We have been talking for a few weeks about the road plan that Apple will follow throughout 2024. The iPhone 16 will take a slight back seat, giving greater relevance to the renewals of AirPods and Apple Watch. Remember that the latter celebrates its tenth anniversary since its presentation in 2014 So now is the right time to give the tenth generation of Apple Watch a facelift. As part of this facelift, it is likely that modify the bracelet system which will prevent the reuse of old bracelets with the new Apple Watch, a radical change that changes what Apple has done so far.
The new Apple Watch will change the bracelet system
Currently, Apple Watch bands can be interchanged because the strap system they have is a slot along the side edges that allows the strap to be inserted. However, Apple could be working on a new strap system with magnetic attachment which would completely change the way we design straps. This change would appear in the Apple Watch X or 10 since it will celebrate ten years in 2024 since its presentation in September 2014.
Gurman already highlighted this a few months ago by stating that the Apple Watch Now is @KosutamiSanknown for the leak of Apple’s FineWoven bracelets, the one who sets out to predict that This new watch will prevent the use of old bands on the new Apple Watch. Or what is the same: not all straps of the new Apple Watch can be used on watches of previous generations.
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For the moment this strap fixing system has not been modified, it is still in force from the first generation but Apple could have found a new way of fixing the straps which would allow the internal space of the device to be increased to increase the battery or redistribute the components inside.
In addition to this move (successful or not) with the Apple Watch X, Apple could consider introducing new health features like blood pressure detection or sleep apnea detection. All this on the tenth anniversary of the presentation of the Apple Watch on a stage whose protagonist was Steve Jobs.
