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How to Remove an Apple Watch Band Download Article Quickly and easily detach your Apple Watch band to swap it out for a different one Co-authored by Tasmin Angelina Houssein and Travis Boylls
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This article was co-authored by Tasmin Angelina Houssein and by wikiHow staff writer, Travis Boylls. Tasmin Angelina Houssein is a digital marketing expert and the Director of Marketing for My Pretty Bands based in Columbia, South Carolina. Tasmin is skilled in SEO content writing, Google Ads, marketing, and consumer engagement, specializing in fashion accessories. My Pretty Bands is a retailer of custom, high-quality Apple Watch bands designed to be elegant, adjustable, and lightweight. My Pretty Bands has been featured in Vents Magazine and the Associated Press. Tasmin also has nearly a decade of experience working in the tourism and hospitality industry, and regularly hosted high-profile clients throughout her previous career working for Chamada Prestige Hotels in Cyprus. She received a BS in Business Management with a concentration in Financial Management from University of Hull. This article has been viewed 154,049 times.
Are you thinking about replacing the band on your Apple Watch? There are many band options for the Apple Watch. To replace the watch band, you must remove the old one. This wikiHow teaches you how to remove the watch band on an Apple Watch. If you have a link bracelet band, you must separate the band into two pieces before you can remove it.
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1 Place the Apple Watch face down. The band release button is on the back of the Apple Watch. To access it, remove your Apple Watch and place it face down on a clean surface.[1]X Expert Source Tasmin Angelina HousseinApple Watch Accessories ExpertExpert Interview
2 Press and hold the band release button. The band release button is the oval-shaped button right below where the band connects to the watch.[2]X Expert Source Tasmin Angelina HousseinApple Watch Accessories ExpertExpert Interview Advertisement
3 Slide the watch band out to the side. While holding the band release button, slide the band out to the right.[3]X Expert Source Tasmin Angelina HousseinApple Watch Accessories ExpertExpert Interview
4 Press and hold the release button on the other side. There are two band release buttons on the Apple watch for both sides of the band.
5 Slide the watch band out to the side. While holding down the band release button, slide the watch band out to the side. The watch band is now removed.
If you have a link bracelet, you need to separate the link bracelet before you can remove it.[4]XResearch source
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1 Close the butterfly closure. The butterfly closure closes over the Apple Watch. To close it, fold one side over the other until you hear it click.
2 Press and hold the quick release button. The quick release button is on the inside of the bracelet.
3 Pull the links apart. The links pull apart where the quick release button is at. While holding down the quick release button, gently pull the links apart to separate the bracelet into two pieces.
4 Remove the band. Using the steps in method 1, remove the link bracelet.[5]XResearch source
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Co-authored by: Tasmin Angelina Houssein Apple Watch Accessories Expert This article was co-authored by Tasmin Angelina Houssein and by wikiHow staff writer, Travis Boylls. Tasmin Angelina Houssein is a digital marketing expert and the Director of Marketing for My Pretty Bands based in Columbia, South Carolina. Tasmin is skilled in SEO content writing, Google Ads, marketing, and consumer engagement, specializing in fashion accessories. My Pretty Bands is a retailer of custom, high-quality Apple Watch bands designed to be elegant, adjustable, and lightweight. My Pretty Bands has been featured in Vents Magazine and the Associated Press. Tasmin also has nearly a decade of experience working in the tourism and hospitality industry, and regularly hosted high-profile clients throughout her previous career working for Chamada Prestige Hotels in Cyprus. She received a BS in Business Management with a concentration in Financial Management from University of Hull. This article has been viewed 154,049 times. 1 votes - 100% Co-authors: 8Updated: March 10, 2025 Views: 154,049 Categories: Apple Watch In other languages Spanish German Dutch Indonesian Japanese
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Co-authored by: Tasmin Angelina Houssein Apple Watch Accessories Expert This article was co-authored by Tasmin Angelina Houssein and by wikiHow staff writer, Travis Boylls. Tasmin Angelina Houssein is a digital marketing expert and the Director of Marketing for My Pretty Bands based in Columbia, South Carolina. Tasmin is skilled in SEO content writing, Google Ads, marketing, and consumer engagement, specializing in fashion accessories. My Pretty Bands is a retailer of custom, high-quality Apple Watch bands designed to be elegant, adjustable, and lightweight. My Pretty Bands has been featured in Vents Magazine and the Associated Press. Tasmin also has nearly a decade of experience working in the tourism and hospitality industry, and regularly hosted high-profile clients throughout her previous career working for Chamada Prestige Hotels in Cyprus. She received a BS in Business Management with a concentration in Financial Management from University of Hull. This article has been viewed 154,049 times. 1 votes - 100% Co-authors: 8 Updated: March 10, 2025 Views: 154,049 Categories: Apple Watch In other languages Spanish German Dutch Indonesian Japanese 
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1 Place the Apple Watch face down. The band release button is on the back of the Apple Watch. To access it, remove your Apple Watch and place it face down on a clean surface.[1] 
2 Press and hold the band release button. The band release button is the oval-shaped button right below where the band connects to the watch.[2] Advertisement 
3 Slide the watch band out to the side. While holding the band release button, slide the band out to the right.[3] 
4 Press and hold the release button on the other side. There are two band release buttons on the Apple watch for both sides of the band. 
5 Slide the watch band out to the side. While holding down the band release button, slide the watch band out to the side. The watch band is now removed. 
1 Close the butterfly closure. The butterfly closure closes over the Apple Watch. To close it, fold one side over the other until you hear it click. 
2 Press and hold the quick release button. The quick release button is on the inside of the bracelet. 
3 Pull the links apart. The links pull apart where the quick release button is at. While holding down the quick release button, gently pull the links apart to separate the bracelet into two pieces. 
4 Remove the band. Using the steps in method 1, remove the link bracelet.[5] Advertisement 
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