The first night I slept with my watch, the lock screen dimmed. Now when I set sleep mode or at bedtime in my sleep schedule, my watch says it’s in sleep mode but it doesn’t dim. Is there a setting to change this?
I have rebooted, reset, unpaired/paired and tried a different watch set up as new.
Apple Watch
ryan78sjc,
Do you have the Wind Down time set? If not, try setting it and see if the screen dims as it should when sleep mode turns on.
Track your sleep with Apple Watch - Apple Support
"To reduce distractions before your scheduled bedtime, sleep mode turns on during Wind Down. Sleep mode turns off the watch display and turns on Do Not Disturb."
Take Care.
Update to 7.01 did not fix anything in this regard
I have the same problem with my Series 5 44 mm Nike
In my case I can't see anything uncommon.
has anyone seen any progress in this matter? Did not get any answer from Apple support since two weeks.
I’m in contact with Support in different issue, however I’ve mentioned sleep issue as well - on monday they’re calling me back in both. Will see what’s next
Still resolving restarts issue with them, but mentioned about sleep screen problem as well.
Series 5, Same symptoms here... No morning welcome message and the display stays on.
Yes, Same Problem, on Apple Watch 5 even on Watch OS 7.02, Problem still there.
Just updated to ios14.2. Still the sleep mode does not work. No feedback from apple since weeks.
Hello ryan78sjc,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!
We understand from your post that the screen of your Apple Watch is not dimming. Depending on the model Apple Watch you have, the Always On feature may be enabled. This article has information on how to enable Always On and the same steps can be used to disable it:
Turn on and wake Apple Watch - Apple Support
Best Regards.
Sorry that does not work. The iphone goes into sleep mode but neither my series 4 nor my series 6 added today will do so.
it only did it once on my series 4; the very first night. Thereafter it has not worked regardless of many different setting changes. Have to use theatre mode so I can sleep.
ryan78sjc,
In a situation like this you may want to unpair and erase your Apple Watch and then set it up again. If the issue persists, you may need to contact Apple Support for additional assistance.
Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support
Regards.
I have tried the following troubleshooting steps:
I have Apple Watch series 5 and series 4. I have iPhone 11 Pro Max. None of these steps resolved the issue.
Indeed, updated this morning and nithing changed in this issue
Does it also work when you hit the sleep mode button in the watchs control center?
watchOS 7 sleep mode not working
