Future Apple Watch bands could automatically launch apps or change face

Not content with its plan to make Apple Watch bands whose color can be changed, Apple wants those bands to change what the Watch displays — and to prove that they are 'authorized.'A band's texture would stay the same, but the color could alter — and the Apple Watch could launch specific apps to suit particular bandsIn February 2023, Apple was granted a patent for an Apple Watch band that users could alter at will. Specifically, it could change color, and the principle was that a user could make the band match whatever they were wearing.Rather than going through the now apparently burdensome business of changing Watch straps by hand, or even changing Watches, a simple control could alter the band's appearance. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums