simplicity and customizability — without relying too much on Apple trying to figure out what it is you want to do.
Even now, with double tap’s existing limitations, I can do more while on the go and without my phone. I find myself reaching for it much less — or when I do, it’s for much more intentional purposes like reading, shopping, or watching a video. The past few weeks with double tap have felt like a glimpse into a smartwatch future that’s independent of phones — devices that, instead of triaging notifications and calls, handle them entirely.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
In the wake of the Wallabies’ World Cup flop, the Queensland Rugby Union have reaffirmed their position that they are committed to moving to a centralised high-performance model but won’t follow the NSW Waratahs by handing over the keys to Rugby Australia.
They also expressed their strong support for Rugby Australia to conduct a “fully independent and transparent top-to-bottom review of the Wallabies program and how it can be improved” in light of the historic first World Cup pool exit.
They added: “It should also provide a clear view of what is needed in a leadership and governance framework to ensure we put the right people, in the right roles, in the right system.”
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The QRU has also expressed their desire for Rugby Australia to reinstate the annual $1.7 million in funding to each of the Super Rugby franchises that was withdrawn following the Covid pandemic to help keep the game afloat.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
In the wake of the Wallabies’ World Cup flop, the Queensland Rugby Union have reaffirmed their position that they are committed to moving to a centralised high-performance model but won’t follow the NSW Waratahs by handing over the keys to Rugby Australia.
They also expressed their strong support for Rugby Australia to conduct a “fully independent and transparent top-to-bottom review of the Wallabies program and how it can be improved” in light of the historic first World Cup pool exit.
They added: “It should also provide a clear view of what is needed in a leadership and governance framework to ensure we put the right people, in the right roles, in the right system.”
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The QRU has also expressed their desire for Rugby Australia to reinstate the annual $1.7 million in funding to each of the Super Rugby franchises that was withdrawn following the Covid pandemic to help keep the game afloat.
In the open letter to their members on Wednesday morning, QRU chief executive David Hanham and chairman Brett Clark moved to update constituents on the reform measures that RA is attempting to usher through the game.
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They also expressed their strong support for Rugby Australia to conduct a “fully independent and transparent top-to-bottom review of the Wallabies program and how it can be improved” in light of the historic first World Cup pool exit.
They added: “It should also provide a clear view of what is needed in a leadership and governance framework to ensure we put the right people, in the right roles, in the right system.”
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The QRU has also expressed their desire for Rugby Australia to reinstate the annual $1.7 million in funding to each of the Super Rugby franchises that was withdrawn following the Covid pandemic to help keep the game afloat.
In the open letter to their members on Wednesday morning, QRU chief executive David Hanham and chairman Brett Clark moved to update constituents on the reform measures that RA is attempting to usher through the game.
Last week, The Roar revealed that the New South Wales Rugby Union was in the latter stages of handing over their license to RA.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
They added: “It should also provide a clear view of what is needed in a leadership and governance framework to ensure we put the right people, in the right roles, in the right system.”
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The QRU has also expressed their desire for Rugby Australia to reinstate the annual $1.7 million in funding to each of the Super Rugby franchises that was withdrawn following the Covid pandemic to help keep the game afloat.
In the open letter to their members on Wednesday morning, QRU chief executive David Hanham and chairman Brett Clark moved to update constituents on the reform measures that RA is attempting to usher through the game.
Last week, The Roar revealed that the New South Wales Rugby Union was in the latter stages of handing over their license to RA.
By doing so, the NSW Waratahs, who were on the brink of insolvency, handed over their commercial and high-performance property.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
They added: “It should also provide a clear view of what is needed in a leadership and governance framework to ensure we put the right people, in the right roles, in the right system.”
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The QRU has also expressed their desire for Rugby Australia to reinstate the annual $1.7 million in funding to each of the Super Rugby franchises that was withdrawn following the Covid pandemic to help keep the game afloat.
In the open letter to their members on Wednesday morning, QRU chief executive David Hanham and chairman Brett Clark moved to update constituents on the reform measures that RA is attempting to usher through the game.
