Apple has released two new colorful watch bands and faces to commemorate Pride month, which begins in June.
One Apple Watch Pride band features a light-colored rainbow striped across the entire strap. The other band is a twist on the existing Nike Sport Band: it’s a white band with rainbow colors located inside the holes of the band. Both bands are available for purchase on Apple’s website and cost $49 each.
The watch bands also received new Pride-themed faces to match. One features a soft-colored rainbow, designed to match the new rainbow band. For the new Nike band, Apple made a watchface with a black background and rainbow-colored dots. Both watchfaces will be available as part of watchOS 6.2.5. According to 9to5Mac, there might be some additional Pride-themed watchfaces, but Apple didn’t mention them in its announcement this morning.
Apple began annually releasing new Pride-themed bands and watchfaces in 2017 to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride month, which is held every year in June. Throughout the month, various pride events, such as parades and festivals,are held across the globe to recognize members of the LGBTQ+ community. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s likely many of the events will be canceled or held virtually this year.
