No one knows, but no rumors have surfaced so far about it. I don’t know what Apple can do, honestly. The main way it senses that it’s on a wrist, reads heart rate, reads blood oxygen, and so on is with light refraction. Ink can cause the light sensors to not read properly. Light-based sensors seem to be the industry standard, and the only good option for non-invasive reading. Ink is going to interfere with the light.

It’s certainly annoying, and as far as I can tell, the only reason is to have a feature on the more expensive models. That said, you could try a used or refurb Series 7 or Series 8. Both of those will have the keyboard.

I’m like a lot of others here. I use some first-party apps and widgets, but not a lot. What I use, though, is great to have. It’s easy to miss messages when my phone is in a pocket, but not with the watch. I like having media controls on my wrist. Overcast is wonderful. I like having calendar and weather data immediately accessible, and the watchOS calendar interface is quicker to scroll through if I just need to see what’s happening today and tomorrow. I use the Workout app at least twice per day, and have my fitness rings on every watch face.

At first, I wasn’t sure what I’d do with an Apple Watch. But I’m one of those people for whom gamifying life is a huge motivator. Hitting my daily goals is why I’m in decent shape, and have improved over the years. It’s motivating to keep my move streak going. Even stand reminders get me up and away from the computer for a few minutes, which I take as an excuse to jog the stairs once or twice to help my other goals along. You can change the goals. If you’re hoping to become more active, try setting goals you can hit relatively easily and see if the watch helps motivate you to increase your activity level. If you’re not into that at all, the watch can still be useful. As some have said, though, it focuses a lot on fitness and wellness.

I would love to, but I can’t come up with good triggers. I almost never use my watch screen while in bed, so tying to a sleep focus doesn’t help. I can use a face while at home and one when I leave (I work from home), but I leave for various reasons. A face with complications for traveling is different from a face I might want at the store or when visiting someone. I have to give it more thought. Or rather, I have to just set something up, then tweak it until I’m happy with it.