components

name	components
description	watchOS UI components: watch-sized buttons, grouped lists, toggles, pickers, progress, empty states. Use when working on shared watchOS patterns related to components.

Component Patterns (watchOS)

BUTTON HIERARCHY (watch-sized):

Level	Style	Use Case
Primary	.borderedProminent	Main action (Start, Save)
Secondary	.bordered	Alternative (Cancel, Edit)
Destructive	.borderedProminent + .tint(.red)	Delete, Remove

• Buttons naturally fill width on watchOS — no .frame(maxWidth: .infinity) needed
• Use .controlSize(.mini) or .controlSize(.small) for compact button groups
• ONE .borderedProminent per screen
• ALWAYS use Button() — never .onTapGesture for actions

// Primary action
Button("Start") { start() }
    .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)

// Compact button pair
HStack {
    Button("Skip") { skip() }
        .buttonStyle(.bordered)
        .controlSize(.small)
    Button("Next") { next() }
        .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
        .controlSize(.small)
}

LIST PATTERNS:

// Grouped list (primary pattern for watchOS)
List {
    Section("Today") {
        ForEach(todayItems) { item in
            NavigationLink(value: item) {
                HStack {
                    Image(systemName: item.icon)
                    Text(item.title)
                    Spacer()
                    Text(item.value)
                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                }
            }
        }
    }
    Section("Settings") {
        Toggle("Notifications", isOn: $notifications)
    }
}

TOGGLE:

// Toggle in a list section
Section("Preferences") {
    Toggle("Sound", isOn: $soundEnabled)
    Toggle("Haptics", isOn: $hapticsEnabled)
}

PICKER:

// Wheel picker (good for watch)
Picker("Speed", selection: $speed) {
    Text("Slow").tag(Speed.slow)
    Text("Medium").tag(Speed.medium)
    Text("Fast").tag(Speed.fast)
}

// Navigation link picker for many options
Picker("Category", selection: $category) {
    ForEach(categories) { cat in
        Text(cat.name).tag(cat)
    }
}

PROGRESS:

// Circular progress (fits watch aesthetic)
ProgressView(value: progress, total: 1.0)
    .progressViewStyle(.circular)

// Linear progress
ProgressView(value: 0.6)

// Indeterminate
ProgressView("Loading...")

GAUGE (watch-native):

Gauge(value: heartRate, in: 40...200) {
    Text("BPM")
} currentValueLabel: {
    Text("\(Int(heartRate))")
} minimumValueLabel: {
    Text("40")
} maximumValueLabel: {
    Text("200")
}
.gaugeStyle(.accessoryCircular)

EMPTY STATES:

ContentUnavailableView(
    "No Workouts",
    systemImage: "figure.run",
    description: Text("Start a workout to see it here")
)

DATE/TIME DISPLAY:

// Use system date formatting
Text(Date.now, style: .time)
    .font(AppTheme.Fonts.title2)

Text(Date.now, style: .relative)
    .font(AppTheme.Fonts.caption)

NOT AVAILABLE ON watchOS:

• No card patterns with shadows (watch doesn't use card-based UI)
• No .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder) — watch text input is system-driven
• No .redacted(reason: .placeholder) skeleton loading (too complex for watch)
• No full-width .controlSize(.large) buttons — watch buttons fill width by default
• No .popover presentations

RULES:

1. Keep components minimal — watch screen is ~40mm
2. Use List with sections as the primary content container
3. Gauge is the watch-native way to show metrics — prefer it over custom progress views
4. Text input on watch is limited — prefer selection (Picker, Toggle) over TextField
5. Use SF Symbols at appropriate sizes — .font(.title3) for icons in lists