Per title. We knew it was coming some day, tho perhaps not this soon. Will you be upset if you need ugly adapter to make your extensive + expensive watchband collection work?

  • Sylvurphlame@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’m doubtful they’ll change it is such a way as to require entirely new bands. I’m skeptical of the magnetic attachment rumors. We already have warnings about magnetic bands and the compass. So now they’ll add magnets directly to the watch? Apple patents and explores a lot of ideas that never come to market.

    • ThalinVien@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      They have legal in all these design meetings looking for ANYTHING they can patent. All red herrings/concepts that never happen

      • rcook55@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Nah, they’ll do away with bands, you’ll need an embedded wrist socket.

      • Ecliptic_Panda@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        I actually think this might be true, obviously not a dongle in the traditional sense but an adapter of sorts to allow the previous bands to fit.

        If Apple doesn’t make it, I’m sure a 3rd party would, and the patents on the current watch mechanism has got to be expired by now? 🤔 so I think it’d be easy for someone else to make an adapter to connect them with any new system.

    • NomusaMagic@alien.topOPBEnglish
      11·
      10 months ago

      You may be onto something! I got ONE on-screen message right after OS10 update that my watch might not be compatible with my band. I was wearing official, graphite Milanese!