Earlier in January this year, Apple announced the Black Unity wallpaper and Black Unity Sport Loop for Watch series to celebrate Black history month. Now the Cupertino-based tech giant has launched the Pride Edition sport band along with introducing a matching watch face and iOS wallpaper for this year. The company wants to celebrate the movement protect and advance equality for LGBTQ+ communities globally. 

Apple launches Pride Edition Sport Band, watch face for Watch series, and wallpaper for iOS

The design of the new Pride Edition sport band features the original pride flag rainbow colors and five others. Apple says that black and brown symbolize Black and Latin communities along with those who have passed away from or are living with HIV/AIDS. The light blue, pink, and white represent transgender and nonbinary individuals. 

Alongside the Pride Edition sport band, Apple has also released a Pride Celebration watch face and iOS wallpaper to honor the LGBTQ+ community. Apple says that the shapes on the watch and wallpaper on iPhone move dynamically when the user interacts with their devices. These will be made available next week and require watchOS 9.5 and iOS 16.5 on Apple Watch and iPhones respectively. 

The Apple Watch Pride Edition Sport band comes in 41mm and 45mm options. It is compatible with Apple Watch Series 3 and later. It carries a price tag of Rs 4,500 and can be purchased from the brand’s official website and retail stores starting May 23rd and 24th respectively. 

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