Apple watch "tattoo" workout pausing is unbearable

Through two Apple Watches now (Series 2 & 6), I have put up with unintentional pausing during running workouts. It really drives me nuts. I understand that the arm tattoos down to my wrist-line are the culprit, but I have a hard time believing that Apple cannot solve this problem. I have tried all the solutions posted online. Toggling off the Auto-Pause is useless. What's needed is a setting to turn off all pausing. Further, I hope that perhaps Series 8 will have eliminated this issue.

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Posted on Sep 28, 2022 12:54 PM

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Posted on Sep 28, 2022 01:14 PM

You can turn Wrist detection off but there is a downside;

Turning off wrist detection affects these Apple Watch features:

When you use Apple Pay on your Apple Watch, you’ll be prompted to enter your passcode when you double-click the side button to authorize the payment.

Some Activity measurements are unavailable.

Heart rate tracking and notifications are turned off.

Apple Watch will no longer automatically lock and unlock.

Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Series 4 and later won't automatically make an emergency call even after it has detected a hard impact fall.

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