New Apple Watch Bands: Spring, Summer, Fall Arrivals Expected

As we approach the new year, fans of Apple's wearable technology are eagerly awaiting the latest updates to their favorite watch bands. According to YouTube personality Rene Ritchie, we can expect a flurry of new band designs throughout 2022, with spring colors arriving around March or April, summer Pride bands hitting stores around WWDC, and fall colors and styles debuting in September.

Ritchie notes that Apple's watches are the company's most fashion-forward product, and as such, we can always expect to see new and exciting band designs. However, this also means that fans may be disappointed by the lack of an MS case for their iPhone, which would require digging deep to find. Instead, all of these features will be front and center on the Apple Watch.

Ritchie's attention turns to the upcoming hardware updates, which promise to bring significant improvements to the Apple Watch Series 8, SE, and Extreme. For those familiar with the company's release cycle, it's worth noting that new series of Apple Watches have been announced every year since the Series 2, often bringing a range of exciting new features and designs.

While we can't yet speculate on what exactly these updates will bring, Ritchie notes that recent iPhones have seen significant improvements in terms of toughness, thanks to ceramic shields and flatter designs. This has led some to believe that the Apple Watch Extreme may be designed with similar principles in mind, offering a more rugged and durable alternative to traditional watches.

In terms of specific features, Ritchie speculates that the new Apple Watch SE will likely focus on an updated processor, aimed at extending watchOS and app compatibility. However, he also notes that the true extent of these updates remains to be seen, and it's possible that we'll see other changes as well.

One area where fans are particularly excited is in terms of the potential for a new Apple Watch Max, with all of the bells and whistles available on the company's more advanced devices. This could include improved durability, new communication features, and even a whole new set of bands designed specifically for extreme activities.

For those interested in getting involved in the world of watchOS and Apple software development, Ritchie recommends Brilliant, an online learning platform offering courses on everything from algorithms to quantum mechanics. With courses tailored to both beginners and advanced learners, Brilliant is the perfect place to start exploring the next generation of watches and health technologies.

As we approach the holiday season, it's worth noting that Brilliant offers a range of discounts and promotions for new students. By clicking on the link in the video description or visiting brilliant.org/ReneRitchie, viewers can take advantage of 20% off their annual premium subscription. This is a great way to support the channel and start exploring the world of watchOS and software development.

