WatchKit: Apple Watch should have a networkActivityIndicatorVisible equivalent

Originator:robotspacer
Number:rdar://20748737 Date Originated:29-Apr-2015 02:17 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS SDK Product Version:8.3
Classification:Enhancement Reproducible:N/A
 
Summary:
My app displays a table of data. While the app is updating that data, there's no good way to show that it's busy doing something. If I replace the whole screen with a progress indicator the user can't browse existing data. If I add an indicator above or below the table then it may not be visible depending on where the table is scrolled to. The best place to display a progress indicator is in the status bar, where it is always visible. This progress indicator already exists but I do not see any way for an Apple Watch app to request that it be displayed.

iOS itself has the UIApplication property networkActivityIndicatorVisible that controls whether the system-wide progress indicator appears in the status bar. I think a similar method on WKInterfaceController would be extremely useful in many apps.

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Version:
iOS 8.3

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Configuration:
iPhone 6, Apple Watch

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