The new year has started, so you can participate in the New Year’s Challenge again on your Apple Watch! This is what you have to do to earn the medal.
New Year’s Challenge Apple Watch
Apple starts every year with a New Year’s challenge on the Apple Watch and 2024 is no different. This year you will receive another unique medal by achieving your health goals on your Apple Watch. To complete the 2024 New Year’s Challenge, you must complete all three rings on your Apple Watch for seven days in a row in January.
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This means that you have to achieve your movement, standing and training goals seven days in a row to earn the rare medal. It doesn’t matter which day you start, as long as all the rings are completed one week in a row. So you can start the New Year’s challenge no later than January 24 to get the medal on your Apple Watch.
Problems with the new Apple Watches
The New Year’s Challenge on your Apple Watch started on January 1, so it has been possible to start the challenge since that day. You don’t need the latest Apple Watch for this, the older models are also suitable for the New Year’s challenge. And that’s a good thing, because Apple recently had to temporarily withdraw the latest Apple Watches from sale in the United States.
This was the result of a patent case between Apple and the medical company Masimo. According to Masimo, Apple violates the company’s patents by using the saturation meter in the Apple Watch. With this function you can measure the oxygen level in your blood. As a result, Apple was forced to temporarily withdraw the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 from sale.
Latest smartwatches for sale again
This sales ban only applied in the United States, so fortunately we didn’t notice much of it in the Netherlands. The Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 are now for sale again, but that does not mean the end of the patent case between the two companies. Masimo has already indicated that it will take further action against Apple for the use of the health sensor.
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Do you want to start the new year well and complete the New Year’s Challenge on your Apple Watch? Then you have to complete all your rings for seven days in a row. Do you need a new Apple Watch or are you still looking for a new smartwatch? Then take a look at our price comparator, so that you can be sure that you are not paying too much for your new Apple Watch!