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Apple Releases watchOS 11.5 With New Pride Watch Face

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Apple today released watchOS 11.5, the fifth major update to the operating system that runs on the Apple Watch. watchOS 11.5 comes over a month after Apple released watchOS 11.4, and it is compatible with the Apple Watch Series 6 and later, all Apple Watch Ultra models, and the Apple Watch SE 2.

Apple Watch 2025 Pride Feature
watchOS 11.5 can be downloaded on a connected iPhone by opening up the Apple Watch app and going to General > Software Update. To install the new software, the Apple Watch needs to have at least 50 percent battery and it needs to be placed on a charger.

The watchOS 11.5 update adds a new Pride Harmony watch face and it fixes an issue that could prevent the iPhone from showing a notification when the Apple Watch battery is fully charged. Apple's release notes are below.

This update includes new features, improvements, and bug fixes, including:

- A new Pride Harmony watch face
- Buy with Apple Watch is available when purchasing content within the Apple TV app on a 3rd party device
- Resolves an issue that may prevent your iPhone from showing a notification when the watch battery is fully charged

More of the features available in watchOS 11 can be found in our watchOS 11 roundup.

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0049190
11 months ago
So Tim Cook supports pride with a new watch face and strap which Apple will make money from but no longer supports the Product RED initiative that raises funds to fight HIV and AIDS. He has priorities wrong IMO.
Score: 27 Votes (Like | Disagree)
AdamNC Avatar
AdamNC
11 months ago
I have no issue with a Pride Face or what not but why not other causes? Fighting Cancer, Autism, Disabilities Awareness, etc. It would be nice to spread the love to other causes. A lot of people suffer silent illness’s and such.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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ELman
11 months ago
I wonder if the new Pride face was made with Apple Intelligence.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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madrigal77
11 months ago

What is this fixation with 'pride' stuff in iOS updates!
Tim Cook is gay so he has a 67 man team making pride wallpapers instead of fixing the software. As long as he gets his pride wallpapers that's all that matters.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
srbNYC Avatar
srbNYC
11 months ago

Why do companies feel the need to have their products associated with sexuality? It's very odd.

I hope I'm not offending anyone here. That's not my intention. But you have to admit this is super bizarre, right?

Can't we just have cool tech products without focusing on sexuality? Can't people create their own backdrops to express themselves? That's what everyone else does with the things they like. So why impose these designs onto every user?
It's more than sexuality. This is something folks are beaten and even killed about. As of 2024, several countries including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mauritania, Uganda, and parts of Nigeria and Somalia enforce the death penalty for homosexual acts. Making an ability to show some support doesn't hurt anyone; just don't use them if you don't want to express your support, too.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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aaronhead14
11 months ago

It's more than sexuality. This is something folks are beaten and even killed about. As of 2024, several countries including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mauritania, Uganda, and parts of Nigeria and Somalia enforce the death penalty for homosexual acts. Making an ability to show some support doesn't hurt anyone; just don't use them if you don't want to express your support, too.
Many of those countries also enforce the death penalty on people who convert to Christianity.

Why doesn’t Apple make Christian backdrops/themes that they put on everyone’s devices? You wouldn’t have to use them if you don’t want to.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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