Last week, The Roar revealed that the New South Wales Rugby Union was in the latter stages of handing over their license to RA.
By doing so, the NSW Waratahs, who were on the brink of insolvency, handed over their commercial and high-performance property.
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The decision will see all male and female Waratahs players, including coaches and high-performance staff, as well as all commercial and operations staff, run out of RA’s office.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
In the open letter to their members on Wednesday morning, QRU chief executive David Hanham and chairman Brett Clark moved to update constituents on the reform measures that RA is attempting to usher through the game.
Last week, The Roar revealed that the New South Wales Rugby Union was in the latter stages of handing over their license to RA.
By doing so, the NSW Waratahs, who were on the brink of insolvency, handed over their commercial and high-performance property.
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The decision will see all male and female Waratahs players, including coaches and high-performance staff, as well as all commercial and operations staff, run out of RA’s office.
NSW Waratahs chief executive Paul Doorn informed stakeholders of the decision last week.
RA is cognisant that not every Super Rugby franchise will follow suit immediately, but the governing body is hopeful that now one of the two biggest states has agreed to hand over the keys, others will follow suit swiftly.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
In the open letter to their members on Wednesday morning, QRU chief executive David Hanham and chairman Brett Clark moved to update constituents on the reform measures that RA is attempting to usher through the game.
Last week, The Roar revealed that the New South Wales Rugby Union was in the latter stages of handing over their license to RA.
By doing so, the NSW Waratahs, who were on the brink of insolvency, handed over their commercial and high-performance property.
Advertisement
The decision will see all male and female Waratahs players, including coaches and high-performance staff, as well as all commercial and operations staff, run out of RA’s office.
NSW Waratahs chief executive Paul Doorn informed stakeholders of the decision last week.
RA is cognisant that not every Super Rugby franchise will follow suit immediately, but the governing body is hopeful that now one of the two biggest states has agreed to hand over the keys, others will follow suit swiftly. The Melbourne Rebels are expected to follow.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
Last week, The Roar revealed that the New South Wales Rugby Union was in the latter stages of handing over their license to RA.
By doing so, the NSW Waratahs, who were on the brink of insolvency, handed over their commercial and high-performance property.
Advertisement
The decision will see all male and female Waratahs players, including coaches and high-performance staff, as well as all commercial and operations staff, run out of RA’s office.
NSW Waratahs chief executive Paul Doorn informed stakeholders of the decision last week.
RA is cognisant that not every Super Rugby franchise will follow suit immediately, but the governing body is hopeful that now one of the two biggest states has agreed to hand over the keys, others will follow suit swiftly. The Melbourne Rebels are expected to follow.
RA chief executive Phil Waugh says building trust back between the governing body and states is essential to their plans.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
Last week, The Roar revealed that the New South Wales Rugby Union was in the latter stages of handing over their license to RA.
By doing so, the NSW Waratahs, who were on the brink of insolvency, handed over their commercial and high-performance property.
Advertisement
The decision will see all male and female Waratahs players, including coaches and high-performance staff, as well as all commercial and operations staff, run out of RA’s office.
NSW Waratahs chief executive Paul Doorn informed stakeholders of the decision last week.
RA is cognisant that not every Super Rugby franchise will follow suit immediately, but the governing body is hopeful that now one of the two biggest states has agreed to hand over the keys, others will follow suit swiftly. The Melbourne Rebels are expected to follow.
RA chief executive Phil Waugh says building trust back between the governing body and states is essential to their plans.
Under fire Wallabies coach Eddie Jones also advocated for Australian rugby to move to a centralised model, believing the nation had fallen behind the rest of the world.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
By doing so, the NSW Waratahs, who were on the brink of insolvency, handed over their commercial and high-performance property.
Advertisement
The decision will see all male and female Waratahs players, including coaches and high-performance staff, as well as all commercial and operations staff, run out of RA’s office.
