title: Can I display a network activity indicator in the apple watch status bar?
body: <p>On iOS, you can use <code>UIApplication.networkActivityIndicatorVisible</code> to display an activity indicator in the status bar. I've seen Apple's weather app on the watch do the same thing.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a public API to do this in watchOS 2? There doesn't appear to be an equivalent <code>WKExtension.networkActivityIndicatorVisible</code> property.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Update:</strong> I'm aware it's possible to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28905131">roll my own using animated images</a>, but I'm specifically talking about the network activity indicator in the status bar, as seen in Apple's Weather app. (The accepted answer on that question suggests that watch apps should not be doing networking. This hasn't been true since native watch apps and the introduction of the WatchConnectivity framework with watchOS 2.)</p>