For those who want to stay up-to-date with the latest Apple news and releases, Ritchie recommends checking out his playlist above for more videos on everything from the iPhone SE to watchOS 9. By doing so, viewers can ensure they're always in the know about the company's latest developments and releases.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- New Apple Watch bands, of course.Spring, summer, fall.New Apple Watch Series8, new Apple Watch SE,and new, like really, totallynew Apple Watch Extreme.But which one is gonna be the flat one?I'm Rene Ritchie.YouTube says 70% of you watchingstill haven't subscribedto the channel.So hit that button and belland we can build the bestcommunity in tech together.The watch is absolutely Apple'smost fashion-forward product.Sure, you can get anMS case for your iPhoneif you really truly want to,but you're gonna have to dig for it.With Watch, all of thatis front and center.So at the very least,the very, very least,we can expect a bevy ofnew Apple Watch bandsthroughout 2022.New spring colors aroundMarch or April event time,whether there's an actual event or not,a new Pride band inthe summer around WWDC,whether it's in person or still not,and then new fall colorsand maybe new band stylesto go along with the new fall hardware,hopefully back in Septemberand not delayed againuntil October.But the 2020s just gonna 2020 too.Now as to that hardware,there's been a new seriesof Apple Watch announcedpretty much every year,on the year, since the Series 2.Some of them have had big internal updateslike going dual core, 64 bit or LTE.Others, big new designs,like the fullscreen Series 4.Or small new designs,like last year's slightly bigger Series 7.There haven't been too manyrumors about Series 8 yet,but my guess is it's gonnafocus on the internals again.The A13 base coresintroduced with the S6 systemand package are still plentyfast enough for a wearable.But the silicon nerd in mewould love to see somethinglike A14 base cores inan S8 just to keep someof the extra headroom for the future,the future of watchOS and apps.And, yes, fully independent LTE.I mean everything, everything,is 5G, 5G, 5G, 5G these days,but I'm just not sure Qualcomm's modemsare anywhere nearly efficient enoughfor the Apple Watch yet.And Apple's custom modemsare probably still a coupleor a few years out.More new health sensorsremain the holy grail here, of course.Everything from blood pressureto blood sugar and more,just all the sensors, butthose are proving really,really hard to bring to market.The tech has been coming,but just never quite arrivinggoing on half a decade now,even though Apple keeps buying companiesthat swear they're almost there,only to stay exactlythere at the almost point,over and over again, whichis super frustrating,beyond frustrating for everyone involved.And that's still before we even getinto which and whether thosetechnologies will be regulatedfor health, like the ECG app or marketedfor simple metrics like blood oxygen.Now there are stronger,way stronger rumors,around the new Apple Watch SEand really new Apple Watch Extreme,both kind of orbitingaround a flat-edge designthat many just wrongly assumed was meantfor last year's Apple Watch Series 7,including a bunch oflegit cockamamie storiesand theories aroundApple changing the designat the last minute, which does not happen.I mean, sometimes things get delayedand sometimes more conservativeprototypes went outover more audacious ones,but that's way earlierin the production cycle.And once they're locked and loaded,they're locked and loaded.It's like a two- to three-year process.The delays we got lastyear were 100% delayson the exact Apple Watch Series 7 designthat Apple ended up shipping.And a lot of that is because these reportsoften almost alwaysarrive with zero context.So everyone just tries tomake their best guessesbased on their experience.And it's easier to think alast minute change was madethan an engineering sample got outwhere the prototyper wasjust using an old containeras a quick test for a newproject or vice versa.And then, hot damn. But I digress.So where does that leavethat flat-edge designthat everybody was talking about?Well, as a different Apple Watch entirely,one that was pushed from 2021 to 2022.And some think, John Gruber among them,that it'll be marketed asthe next Apple Watch SEthat Apple likes to visually distinguishtheir flagship designs fromtheir entry-level models.And they usually do thatby keeping older versionsof those designs around,like the iPhone SE,or ninth generation iPad,home button, both of them.But the as-of-last-year older watch designdoesn't really look that differentfrom the latest and greatest current one.And for something as fashionableand wearable as a watch, the flat sidesis an objectively lesspremium-looking design.So the thinking is itcould be for the next SE.Now others, including JohnProsser, think the flat designis the long-rumored Apple Watch Extreme,the one that was rumoredto have been pushedfrom 2021 to 2022, a more rugged,larger version of the Apple Watchmeant to compete with Garmin.And because recent iPhonesincreased their toughness,not just with ceramic shield,but because of the flatter designthat better protect it against impact,that a flatter watch designwould do exactly the same thingfor more extreme athletes and activities.And yeah, for people whocare about ruggedness,being chunkier is not a bug.It is absolutely a feature.And I mean, come on, seriously,nobody expects an Apple Watch Extremeto look like an OtterBox, right?They expect it to looklike these sandblasted-downto its essential metal limits,which could be exactlythat flat-sided design.Either way, anyway, it'll be fascinatingto see what Apple decides to includein a new Apple Watch SE.Because right now, it lacksthe always-on display,ECG, blood oxygen, andother pricier features,just like the iPhone SE and the iPad,might as well call it SE,and come to think of it,why don't they?Both of those entry-leveldevices don't include the betterand fuller screen displaysand camera systems.So whether flat or not, I think the focuson a new Apple Watch SE willbe on an updated processorto extend watchOS and app head roomand probably not much else.But, hey, a nerd can dream.As for the Apple WatchExtreme or whatever Appleends up calling the biggerand more rugged versionof the Watch, that I see beingmore of an Apple Watch Max,with every bell and whistleApple has available, imaginable,especially on the communications, health,and fitness tech side, butwith way, way better durabilityin lieu of a fancier camera system.Maybe even with a wholenew set of bands dedicatedfor those extreme activities,along with whatever watchOS 9has coming our way this summer.And if you ever want toget involved with that,with the future of watchOSor any of Apple's software,the absolute best place to get startedis with today's sponsor, Brilliant.They've got everything on algorithms,machine learning, and neural networks,so you can be part of thenext generation of watches,health technologies, apps, way more.But also math, quantummechanics, game theory,cryptocurrency, just all the courses.They've even got this brand new,totally revamped logic coursethat helps open your mindso you can look at problemsin a whole new way,then go hands-on and solve them yourself,including what to do withflat Apple Watch designsthat hit the market a year early.And with the holiday season in full swing,and new year on its way, youcan give the gift of Brilliantto any of the more ambitiouslearners in your life,including, and especially, yourself.And right now, becauseyou're watching this video,the first 200 of you who click on the linkin the description or go tobrilliant.org/ReneRitchiewill get 20% off Brilliant'sannual premium subscription.Just click on the button on the screenor go to brilliant.org/ReneRitchie.Clicking on that button really,really helps out the channeland so does hitting up theplaylist above for more,just everything Apple hascoming our way in 2022.So hit up that playlist andI'll see you in the next video.\n"