NSW Waratahs chief executive Paul Doorn informed stakeholders of the decision last week.
RA is cognisant that not every Super Rugby franchise will follow suit immediately, but the governing body is hopeful that now one of the two biggest states has agreed to hand over the keys, others will follow suit swiftly. The Melbourne Rebels are expected to follow.
RA chief executive Phil Waugh says building trust back between the governing body and states is essential to their plans.
Under fire Wallabies coach Eddie Jones also advocated for Australian rugby to move to a centralised model, believing the nation had fallen behind the rest of the world.
“We’re a state-based union that’s run by the states, the national union wants to assume more responsibility and when things were going well, no one questioned that,” Jones said.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
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The decision will see all male and female Waratahs players, including coaches and high-performance staff, as well as all commercial and operations staff, run out of RA’s office.
NSW Waratahs chief executive Paul Doorn informed stakeholders of the decision last week.
RA is cognisant that not every Super Rugby franchise will follow suit immediately, but the governing body is hopeful that now one of the two biggest states has agreed to hand over the keys, others will follow suit swiftly. The Melbourne Rebels are expected to follow.
RA chief executive Phil Waugh says building trust back between the governing body and states is essential to their plans.
Under fire Wallabies coach Eddie Jones also advocated for Australian rugby to move to a centralised model, believing the nation had fallen behind the rest of the world.
“We’re a state-based union that’s run by the states, the national union wants to assume more responsibility and when things were going well, no one questioned that,” Jones said.
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“But over the last period of time, they haven’t been going so well and this tournament’s probably been the icing on the cake where it’s got to a stage where I think people, most people probably think there’s time for change.
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RA is cognisant that not every Super Rugby franchise will follow suit immediately, but the governing body is hopeful that now one of the two biggest states has agreed to hand over the keys, others will follow suit swiftly. The Melbourne Rebels are expected to follow.
RA chief executive Phil Waugh says building trust back between the governing body and states is essential to their plans.
Under fire Wallabies coach Eddie Jones also advocated for Australian rugby to move to a centralised model, believing the nation had fallen behind the rest of the world.
“We’re a state-based union that’s run by the states, the national union wants to assume more responsibility and when things were going well, no one questioned that,” Jones said.
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“But over the last period of time, they haven’t been going so well and this tournament’s probably been the icing on the cake where it’s got to a stage where I think people, most people probably think there’s time for change. But it’s not going to go easy.
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The Melbourne Rebels are expected to follow.
RA chief executive Phil Waugh says building trust back between the governing body and states is essential to their plans.
Under fire Wallabies coach Eddie Jones also advocated for Australian rugby to move to a centralised model, believing the nation had fallen behind the rest of the world.
“We’re a state-based union that’s run by the states, the national union wants to assume more responsibility and when things were going well, no one questioned that,” Jones said.
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“But over the last period of time, they haven’t been going so well and this tournament’s probably been the icing on the cake where it’s got to a stage where I think people, most people probably think there’s time for change. But it’s not going to go easy.
“[It’s] one of the key issues. We need to maximize the development of the players.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
The Melbourne Rebels are expected to follow.
RA chief executive Phil Waugh says building trust back between the governing body and states is essential to their plans.
Under fire Wallabies coach Eddie Jones also advocated for Australian rugby to move to a centralised model, believing the nation had fallen behind the rest of the world.
“We’re a state-based union that’s run by the states, the national union wants to assume more responsibility and when things were going well, no one questioned that,” Jones said.
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“But over the last period of time, they haven’t been going so well and this tournament’s probably been the icing on the cake where it’s got to a stage where I think people, most people probably think there’s time for change. But it’s not going to go easy.
“[It’s] one of the key issues. We need to maximize the development of the players. At the end of the day, that’s the key to success and alignment of your resources, for a small country.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
RA chief executive Phil Waugh says building trust back between the governing body and states is essential to their plans.
Under fire Wallabies coach Eddie Jones also advocated for Australian rugby to move to a centralised model, believing the nation had fallen behind the rest of the world.
