Apple watch ultra wrist detection

Tattoos are a well known problem on this forum but you can suggest Apple include it more prominently in advertisements here... https://apple.com/feedback

I assume you set the watch so the crown faces the other way in

iPhone, Watch app, My Watch tab, General, Watch Orientation

Exactly. I sold my series 6 and went to garmin fenix. Zero issues. Even have a HR strap too. Got a series 9 tonight and went on stairmaster and in 3 minutes on stairs it paused 15 times with auto pause OFF. These are trash for tattooed people and Apple is seriously slacking.

Yeah same issue. I wish I knew this before spending so much on the Apple Watch ultra

OK so use Strava, I do occasionally.

We are users like you, not Apple, feel free to buy Garmin, we really don't mind.

PS search out advances in cycling workout announced by Apple for the next watchOS.

I got full black out arms, but need to say, on my ultra 2 with watchOS 10(.4) it mostly is working. Not always, but that’s depending on the spot on my wrist. When I wear it a bit more up the wrist what I normally would do, still on full black tattoo, and it is ok, frustrating sometimes that it is not working when on (for me) the wrong spot, for sure, something that besides Apple all smartwatch manufacturers need to find a good fix for, sure.

Tengo el mismo problema para muchas opciones del reloj, cuando hago bicicleta se pausa y es muy molesto estar buscando por donde colocar el reloj y que no se mueva para que funcione. Pero algo muy chistoso es que bajé la app STRAVA y sin ningún problema puedo hacer todo mi recorrido e incluso el sensor sigue funcionando sin problema alguno... entonces el problema pienso es en el software de Apple... te muestro una imagen... Así que para lo que mas quería mi reloj es para ejercicio y he buscado la solución. Pero definitivamente estoy pensando pasarme en mi próxima compra a GARMIN.

On the un-tattoo-ed wrist yes. Just to lake it feel less awkward if the crown points to the other hand.

It won't help with the tattoo inks absorbing all red and green light.

Only by increasing the light and infrared levels to values that might injure un-inked skin

14 days to return it

I’m well aware. That doesn’t solve the issue

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Yes tattoos are an issue.

ive read a lot that the 20mm clear epoxy circle stickers off Amazon work. Really in-expensive to try