Apple Watch Series 6 with Tattoos

sadly I had to sell my Apple Watch 6 as it kept disconnecting every few minutes due to my wrist tattoos

Not a single series of Apple Watch has worked on my tattooed wrists yet. Other manufacturers work fine. Very odd.

A lot of money to spend to not fully benefit from it.

It’s so inconsistent, as said I never had an issue and (unfortunately ;-} no new tattoos later, worked just find since Series 0 (skipped Series 2). I say it works as expected 60% yet I turned wrist detection off. I highly doubt there will be a resolution from Apple since it is -for some here- been happening since the very first Apple Watch. They admitted it in 2015 but no action was taken as far as I know.

I just got the 6 as well and worked fine over my tattoos for half the day, then suddenly stopped and kept locking itself. It works on my non tattooed wrist but will take some getting used to and I’m afraid it will get damaged more easily on my dominant hand. I’m surprised because I have a good amount of bare skin through my tattoo but still would not work.

Yeah I think that’s a fair comment. Tbh I never knew how much of a difference a fully functioning Apple Watch would be.

I still love it though, even if it’s on the wrong wrist.

I’m probably going to try ‘turning off wrist detection’

Same here, for now I have wrist detection off but that’s not ideal as it disables some functionality. I do think it may be the Blood o2 sensors ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The series 6 is worse with tattoos, I had the 5 before and it wasn’t as bad. The new sensor setup is worse on the 6 and it’s extremely frustrating.

In case anyone did not see this; https://bit.ly/371l2ID

I also use the stickers on my series 5. Works like a charm. But not on the series 6.

Apple pay still works with wrist detection off, you just need to put the code in after double tapping.

Seriously regretting not looking into this issue before purchasing the Series 6... Utterly disappointed. Mainly wanted it for workout and activity tracking.

Epoxy bottle cap stickers on the way but based on feedback here, ain’t looking good. Sad to say I’ll probably be returning the watch.

Heavily tattooed on both arms and hands. As it happens, the work on my eft wrist, inside and out, is quite heavy, as there’s coverup work involved, so it’s very dark. I have the tiniest gap inside my right wrist where the watch functions perfectly - but it’s such an unnatural, uncomfortable place for watch placement, I can’t hack it.

Are there ANY smart watches out there at all that function as they should with tattooing?

I have looked into this as well... reddit is a good place for anecdotal feedback but I have no first hand knowledge. Most recently, I was told that a Fitbit sense worked fine over tattooed skin by a user. I've also hear the "whoop" strap works fine over tattoos, but that doesnt seem like a "smart watch". I was interested in a Garmin or FitBit.

Hi Jmrsdn,

I just received my Apple Watch Series 6 and still got issues with tattoo.

I’m having the issue with my 6 series and my tattoo. On my watches (series 2-4) I had no issues. This one it’s really bad.

Do these work on your series 6? Epoxy stickers worked like a charm on my series 5, but not my series 6.