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Watch will not respond while on my wrist

I got a series 5 watch for Christmas the first day it worked great after that it will not respond to touch while it’s on my wrist . I read online someone said to turn off wrist detection I did that and it now works while on my wrist I was wondering if there is a fix for this so I can turn on wrist detection

Apple Watch

Posted on Dec 28, 2019 5:43 PM

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Dec 31, 2019 3:48 PM in response to Minvin

Greetings Minvin,


Thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities! I understand your Apple Watch is unresponsive to your touch while Wrist Detection is enabled.


I suggest restarting your Apple Watch: How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support


If the issue persists, unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone, pair them back together, and then test the behavior. You can see those steps in the following article: Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support


Cheers.

Watch will not respond while on my wrist

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