Apple Watch limited edition challenge for Chinese New Year 2024

I have reported an “Issue” to Apple via their feedback form and support portal:

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And I kindly suggest that you might do the same. The more people report this issue, the more likely we might get back agin these wonderful limited edition challenges.

Today is February 16, 2024, and I haven’t received the limited edition Chinese Lunar New Year Challenge 2024 (Year of the Dragon) or the Unity Challenge on the Apple Watch this February, which have been offered in previous years.

Only the Heart Month Challenge 2024 was active on February 14, which I successfully completed.

Apparently some other Apple customers have also noticed this problem, see here:

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I'm also not sure why Apple doesn't announce that these challenges will be discontinued or when and where they will be available.

I'm really hoping for an update, and to get these very important challenges back from Apple next year. Thanks!

I’m pretty sure it’s not an issue with software or the watch, as much as it is that Apple just didn’t roll them out this year. By this date last year, there were 5 limited badges. Currently, there have only been 2.

The scuttlebutt on the internet is that there is only a Hearth Month Challenge for FEB 2024.

No Unity Challenge and no Lunar New Year challenge.

on my watch I can see there’s some kind of challenge for both month of Feb and limited edition… but they’re blank … it doesn’t say what it is! That’s a dumb update! I found out what they are in the Fitness app on phone ( which I never use!)

edit: I take it back. You have to scroll using watch crown …I don’t think I ever had to do that before????

GaneshMoorthyMC wrote:

It’s a pity that we do not have any clarity without official information from Apple.

Apple has never said that they will always release a Lunar New Year Challenge. So, it seems unlikely that Apple would make an announcement to the effect "We're not going to do something we never promised to do". And, Apple doesn't make official announcements here in this user-to-user thread.

Lilmouse1448 wrote:

It appears the international women’s badge isn’t happening this year, as well as the unity, and Chinese new year one never did either. It’s a massive shame as I enjoy doing these challenges for many years now.

Tell Apple what you'd like to see:

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angélique289 wrote:

The challenges are so motivated….

why no information from apple about this…

even if with delay… please give us the lunar year and unity challenges !!!!

Apple does not read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let the know your thoughts here:

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The next two limited edition challenges would be the Earth Day challenge and the World Day of Dance challenge, both in April.

Let‘s see what happens. And until then I encourage everyone here in the community send a feedback to Apple that we, the customers and users want to get back the full range of limited edition challenges:

Feedback - Watch - Apple

Wildflower1582 wrote:

What does apple have to say about it?

I completed the challenge and got nothing

Apple doesn't participate here in this user-to-user forum. And, to the best of my knowledge, they have made no public statement about this.

You can let Apple know what you'd like to see here:

Product Feedback - Apple

They do appear. However there isn’t one appearing for the 2024 Lunar New Year - Year of the Dragon. That holiday was yesterday. No annual challenge exists for the Year of the Dragon.

sheilafromclacton on sea wrote:

My 8 year old grandson was looking forward to the dragon icon this year. We both feel cheated , it would have been cool to have it, black mark to Apple

You feel "cheated" because you didn't get something no one ever promised to give you? Okay.....

You can let apple know how you feel here:

Product Feedback - Apple

It appears the international women’s badge isn’t happening this year, as well as the unity, and Chinese new year one never did either. It’s a massive shame as I enjoy doing these challenges for many years now.

Hockey_Mom wrote:

Apple has gotten pretty lazy it seems. I guess they want to render themselves unnecessary…without the challenges etc there is no gimmick keeping you from going to any other smart watch… I was hoping for one today too but when it wasn’t listed the last few days realized they weren’t going to do that one either. I’d love a programmer to go over how much work it is to push those things out. Seems weird to just not offer them but keep offering the boring monthly ones. So. Weird.

Have you told Apple what you think?

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ChargersFan1983 wrote:

Honestly, I’m hoping they have these challenges for next month. Not sure what’s going on with Apple, but I’m hoping they fix this issue.

Have you told Apple that?

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I have contacted Apple for years after each one that has been missed; surely I am not the only one. Just seems like they truly don’t care. Guess we just have to motivate ourselves and just be at peace that limited challenges are simply declining and will likely continue to do so. In 2018 (for USA) I think there was almost one a month or every other month and they have greatly declined with no word from Apple about it. Such a bummer.