On the Watch, the app is extremely simple with a button that you can tap to start recording. Thanks to new developer APIs in watchOS 2, Just Press Record can record audio directly from the Apple Watch’s microphone and play it back with the built-in speaker. What’s great about Just Press Record is that it runs natively on watchOS 2 with direct access to the microphone. Just Press Record can record audio in the background on iOS (start recording and close the app), and it supports Slide Over and Split View on the iPad. m4a files with a timestamp as their filename the playback UI consists of media controls, a date, and buttons to delete and share the file using system extensions. Tap it to record, tap it again when you’re done. Just Press Record has a minimal interface with a big red microphone button in the middle of the screen.
Just Press Record, a $2.99 Universal app, wants to provide the missing voice recorder for Apple Watch users. Given the OS’ support for audio recording and playback, a native Voice Memos app for the Watch would be an ideal companion for capturing ideas and audio notes anywhere. Among the various first-party omissions on watchOS 2, the lack of a Voice Memos app for Apple Watch is perhaps the most curious one.
