{"id":435807,"date":"2026-01-29T00:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/435807\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T00:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:24:18","slug":"apple-announces-new-black-unity-braided-solo-loop-for-apple-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/435807\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple announces new Black Unity Braided Solo Loop for Apple Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/apple-unity-band.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/01\/26\/apple-launches-airtag-2-with-improved-range-louder-speaker-more\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the new AirTag<\/a>, Apple this morning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2026\/01\/apple-unveils-the-new-black-unity-apple-watch-band\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> its new Black Unity Apple Watch band. The Apple Watch Unity Connection Braided Solo Loop honors Black History Month and \u201ccelebrating the power of connection.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Apple says it is \u201cproud to support organizations that inspire connection and promote creativity through impactful programs in under-resourced communities around the world.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>This band, along with previously released Black Unity bands, was designed by Black creatives and allies at Apple. Showcasing the colors of the Pan-African flag, the Unity Connection Braided Solo Loop is created by weaving recycled polyester yarn filaments around ultrathin silicone threads using advanced precision-braiding machinery. Soft with a textured feel, it is also sweat and water resistant. On closer look, the band reveals multiple shades of red, green, and black \u2014 giving it added depth and vibrancy.<\/p>\n<p>The new Black Unity Apple Watch Unity Connection Braided Solo Loop is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/shop\/product\/mhuk4am\/a\/42mm-black-unity-braided-solo-loop-unity-connection-size-0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">available to order today<\/a> and will come to Apple Stores later this week. It costs $99. It\u2019s available in 42mm and 46mm case sizes, in band sizes 0-12, and is compatible with Apple Watch Series 4 or later, Apple Watch SE, and all Apple Watch Ultra models. <\/p>\n<p>My favorite Apple Watch links: <\/p>\n<p>Follow Chance:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@ChanceHMiller\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/chancemiller.me\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chancehmiller\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@ChanceHMiller\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mastodon<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768338849_561_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768338849_421_google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3LroSSb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1035230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769646258_457_750_150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"150\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alongside the new AirTag, Apple this morning announced its new Black Unity Apple Watch band. The Apple Watch&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435808,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[166,74],"class_list":["post-435807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-gadgets","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}