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Apple Planning 'Ten Year Celebration' Activity Achievement for Apple Watch

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Apple appears to be planning an activity challenge to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Apple Watch, which was released in 2015. In the latest iOS 18.2 beta, there's a mention of a "Ten Year Celebration" with references to an activity achievement, so it sounds like something is in the works.

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While the Apple Watch was introduced at Apple's September 2014 iPhone event, it was not released until April 2015. The delay between the device's introduction and its launch have raised questions about whether the Apple Watch 10th anniversary is in 2024 or 2025.

Apple celebrated the 10th anniversary of the iPhone with the launch of the iPhone X in 2017, and this year, the company highlighted the 10th anniversary of Apple Pay. Apple does see 10th anniversaries as notable, so we can expect something for the Apple Watch.

Back in 2023, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman claimed that Apple was planning a complete revamp of the Apple Watch for its 10th anniversary, complete with a magnetic band attachment system and a slimmer design. In September 2024, the Apple Watch did get a design update with larger displays and a thinner chassis, but the device was not branded the "Apple Watch X" as Gurman said it would be, nor did it have a new band attachment system.

It is possible that those updates that Gurman talked about in 2023 will actually come in 2025 as part of an anniversary celebration for the device, but it is unclear because the slimmed down look that Gurman mentioned has already been implemented.

Next year will also mark the 10th anniversary of the Apple Music streaming service, which came out in June 2015. Apple could also have something planned for that anniversary.

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We've come a long way. The first model was barely water resistant and had only a heart rate sensor. It was clunky. The Watch 10 is good up to 50 meters with heart, blood oxygen, altimeter, water depth, cellular, etc. It actually fits like a watch rather than a toy.
 
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A 10 year activity challenge? Hmm

Wish the move streak would show in years/months vs 1000, 2500 and such, that’s just stupid as no one I know can relate 2750 days to years/months …
 
JPack said:
We've come a long way. The first model was barely water resistant and had only a heart rate sensor. It was clunky. The Watch 10 is good up to 50 meters with heart, blood oxygen, altimeter, water depth, cellular, etc. It actually fits like a watch rather than a toy.
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Series 0 design lasted until series 3 (as an old low budget model) was discontinued and stopped being sold in 2023! I disagree with the idea that it was clunky. Perhaps initial software was, but updates optimized it and it turned out to be a good device. It is hard to believe that the series would be thriving as it is today if it was a bad product.

I still have mine, it actually works quite well despite the limitations. Apple never released a software update that disabled Force-Touch / 3D Touch like they did with my Series 3 (also still have and use that). Still one of the features I miss in my AWU, no, long-press is not the same.
 
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Hmmm, wasn't there a rumor about the AppleWatch Ultra 3 being delayed just until next Spring rather than an entire year? There was no clear consensus about a reason, but just thinking out loud here, we had an iPhone X...

The Ultra would be the perfect version to gain at least some of the Apple Intelligence features such as the smarter Siri, which should be released about the same time, right?
 
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840quadra said:
Series 0 design lasted until series 3 (as an old low budget model) was discontinued and stopped being sold in 2023! I disagree with the idea that it was clunky. Perhaps initial software was, but updates optimized it and it turned out to be a good device. It is hard to believe that the series would be thriving as it is today if it was a bad product.

I still have mine, it actually works quite well despite the limitations. Apple never released a software update that disabled Force-Touch / 3D Touch like they did with my Series 3 (also still have and use that). Still one of the features I miss in my AWU, no, long-press is not the same.
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Force / 3D touch is sorely missed, I hope Apple revisits it someday.
 
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HeThatShallNotBeNamed said:
Yah and apple does nothing with it.

Try out a garmin some time for actual metrics.
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Great fitness watch, okay smart watch.

Yep, sold my Forerunner as it couldn't make or receive calls, nor could it use my main phone number for such services. Fitness functions were great and potentially 2nd to none (I honestly feel the Pixel / Fitbit integration is better as an Android user though).

Battery was great, but the watch wasn't doing as much for me as even the 1st generation AWU that I still use daily.

Garmin was great for multi-day camping trips, but the AWU actually lets me leave my phone behind, still be fully connected when needed, and has far smarter overall functions for me.
 
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Great fitness watch, okay smart watch.

Yep, sold my Forerunner as it couldn't make or receive calls, nor could it use my main phone number for such services. Fitness functions were great and potentially 2nd to none (I honestly feel the Pixel / Fitbit integration is better as an Android user though).

Battery was great, but the watch wasn't doing as much for me as even the 1st generation AWU that I still use daily.

Garmin was great for multi-day camping trips, but the AWU actually lets me leave my phone behind, still be fully connected when needed, and has far smarter overall functions for me.
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Oh yes I don’t disagree with you at all.

I would call the garmin a dumb smart fitness watch.

I use both watches. Apple Watch for notifications and unlocking my front door. I love paying with it.

Sometimes I take calls with it.

My garmin fenix 8 super duper edition does calls as well but it sounds like poo poo.

Apple Watches are dumb at doing sports things.

Garmin watches are dumb at smart things.
 
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Sad that Apple is planning something special for the 10th anniversary of their watch, but barely did anything special for the 40th anniversary of the Mac or 45th anniversary of the Apple II.

A 40th anniversary M3 Mac Mini in the shape of a tiny original Mac would have been quite popular.
 
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Apple is being a little coy about the watch but it seems they are quietly saying that they do not have any bigger changes planned for the watch any time soon. Larger and flatter is it. They know that’s not huge so they didn’t act like it is because it would backfire, but I’m pretty sure this is it. This is the big ten year anniversary update. It already happened but Apple treated it like a 40th birthday it wants to forget.
 
SirROM said:
Hmmm, wasn't there a rumor about the AppleWatch Ultra 3 being delayed just until next Spring rather than an entire year? There was no clear consensus about a reason, but just thinking out loud here, we had an iPhone X...

The Ultra would be the perfect version to gain at least some of the Apple Intelligence features such as the smarter Siri, which should be released about the same time, right?
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Definitely would not put it past Apple to have a fall update and say “new color! So great! Buy now!!!” And then have a Spring update with a major improvement.
 
Radeon85 said:
That 10yrs went by fast, had the Apple Watch from day 1 in 2015 and still love it. Still have all my health data from 2015 onwards.
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how big is your health data? if I may? I worry of mine ballooning over the years and having to delete things...
 
Brien said:
Force / 3D touch is sorely missed, I hope Apple revisits it someday.
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Agree. The 3D Touch made the user interface 3-dimensional, which offers so many possibilities, but Apple bailed on it because it didn't get immediate mass adoption (largely because of their own doing of not supporting it on all devices)

Like you, I hope Apple revisits this decision.
 
It's one of those cases that tapping yourself in the back is kind of deserved.

After a slow start Apple really shaped the Apple Watch into something worthy.
 
timber said:
It's one of those cases that tapping yourself in the back is kind of deserved.

After a slow start Apple really shaped the Apple Watch into something worthy.
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It’s the watch that every smart watch wants to be. I’ve had two of them and currently on an AW 4 and still going strong.
 
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