“We’re a state-based union that’s run by the states, the national union wants to assume more responsibility and when things were going well, no one questioned that,” Jones said.
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“But over the last period of time, they haven’t been going so well and this tournament’s probably been the icing on the cake where it’s got to a stage where I think people, most people probably think there’s time for change. But it’s not going to go easy.
“[It’s] one of the key issues. We need to maximize the development of the players. At the end of the day, that’s the key to success and alignment of your resources, for a small country.
“Because Australia, if you look at the history of rugby, when we were amateur, we were probably ahead of the game because we had the influence of rugby league.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
“We’re a state-based union that’s run by the states, the national union wants to assume more responsibility and when things were going well, no one questioned that,” Jones said.
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“But over the last period of time, they haven’t been going so well and this tournament’s probably been the icing on the cake where it’s got to a stage where I think people, most people probably think there’s time for change. But it’s not going to go easy.
“[It’s] one of the key issues. We need to maximize the development of the players. At the end of the day, that’s the key to success and alignment of your resources, for a small country.
“Because Australia, if you look at the history of rugby, when we were amateur, we were probably ahead of the game because we had the influence of rugby league. We had the influence of AFL and our players were more professional than the rest of the world.”
He added: “I know what’s going on and we need to get a better system of developing players.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
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“But over the last period of time, they haven’t been going so well and this tournament’s probably been the icing on the cake where it’s got to a stage where I think people, most people probably think there’s time for change. But it’s not going to go easy.
“[It’s] one of the key issues. We need to maximize the development of the players. At the end of the day, that’s the key to success and alignment of your resources, for a small country.
“Because Australia, if you look at the history of rugby, when we were amateur, we were probably ahead of the game because we had the influence of rugby league. We had the influence of AFL and our players were more professional than the rest of the world.”
He added: “I know what’s going on and we need to get a better system of developing players. We need to develop better players and we need to develop a larger batch of better players and that only comes through changing the whole system.”
While all five Australian Super Rugby sides fundamentally are on board with regards to moving to a centralised high-performance program, The Roar added that some states, including the ACT Brumbies as well as the QRU, don’t want to give up their commercial assets.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
We need to maximize the development of the players. At the end of the day, that’s the key to success and alignment of your resources, for a small country.
“Because Australia, if you look at the history of rugby, when we were amateur, we were probably ahead of the game because we had the influence of rugby league. We had the influence of AFL and our players were more professional than the rest of the world.”
He added: “I know what’s going on and we need to get a better system of developing players. We need to develop better players and we need to develop a larger batch of better players and that only comes through changing the whole system.”
While all five Australian Super Rugby sides fundamentally are on board with regards to moving to a centralised high-performance program, The Roar added that some states, including the ACT Brumbies as well as the QRU, don’t want to give up their commercial assets.
The QRU confirmed that on Wednesday morning.
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‘Right people in right roles’: QRU breaks silence on RA’s reform hopes, backs review into Wallabies’ RWC flop
At the end of the day, that’s the key to success and alignment of your resources, for a small country.
“Because Australia, if you look at the history of rugby, when we were amateur, we were probably ahead of the game because we had the influence of rugby league. We had the influence of AFL and our players were more professional than the rest of the world.”
He added: “I know what’s going on and we need to get a better system of developing players. We need to develop better players and we need to develop a larger batch of better players and that only comes through changing the whole system.”
While all five Australian Super Rugby sides fundamentally are on board with regards to moving to a centralised high-performance program, The Roar added that some states, including the ACT Brumbies as well as the QRU, don’t want to give up their commercial assets.
The QRU confirmed that on Wednesday morning.
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“The QRU is committed to working with Rugby Australia to lead reform of our game at a high-performance level, and help Rugby Australia develop an improved game through high-performance centralisation,” the statement read.
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We had the influence of AFL and our players were more professional than the rest of the world.”
He added: “I know what’s going on and we need to get a better system of developing players. We need to develop better players and we need to develop a larger batch of better players and that only comes through changing the whole system.”
