The Apple Watch has come a long way in its eight years. While much of the exterior has remained the same, in theory if not in exact form, watchOS has grown from a curiosity to a competent platform for apps of all kinds.
There are some idiosyncrasies, of course (does anyone use the dock regularly? And why can’t we get third-party watch faces?), but it’s now a mature platform. And yet, for all of its focus on fitness and getting users moving, it fundamentally misunderstands a key part of exercise - recovery.
