Apple Watch 8 randomly stops tracking my workout

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Apple Watch 8 randomly stops tracking my workout

Hi,

I recently bought an Apple Watch 8 mainly for tracking my workouts. On my left wrist the watch doesn’t work at all due to my tattoo. On the right wrist I have a way more delicate tattoo so the watch recognises my wrist just fine.

But during workout (functional training) it randomly stops tracking. Is it due to the tattoo? I have to manually resume the workout and then it works fine but it’s frustrating because I don’t want to focus on my watch tracking instead of on the workout. This happens multiple times during workout.

I tried all the tips already. All the settings are correct and the software is uptodate. I also disabled auto pause.

Maybe it’s just not the right watch for me?

Thank you

Apple Watch Series 8

Posted on Nov 12, 2022 03:20 AM

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LD150

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Nov 12, 2022 03:52 AM in response to michiq_

Try a free third party app, maybe Strava, to see if that also pauses. If it does then maybe the other tattoo is affecting it.

https://communityhub.strava.com/t5/athlete-knowledge-base/strava-apple-watch-app/ta-p/167

I know the watch is not supposed to be fitted to the inside of the wrist but you could just try it once.

When you say you tried all the tips I guess that included the next tighter fitting of the strap.

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Nov 15, 2022 10:50 AM in response to LD150

A couple of days ago I bought a strap for the watch so I can wear it on my bicep or on my underarm, which I actually prefer during workout. Tested it today - works perfectly fine. I guess it’s the tattoo after all.

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