While all five Australian Super Rugby sides fundamentally are on board with regards to moving to a centralised high-performance program, The Roar added that some states, including the ACT Brumbies as well as the QRU, don’t want to give up their commercial assets.
The QRU confirmed that on Wednesday morning.
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“The QRU is committed to working with Rugby Australia to lead reform of our game at a high-performance level, and help Rugby Australia develop an improved game through high-performance centralisation,” the statement read.
“Centralisation” would include a national player-contracting model, and alignment of key high-performance staff, such as coaching, strength and conditioning, and medical to operate as one national system.”
The letter pointed to RA’s involvement in Les Kiss’ appointment as Reds coach, with the former State of Origin winger turned coach, who has spent the best part of two decades coaching in Ireland and England, replacing Brad Thorn.
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The QRU confirmed that on Wednesday morning.
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“The QRU is committed to working with Rugby Australia to lead reform of our game at a high-performance level, and help Rugby Australia develop an improved game through high-performance centralisation,” the statement read.
“Centralisation” would include a national player-contracting model, and alignment of key high-performance staff, such as coaching, strength and conditioning, and medical to operate as one national system.”
The letter pointed to RA’s involvement in Les Kiss’ appointment as Reds coach, with the former State of Origin winger turned coach, who has spent the best part of two decades coaching in Ireland and England, replacing Brad Thorn.
As The Roar has previously reported, the QRU stopped short of wanting to hand over its commercial property.
“While the QRU is very supportive of high-performance alignment, it will not agree to any proposal on centralising commercial or corporate functions,” the letter read.
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The QRU confirmed that on Wednesday morning.
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“The QRU is committed to working with Rugby Australia to lead reform of our game at a high-performance level, and help Rugby Australia develop an improved game through high-performance centralisation,” the statement read.
“Centralisation” would include a national player-contracting model, and alignment of key high-performance staff, such as coaching, strength and conditioning, and medical to operate as one national system.”
The letter pointed to RA’s involvement in Les Kiss’ appointment as Reds coach, with the former State of Origin winger turned coach, who has spent the best part of two decades coaching in Ireland and England, replacing Brad Thorn.
As The Roar has previously reported, the QRU stopped short of wanting to hand over its commercial property.
“While the QRU is very supportive of high-performance alignment, it will not agree to any proposal on centralising commercial or corporate functions,” the letter read.
“The very strength of our State unions is the expertise they bring in their own markets.
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“The QRU is committed to working with Rugby Australia to lead reform of our game at a high-performance level, and help Rugby Australia develop an improved game through high-performance centralisation,” the statement read.
“Centralisation” would include a national player-contracting model, and alignment of key high-performance staff, such as coaching, strength and conditioning, and medical to operate as one national system.”
The letter pointed to RA’s involvement in Les Kiss’ appointment as Reds coach, with the former State of Origin winger turned coach, who has spent the best part of two decades coaching in Ireland and England, replacing Brad Thorn.
As The Roar has previously reported, the QRU stopped short of wanting to hand over its commercial property.
“While the QRU is very supportive of high-performance alignment, it will not agree to any proposal on centralising commercial or corporate functions,” the letter read.
“The very strength of our State unions is the expertise they bring in their own markets.
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“We are open to work on commercial initiatives together but will always retain our independence for the benefit of Queensland Rugby, its members and stakeholders.
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“Centralisation” would include a national player-contracting model, and alignment of key high-performance staff, such as coaching, strength and conditioning, and medical to operate as one national system.”
The letter pointed to RA’s involvement in Les Kiss’ appointment as Reds coach, with the former State of Origin winger turned coach, who has spent the best part of two decades coaching in Ireland and England, replacing Brad Thorn.
As The Roar has previously reported, the QRU stopped short of wanting to hand over its commercial property.
“While the QRU is very supportive of high-performance alignment, it will not agree to any proposal on centralising commercial or corporate functions,” the letter read.
