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iOS 8.2 Beta 1

Full article
Developer beta

Recorded context

About this appearance

Beta 1 is an editorially reviewed historical article for iOS 8.2, with 6 bounded records and an explicit evidence boundary.

Date
Nov 18, 2014
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Milestone identity

Apple announced WatchKit and the first iOS 8.2 developer beta on November 18. Its announcement and the matching Xcode generation establish the initial Apple Watch development boundary.[1][2]

Indexed evidence

This page indexes 6 bounded occurrences. Every title and explanation is original synthesis, and each claim points to the retained evidence family that supports it.[3][4][5]

Evidence limits

This route records the tools and architecture Apple made available then. It does not backdate the later customer-facing Watch companion experience to the beta.[6]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. Developers Start Designing Apps for Apple Watch

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2014-11-18T00:00:00.000Z · Beta 1 identity and timing

    Contemporary milestone identity and timing.

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  2. Apple Seeds iOS 8.2 With WatchKit SDK for Apple Watch Apps to Developers

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-11-18T10:44:25-08:00 · Beta 1 identity and timing

    Contemporary milestone identity and timing.

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  3. Apple Seeds iOS 8.2 With WatchKit SDK for Apple Watch Apps to Developers

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-11-18T10:44:25-08:00 · iOS 8.2 beta SDK and WatchKit

    Contemporary observation; the publisher’s wording is not reused.

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  4. Developers Start Designing Apps for Apple Watch

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2014-11-18T00:00:00.000Z · WatchKit software tools available to developers

    First-party material used for bounded confirmation or cumulative context.

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  5. Xcode 6 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-30 · Xcode 6.2 Release Notes — WatchKit and iOS 8.2 SDK

    First-party material used for bounded confirmation or cumulative context.

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  6. Apple to Release iOS 8.2 Today With Support for Upcoming Apple Watch

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2015-03-09T11:24:31-07:00 · 8.2 route boundary

    Contemporary release-boundary evidence; no absent route is invented.

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  7. Developers Start Designing Apps for Apple Watch

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2014-11-18T00:00:00.000Z · Force Touch, Digital Crown, and Taptic Engine

    First-party material used for bounded confirmation or cumulative context.

  8. Apple Seeds iOS 8.2 With WatchKit SDK for Apple Watch Apps to Developers

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-11-18T10:44:25-08:00 · iPhone-powered WatchKit application architecture

    Contemporary observation; the publisher’s wording is not reused.

  9. Developers Start Designing Apps for Apple Watch

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2014-11-18T00:00:00.000Z · Later availability of fully native apps

    First-party material used for bounded confirmation or cumulative context.

  10. Developers Start Designing Apps for Apple Watch

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2014-11-18T00:00:00.000Z · WatchKit apps, actionable notifications, and Glances

    First-party material used for bounded confirmation or cumulative context.

  11. Apple Seeds iOS 8.2 With WatchKit SDK for Apple Watch Apps to Developers

    MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2014-11-18T10:44:25-08:00 · WatchKit content types

    Contemporary observation; the publisher’s wording is not reused.

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

developerApi · introduced

Watch interaction technologies entered the toolchain

documentedconfirmed

Developers could design around Force Touch, the Digital Crown, and the Taptic Engine.

  1. [1] Developers Start Designing Apps for Apple Watch · Force Touch, Digital Crown, and Taptic Engine

developerApi · introduced

Xcode 6.2 carried the iOS 8.2 SDK

documentedconfirmed

The Xcode 6.2 generation paired WatchKit support with the iOS 8.2 development SDK.

  1. [1] Xcode 6 Release Notes · Xcode 6.2 Release Notes — WatchKit and iOS 8.2 SDK

knownIssue · knownIssue

Fully native Watch software remained future work

documentedconfirmed

Apple said independent native applications for the watch would arrive after the initial WatchKit model.

  1. [1] Developers Start Designing Apps for Apple Watch · Later availability of fully native apps