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The unsung hero of the Apple Watch is its hidden buttons
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The buttons on its underside are the key to the Apple Watch’s “strap monster” status. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge
Changing watch straps isn’t new, but Apple’s hidden little buttons simplified it and took it mainstream.