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Apple to Offer Veterans Day Apple Watch Activity Challenge

Apple will offer its next Apple Watch Activity Challenge on Friday, November 11, to honor the upcoming Veterans Day holiday in the United States.

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Apple Watch owners can earn the Veterans Day award by doing any workout for 11 minutes or more on November 11.

Earn this special award on November 11 by doing any workout for 11 minutes or more. Record your time with the Workout app or any app that adds workouts to Health.

Like all Activity Challenges, the 2022 Veterans Day challenge will be accompanied by an award that can be viewed in the Fitness app and a series of animated stickers that can be used in the Messages app.

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Apple provides a Veterans Day Activity Challenge annually, and the challenge is often accompanied by other Veterans Day-themed content in the App Store, Apple TV app, Books app, and more.

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Top Rated Comments

ocnitsa Avatar
53 months ago

Umm...cute? Why not offer veterans a discount on products instead or in addition.
Apple gives a 10 percent discount to veterans and immediate family members that live within the same home with them.

https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/veterans_military
Score: 21 Votes (Like | Disagree)
53 months ago
I appreciate these little badges. Very fun and I actually am motivated to get them all.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
53 months ago

Hey! How come all those clowns are Army? :)
If they put Sailors on there they'd have to increase the font size and use smaller words.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
53 months ago
Thank you for your service, Veterans! 🇺🇸

To everyone else, start sweatin’.

👊😬👍
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
RalfTheDog Avatar
53 months ago
I was confused and thinking it would be something like, "Take your dog out for a walk." I guess that's Veterinarian's Day. (I always get those two mixed up.)
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
53 months ago
Looks like it will be US only. The stickers look good.
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