Which company released the Apple Watch in 2015?

Which company released the Apple Watch in 2015? The answer is Apple. The company announced its first smartwatch in September 2014 and began accepting pre-orders on April 10, 2015, before the device officially reached customers on April 24.

The Apple Watch was designed as an extension of the iPhone rather than as a completely independent computer. It displayed notifications, handled messages and calls, supported apps, and introduced health and fitness features through sensors and the Activity app. The first-generation model required an iPhone for many of its core functions.

Apple launched the watch in several versions, including the basic Apple Watch Sport, the standard Apple Watch, and the luxury Apple Watch Edition. Prices ranged from a relatively mainstream entry point to many thousands of dollars for Edition models made with precious materials.

Fitbit was a major fitness-tracking rival, while Google developed Android Wear rather than the Apple Watch. Samsung also sold smartwatches, but none of those companies released Apple’s product. The device ran the first version of watchOS, Apple’s dedicated operating system for its wearable line.