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05-02-2017, 05:40 PM
Google Maps, Amazon, and eBay quietly stopped supporting Apple Watch
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Need more proof that smartwatches are doomed (http://mashable.com/2017/04/13/smartwatches-are-so-doomed/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)? Several internet giants, including Google, Amazon, and eBay, quietly dropped support for Apple Watch in some of their apps in recent weeks.*
But there was ** big riot on social media, and we're only learning this **w because it appears a few people actually use (or miss) these apps.*
SEE ALSO: Don't cry for Mac Mini, it's still part of Apple's lineup (http://mashable.com/2017/04/04/mac-mini-still-alive/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The trend was **ticed by AppleInsider, which claims (http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/05/01/major-apps-abandoning-apple-watch-including-google-maps-amazon-ebay) Google Maps (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-maps-navigation-transit/id585027354?mt=8) stopped supporting Apple Watch in recent weeks, while Amazon (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-app-shop-scan-compare-and-read-reviews/id297606951?mt=8) and eBay (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ebay-buy-sell-save-electronics-fashion-more/id282614216?mt=8) dropped Apple Watch support in late April. And some other companies, such as Target (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/target/id297430070?mt=8), also launched a new version of their iOS app sans support for the Watch. Right **w, if you open any of these companies' apps on Apple's App Store, you won't see the sign that says "Offers Apple*Watch App for iPhone."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/02/apple-watch-google-maps-amazon-ebay-kill-apps/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Need more proof that smartwatches are doomed (http://mashable.com/2017/04/13/smartwatches-are-so-doomed/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)? Several internet giants, including Google, Amazon, and eBay, quietly dropped support for Apple Watch in some of their apps in recent weeks.*
But there was ** big riot on social media, and we're only learning this **w because it appears a few people actually use (or miss) these apps.*
SEE ALSO: Don't cry for Mac Mini, it's still part of Apple's lineup (http://mashable.com/2017/04/04/mac-mini-still-alive/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The trend was **ticed by AppleInsider, which claims (http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/05/01/major-apps-abandoning-apple-watch-including-google-maps-amazon-ebay) Google Maps (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-maps-navigation-transit/id585027354?mt=8) stopped supporting Apple Watch in recent weeks, while Amazon (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-app-shop-scan-compare-and-read-reviews/id297606951?mt=8) and eBay (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ebay-buy-sell-save-electronics-fashion-more/id282614216?mt=8) dropped Apple Watch support in late April. And some other companies, such as Target (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/target/id297430070?mt=8), also launched a new version of their iOS app sans support for the Watch. Right **w, if you open any of these companies' apps on Apple's App Store, you won't see the sign that says "Offers Apple*Watch App for iPhone."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/02/apple-watch-google-maps-amazon-ebay-kill-apps/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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