Apple Watch Series 6 with Tattoos

I’ve not found any downside yet.

i wore my s6 on the wrong wrist for a couple of weeks, I noticed no difference.

I have returned my watch as I cannot use it with tattoos. Back to a normal watch for me!

Has anyone actually successfully done this and it work? I loved my Apple Watch, but it didn't seem reasonable to keep for the price if the features weren't going to be accessible because of a tattoo...

No disrespect to you. But I think people keeping the $600+ watches that don't function as intended, is why Apple continues to ignore the issue. If everyone who had an issue returned their watches instead of just finding work arounds for a half-functional smart watch, Apple might start paying closer attention to these issues.

A very valid point - and it wasn't a decision made overnight. I have grown to liking the watch (as a timepiece and for what it does manage to do) and it was a Christmas gift on top of everything else - so, a simple switch of the wrist for those times when I am changing out of regular clothing and donning workout wear anyway doesn't seem too much of a sacrifice, overall.

Completely agree with this statement. Apple is a tech giant. Look at all the advances in technology this company has made over the years. I think more people need to speak up. I acknowledge I am not an engineer and don't know the ins and out of the watch but you would think this would be something they could address. Until then, I am not going to pay that amount of money for a piece of technology that doesn't function properly.

I too put it on my “wrong” wrist but also got an Otter box to protect it. Separate from it feeling so weird and usually wearing watches on my left wrist, it also has more potential to get hit on things being on my dominant hand. Really hoping they find a fix/ even care.

I thought it was that the solo loop was too big and just went with it. I tried a tighter loop on which was way too tight. I would have returned it but it was past the returns date. It’s ok I like my mechanical watches (:

ok, how about this...for everything that Im not able to use that I would be with a fully functional Apple Watch they discount it?

That’s not how it works...

If I’m paying that much money for a watch then I should get to choose what features I wanted to enable and disable not Apple.

Apple, fix the issue and you’ll have my business back—Im an Apple loyalist. Laptop, iPad, Apple Pencil, iPhone, Airpods...

Well, you've presented the features that I have disabled by turning off wrist detection. I explained how they aren't relevant to me. So what is the 'much more' that I'm missing out on.

Regardless, it doesn't work so it's somewhat irrelevant. It is what it is. Buy another brand if that has the features that are important to you. I'm sure Apple won't be that upset, it's not like they've tried to address it in the last 5.5 years.

The epoxy sticker worked well for two years on my Series 3 and now I'm allergic to it. I have tried cleaning it and giving it a few weeks off but when I put a new epoxy sticker on, boom...allergic. I actually get blisters. Does anyone have any idea of an alternative?

I can not believe that apple support can not solve this problem with tattoos and apple watch... are they even trying? I have been an apple fun for years .. this is disappointing..

if a silicone sticker can do the job why cant apple solve the problem or at least publish formally the incapability of the watch with tattoos..

My 2cts, been using Apple devices since the early 90ies. Apple and their users were all very dedicated and loyal, most were also passionate about Apple and their products. I worked at Apple for about 5 years doing CPU & later iOS phone/chat support. Slowly I saw changes I didn’t like (partially why I left), more and more employees don’t bleed 6 colors, to them its just a job… many Apple store employees are “hipsters” to whom its just a job. AppleCare advisors are lazy, they know you’re calling/chatting from the device and to keep their numbers (AHT) down they have you do a restart without any troubleshooting whatsoever, so its the next advisors “problem”, I saw and if I contact them now this to be the case. I once exchanged a iPhone 3G because the glass wasn’t flush with the chrome bezel, they opened 5 (five) devices to find one I was happy with, try doing that now… I’ll let you know that can’t happen nowadays. Apple became just like many a bottom line company, “playing” the numbers game, it’s hard to find devoted “geeks” who believe & follow the spirit Apple once had and it makes me sad (#iSad), customers are more and more just numbers, in too many instances the devotion, loyalty and true Apple care is a thing of the past.

So there I got it out of my system, I’ll be very surprised if Apple comes with a fix, many, like myself (cuz I do bleed 6 colors, still) keep using it, yes it “cripples” my Apple Watch yet I like the rest of the features and functions that do work. I hope Apple has me eat my words but I have my doubts.

So, who else saw the latest update ‘unlock phone using watch if mask detected’?

Brilliant I thought. Finally a fix to the 2020/21 covid issue.

I eagerly updated both phone and watch aaaaaaand….. oh ffs. Needs wrist detection on to work.

I hope everyone who received the Apple Watch survey mention fixing the wrist detection with tattoos issue??!

Thanks for this info. This is so frustrating :(