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New Apple Watch Activity Challenges Launching to Celebrate Lunar New Year, Black History Month, and Heart Month

Apple is planning new Apple Watch activity challenges in honor of Lunar New Year, Black History Month, and Heart Month, all of which take place in January and February.

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For Lunar New Year, Apple Watch owners can earn an award after doing any workout for at least 20 minutes. The challenge will need to be completed between between January 22 and February 5, and it will be available worldwide even though Lunar New Year is primarily celebrated in select countries. The 2023 Lunar New Year begins on Sunday, January 22 and lasts for 15 days.

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For Heart Month, Apple Watch owners will need to complete a 30 minute workout to fill their Exercise ring on Tuesday, February 14, which is Valentine's Day.

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Apple's "Unity" challenge in honor of Black History Month requires users to close the Move ring for seven days in a row in February.

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As with all of Apple's Activity Challenges, the two challenges will be accompanied by three awards that can be viewed in the Fitness app as well as a series of animated stickers that can be used in the Messages app.

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Top Rated Comments

Razorpit Avatar
46 months ago
Gonna have to remind the wife to put the watch in exercise mode on 2/14. Know what I’m say’n? πŸ˜‰
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TheYayAreaLiving πŸŽ—οΈ Avatar
46 months ago
I like Bunnies. Who doesn't like a Bunny? Time to put in the work soon.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TheYayAreaLiving πŸŽ—οΈ Avatar
46 months ago

How do I use these stickers? I have some awards from past years and I don't see the stickers anywhere...
It’s under Messages > Activity Tab.



Step by Step guide below :)

https://9to5mac.com/2018/07/03/ios-12-how-to-use-activity-app-stickers-in-messages-iphone/

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Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
sjsharksfan12 Avatar
46 months ago
The designs for some of these awards are one of the more underrated features of the watch. They really pop.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
japanime Avatar
46 months ago

Hey MacRumors where do you get advance info on these activity challenges? They are not showing up in the Fitness app yet. Is Apple announcing them?
I've found that the designs of the actual badges usually show up here before anywhere else:

https://peterwunder.de/projects/achievements/
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
enterthemerdaverse Avatar
46 months ago

Dunno why, but that bunny face reminds me of a big shaking ass from someone that is bend forward. The eyes are the venus dimples and the whiskers dunno yet.

Thanks that's my pfp now but it doesn't animate.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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