“The very strength of our State unions is the expertise they bring in their own markets.
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“We are open to work on commercial initiatives together but will always retain our independence for the benefit of Queensland Rugby, its members and stakeholders.
“Queensland Rugby has built a sustainable business model through the elimination of legacy operating debt, delivered four-straight operating profits and worked in partnership with Governments to successfully deliver $31 million of improvements to Ballymore through the construction of the National Rugby Training Centre, the home of the Wallaroos and Queensland Reds.”
The letter also pointed to the 71,000 players across the state, including more than 16,000 of those female participants, 257 schools featuring rugby as part of its program, as well as its Hospital Cup competition and regional club competitions, as evidence that the game was in good health in Queensland.
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“The very strength of our State unions is the expertise they bring in their own markets.
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“We are open to work on commercial initiatives together but will always retain our independence for the benefit of Queensland Rugby, its members and stakeholders.
“Queensland Rugby has built a sustainable business model through the elimination of legacy operating debt, delivered four-straight operating profits and worked in partnership with Governments to successfully deliver $31 million of improvements to Ballymore through the construction of the National Rugby Training Centre, the home of the Wallaroos and Queensland Reds.”
The letter also pointed to the 71,000 players across the state, including more than 16,000 of those female participants, 257 schools featuring rugby as part of its program, as well as its Hospital Cup competition and regional club competitions, as evidence that the game was in good health in Queensland.
The QRU also expressed its satisfaction that RA was willing to discuss the annual $1.7m being reinstated, which had been withheld because of the Covid pandemic to keep the game afloat.
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“We are open to work on commercial initiatives together but will always retain our independence for the benefit of Queensland Rugby, its members and stakeholders.
“Queensland Rugby has built a sustainable business model through the elimination of legacy operating debt, delivered four-straight operating profits and worked in partnership with Governments to successfully deliver $31 million of improvements to Ballymore through the construction of the National Rugby Training Centre, the home of the Wallaroos and Queensland Reds.”
The letter also pointed to the 71,000 players across the state, including more than 16,000 of those female participants, 257 schools featuring rugby as part of its program, as well as its Hospital Cup competition and regional club competitions, as evidence that the game was in good health in Queensland.
The QRU also expressed its satisfaction that RA was willing to discuss the annual $1.7m being reinstated, which had been withheld because of the Covid pandemic to keep the game afloat.
Meanwhile, The Roar understands the ACT Brumbies have sent RA confirmation of solvency for the next 12 months.
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“Queensland Rugby has built a sustainable business model through the elimination of legacy operating debt, delivered four-straight operating profits and worked in partnership with Governments to successfully deliver $31 million of improvements to Ballymore through the construction of the National Rugby Training Centre, the home of the Wallaroos and Queensland Reds.”
The letter also pointed to the 71,000 players across the state, including more than 16,000 of those female participants, 257 schools featuring rugby as part of its program, as well as its Hospital Cup competition and regional club competitions, as evidence that the game was in good health in Queensland.
The QRU also expressed its satisfaction that RA was willing to discuss the annual $1.7m being reinstated, which had been withheld because of the Covid pandemic to keep the game afloat.
Meanwhile, The Roar understands the ACT Brumbies have sent RA confirmation of solvency for the next 12 months.
RA was forced to take out a $40m loan from Ares to keep the game afloat.
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The QRU also expressed its satisfaction that RA was willing to discuss the annual $1.7m being reinstated, which had been withheld because of the Covid pandemic to keep the game afloat.
Meanwhile, The Roar understands the ACT Brumbies have sent RA confirmation of solvency for the next 12 months.
RA was forced to take out a $40m loan from Ares to keep the game afloat.
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While RA has around another $15m left to spend from the loan, the governing body is looking to borrow up to another $60m so they’re in the strongest possible position to capitalise on the two major money-making events – the 2025 British and Irish Lions series and home men’s World Cup in 2017 – and succeed.
