Watch is clicked for always on but raising wrist still doesn’t show face on Series 5 watch. Anyone else having issues?

Check to see if you have Theater mode on.

Swipe up from the bottom of the face to open the control panel.

If you see the 2 face icon on, tap it off.

See the "How to interact with your watch" section in :

Use the Always On feature with your Apple Watch Series 5 - Apple Support

What happens when you tap the display, press the Digital Crown, or press the side button?

Not sure how I ended up in theater mode, but that fixed it for me.

I am having the same problem. My watch face now never turns on when my wrist is raised. What is the solution? Or how do we fix this issue?

thanks

I am having the same issue. It just started. It no longer automatically comes on when raising my wrist despite the "always on" being activated.

Does anyone know why or found a solution?

Thanks!

Yes, mine is the same way. I have reset it multiple time without luck. Ideas yet?

That helped! I have no idea what “Theater Mode” is or how it got turned on. Thank you!

That fixed it for me, too! Thanks very much!