Apple CEO Tim Cook Speaks About The Apple Watch
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about the Apple Watch during an Apple event at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California, September 9, 2014. Reuters/Stephen Lam

Some reports say that the watch will be released on Valentine's Day while some say it will arrive later in spring. But the more important concern for consumers interested in the Apple Watch is that they must be prepared to purchase an iPhone or other iOS supported devices, if they still don't have one. That is in order to enjoy the full benefits of the watch.

According to BGR, the tech giant never mentioned that the Apple Watch is to function as a standalone device. With the release of the Apple WatchKit for app developers, the company has provided detailed guidelines making it more evident that the watch will require an iPhone or an iPad to make the apps run.

WatchKit is a software development tool for Apple Watch, which was released by the giant company earlier this week. Based on The Verge's report, there are 15 ways to interact with Apple Watch using the new software. The following (long) list names the different ways to work with the new watch; first is the Short look, Long look, Glances, Notification Actions, Vertical swipes, Horizontal swipes, Edge swipes, Taps, "Taptic Engine" haptic feedback, Siri, Force Touch, Digital Crown Scrolling, Digital Crown button, Single-click the side button to open Friends app and finally the Double-click the side button to use Apple Pay by having the watch scanned by an NFC reader.

The best thing about the iPhone, iPad and iPod is that they were so simple to understand when they first came out and consumers figured easily how the devices work. Unlike the software for the Apple Watch, the huge library of new interactions makes it more complicated and harder to understand.

Apple confirmed that the fully native watch apps will be released sometime next year but has declined to give more details. So for the time being, two things are clear: consumers must own an iPhone or any iOS device before buying the Apple Watch and interested consumers must start doing their homework to understand the Apple WatchKit.