When designing your WatchKit context menu icons, they must contain actions that users can perform, and each action must contain a label and icon. Text labels associated with the menu can contain up to two lines of text, and menu icons are template images, which use the image's alpha value to define their shape.
The following table explains the different menu icon sizes for each of the associated asset image types:
|
Asset image types |
Apple Watch (38 mm) |
Apple Watch (42 mm) |
|---|---|---|
|
The notification center icon |
48 pixels |
55 pixels |
|
The long-look notification icon |
80 pixels |
88 pixels |
|
The home screen icon |
80 pixels |
80 pixels |
|
The short look icon |
172 pixels |
196 pixels |
The following screenshot highlights the required design considerations that you must adhere to when creating your customized menu icons. You need to consider using line weights that are appropriate for your device size, and the complexity of the icon by setting the line thickness...