I bought a Series 8 apple watch and I cannot find bands that I can use with

I bought a Series 8 apple watch and I cannot find bands that I can swap instead of using the same band all the time. One ends snaps in and the other one is looped in

Apple Watch, watchOS 4

Posted on May 15, 2023 1:16 PM

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Posted on May 17, 2023 11:22 AM

An old saying is, "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink."


ALL  Watch bands attach to the watch the same way. There is no other way to attach a watchband to an  Watch. The watchband in your image is the exact watchband that I have. There is no other Milanese Loop from Apple.


I have added arrows to your image. The red ones point to the buttons to press in to slide the watchband ends out of the watch. You usually need to use your fingernail to press them.


The blue arrows point to the end of the watchband that slide into and out of the channels on each end of the watch.


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May 17, 2023 11:22 AM in response to Frtune

An old saying is, "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink."


ALL  Watch bands attach to the watch the same way. There is no other way to attach a watchband to an  Watch. The watchband in your image is the exact watchband that I have. There is no other Milanese Loop from Apple.


I have added arrows to your image. The red ones point to the buttons to press in to slide the watchband ends out of the watch. You usually need to use your fingernail to press them.


The blue arrows point to the end of the watchband that slide into and out of the channels on each end of the watch.


May 15, 2023 1:25 PM in response to Frtune

You are mistaken. All  Watch bands are attached to the watch in the same manner. All advertised watchbands for the various size  Watches all work with the watch.


Change your Apple Watch band - Apple Support


M1 Mac mini, macOS 13.3.1;  Watch, series 7 GPS/cellular, watchOS 9.4; iPad Pro 2nd Gen, iPadOS 16.4.1; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 16.4.1; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 16.4.1; HomePods, audioOS 16.4.1 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2

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