If there is one criticism some users have about smartwatches it would be its battery life, which obviously pales in comparison compared to more traditional timepieces. However last year an accessory called the Reserve Band was announced which basically plugs into a secret port on the Apple Watch and provides it with extra battery.You could think of it as a battery pack for the watch. Unfortunately if you had your eye on the Reserve Band for your Apple Watch, you might be disappointed to learn that the accessory has been cancelled. Apparently this is has to do with Apple changing how the Apple External Accessory Protocol works on WatchOS 2.0.1, which basically makes the accessory dead upon arrival.
According to a post by the company, “Beginning with WatchOS 2.0.1 an unexpected change to the Apple External Accessory Protocol disabled the functionality of Reserve Strap. This bug interferes with the communication between accessories and Apple Watch. For the time being, Apple has suspended use of this port until they unveil an official MFi program for Watch. In keeping with their wishes we will also be suspending shipment of all orders until Apple supports development of smartbands.”
No word on when the project will be back on track, so until then we guess you should not get your hopes up just yet.
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