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The QRU also expressed its satisfaction that RA was willing to discuss the annual $1.7m being reinstated, which had been withheld because of the Covid pandemic to keep the game afloat.
Meanwhile, The Roar understands the ACT Brumbies have sent RA confirmation of solvency for the next 12 months.
RA was forced to take out a $40m loan from Ares to keep the game afloat.
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While RA has around another $15m left to spend from the loan, the governing body is looking to borrow up to another $60m so they’re in the strongest possible position to capitalise on the two major money-making events – the 2025 British and Irish Lions series and home men’s World Cup in 2017 – and succeed.
RA is also in the early stages of looking to renew its next broadcast deal, with the governing body hoping to at least double its current deal with Nine Entertainment/Stan Sport, which is seeing them paid $29m per year until the end of 2025.
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RA set to announce local as high-performance director – and how it could help land Schmidt as Wallabies coach
Rugby Australia is moving closer to naming their new director of high-performance, with World Rugby’s director of high-performance Peter Horne set to take on the role – and the move could help land highly-regarded coach Joe Schmidt for the vacant Wallabies job.
As The Roar reported last week, Horne had emerged as the leading candidate in recent weeks.
It’s believed he has edged out former Sydney University, Australian Sevens and Harlequins’ director of rugby Billy Millard for the role.
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The finer points of the negotiations are being out, but it’s likely Horne will be announced over the next week once the sports administrator wraps up a crucial series of meetings this week with World Rugby.
Horne is leading World Rugby meetings with tier-two nations this week in Sydney, with former Fiji coach Simon Raiwalui in attendance before he officially wraps up and joins World Rugby.
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RA set to announce local as high-performance director – and how it could help land Schmidt as Wallabies coach
Rugby Australia is moving closer to naming their new director of high-performance, with World Rugby’s director of high-performance Peter Horne set to take on the role – and the move could help land highly-regarded coach Joe Schmidt for the vacant Wallabies job.
As The Roar reported last week, Horne had emerged as the leading candidate in recent weeks.
It’s believed he has edged out former Sydney University, Australian Sevens and Harlequins’ director of rugby Billy Millard for the role.
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The finer points of the negotiations are being out, but it’s likely Horne will be announced over the next week once the sports administrator wraps up a crucial series of meetings this week with World Rugby.
Horne is leading World Rugby meetings with tier-two nations this week in Sydney, with former Fiji coach Simon Raiwalui in attendance before he officially wraps up and joins World Rugby.
His appointment reflects RA’s desire to go down an administrative path rather than former coach of any standing like Millard would have offered.
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As The Roar reported last week, Horne had emerged as the leading candidate in recent weeks.
It’s believed he has edged out former Sydney University, Australian Sevens and Harlequins’ director of rugby Billy Millard for the role.
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The finer points of the negotiations are being out, but it’s likely Horne will be announced over the next week once the sports administrator wraps up a crucial series of meetings this week with World Rugby.
Horne is leading World Rugby meetings with tier-two nations this week in Sydney, with former Fiji coach Simon Raiwalui in attendance before he officially wraps up and joins World Rugby.
His appointment reflects RA’s desire to go down an administrative path rather than former coach of any standing like Millard would have offered.
Horne, who joined World Rugby in 2015 as a general manager of high-performance before moving into his current role, will sit at the top of the high-performance tree, with the next Wallabies coach to report into him.
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RA set to announce local as high-performance director – and how it could help land Schmidt as Wallabies coach
It’s believed he has edged out former Sydney University, Australian Sevens and Harlequins’ director of rugby Billy Millard for the role.
Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Reddit Email Share
The finer points of the negotiations are being out, but it’s likely Horne will be announced over the next week once the sports administrator wraps up a crucial series of meetings this week with World Rugby.
Horne is leading World Rugby meetings with tier-two nations this week in Sydney, with former Fiji coach Simon Raiwalui in attendance before he officially wraps up and joins World Rugby.
His appointment reflects RA’s desire to go down an administrative path rather than former coach of any standing like Millard would have offered.
