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I have a 3rd party magnetic band and I can’t use the standard ones anymore. It’s crappy quality and falling apart, but the magnets make it a lot easier to manage.
Didn’t read the article, just saw the magnetic band headline
I’m assuming you’re talking about the band closing mechanism? The article is talking about attaching the band to the watch itself via magnet:
If you’re talking about the band closing mechanism, there’s plenty of magnet based bands from Apple already.
Damn, that’s what I get for only reading headlines.
That really feels like the one place magnetically wouldn’t be necessary.
I see how the current mechanism is eating into the watch, but I can’t imagine only having magnets being the solution here.