Horne, who joined World Rugby in 2015 as a general manager of high-performance before moving into his current role, will sit at the top of the high-performance tree, with the next Wallabies coach to report into him.
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During his tenure with World Rugby, the Sydneysider has played an important role in setting up competitions, high-performance structures and pathways across developing countries.
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RA set to announce local as high-performance director – and how it could help land Schmidt as Wallabies coach
Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Reddit Email Share
The finer points of the negotiations are being out, but it’s likely Horne will be announced over the next week once the sports administrator wraps up a crucial series of meetings this week with World Rugby.
Horne is leading World Rugby meetings with tier-two nations this week in Sydney, with former Fiji coach Simon Raiwalui in attendance before he officially wraps up and joins World Rugby.
His appointment reflects RA’s desire to go down an administrative path rather than former coach of any standing like Millard would have offered.
Horne, who joined World Rugby in 2015 as a general manager of high-performance before moving into his current role, will sit at the top of the high-performance tree, with the next Wallabies coach to report into him.
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During his tenure with World Rugby, the Sydneysider has played an important role in setting up competitions, high-performance structures and pathways across developing countries.
He also played a role in helping Super Rugby integrate Fiji Drua and Moana Pasifika into the competition.
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RA set to announce local as high-performance director – and how it could help land Schmidt as Wallabies coach
Horne is leading World Rugby meetings with tier-two nations this week in Sydney, with former Fiji coach Simon Raiwalui in attendance before he officially wraps up and joins World Rugby.
His appointment reflects RA’s desire to go down an administrative path rather than former coach of any standing like Millard would have offered.
Horne, who joined World Rugby in 2015 as a general manager of high-performance before moving into his current role, will sit at the top of the high-performance tree, with the next Wallabies coach to report into him.
Advertisement
During his tenure with World Rugby, the Sydneysider has played an important role in setting up competitions, high-performance structures and pathways across developing countries.
He also played a role in helping Super Rugby integrate Fiji Drua and Moana Pasifika into the competition.
Those successes played out in the recent Rugby World Cup, with Chili, Fiji, Georgia and Portugal delivering encouraging performances that positively reflected World Rugby’s desire to spread and build the game.
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RA set to announce local as high-performance director – and how it could help land Schmidt as Wallabies coach
His appointment reflects RA’s desire to go down an administrative path rather than former coach of any standing like Millard would have offered.
Horne, who joined World Rugby in 2015 as a general manager of high-performance before moving into his current role, will sit at the top of the high-performance tree, with the next Wallabies coach to report into him.
Advertisement
During his tenure with World Rugby, the Sydneysider has played an important role in setting up competitions, high-performance structures and pathways across developing countries.
He also played a role in helping Super Rugby integrate Fiji Drua and Moana Pasifika into the competition.
Those successes played out in the recent Rugby World Cup, with Chili, Fiji, Georgia and Portugal delivering encouraging performances that positively reflected World Rugby’s desire to spread and build the game. Horne briefly worked at Saracens as a general manger.
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RA set to announce local as high-performance director – and how it could help land Schmidt as Wallabies coach
His appointment reflects RA’s desire to go down an administrative path rather than former coach of any standing like Millard would have offered.
Horne, who joined World Rugby in 2015 as a general manager of high-performance before moving into his current role, will sit at the top of the high-performance tree, with the next Wallabies coach to report into him.
Advertisement
During his tenure with World Rugby, the Sydneysider has played an important role in setting up competitions, high-performance structures and pathways across developing countries.
He also played a role in helping Super Rugby integrate Fiji Drua and Moana Pasifika into the competition.
Those successes played out in the recent Rugby World Cup, with Chili, Fiji, Georgia and Portugal delivering encouraging performances that positively reflected World Rugby’s desire to spread and build the game. Horne briefly worked at Saracens as a general manger.
RA always said they wanted to have the role filled by Christmas, with chief-executive Phil Waugh saying the successful candidate had one of the biggest jobs to change the game’s standing in Australia.
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