Black line across watch face

kyleniels, I'm also using the Activity Analog watch face (but with Subdials) and I'm experiencing the same issue. The black bar goes away when I swipe to another watch face and back (but it returns). This issue started for me after updating to watchOS 7.0.2; another issue that started at the same time is the Always On Display will sometimes go dark. After I 'flick' my wrist, the display lights up, and goes dark again (similar to covering the light sensor on an iPhone). Tapping the display seems to stop the issue. Do you have this issue as well?

I've already submitted a bug report at Apple Feedback and chatted with an advisor. The advisor suggested restarting the watch (I did that, but cannot tell if that resolves the issue because the black bar already went away while switching watch faces). The advisor also suggested unpairing and repairing the watch to the phone (have you done this)?

Clearly, we are all using the Activity Analog watch face. Apple advisor called me again and would not let me off the phone until I agreed to unpair and re-pair my watch from the phone even though I told her I didn’t want to and would rather keep the black line. She ignored my request and kept pressuring me to do it. As soon as I started unpairing, she told me it’d take a few minutes and got off the line. It took nearly an hour to unpair! After I re-paired my watch to my phone, the black line was still there. Sad to say I’m disappointed how the advisor handled the call. I know that’s how they’re trained, but a little empathy and active listening could go a long way.

Literally just had this on my two week old series 6 stainless steel.

This method worked for me and haven’t experienced it again yet 🤞🏼 simply change clock face to another then back to your primary/preferred and all is now fine, no black line when my watch display is inactive.

I switched to using the infograph display and the problem has not come back in the last 7 days. Not exactly a proven fix but yes it does look like a software problem with the Activity Analogue display.

Having same problem... the line just comes randomly on the activity face and then goes away once the face is changed. But it comes back randomly again once back in the activity face..i am using Series 6 blue Aluminium case 40 mm

I’m having same issue with my new 6 - just replaced my 2 back a few months ago which never had the problem. Other than the re-pairing, which I’ve seen has questionable efficacy, anyone else had any success getting Apple support on this? Switching face makes it go away for a bit but it always returns.

Yeah! Same for me. Brand new series 6. Goes when I unpair off switch the watch off but is back again after a few days. I sent my watch back as I thought it was a fault. New watch has arrived and same issue. All support can suggest is unpair / switch it off and on again. Really annoying for an expensive piece of equipment when it appears solely to be apples software that’s the issue.

I have the same issue on this watch face - Activity Analog with subdials. Apple Watch 5, and it only started after updating to WatchOS 7.

I'm a month away from my 1-yr warranty ending, but it sounds like it won't matter if its a software issue and not hardware??

I have this same issue and I have only had my watch about 6 months. I do think it has to do with the Activity Monitor face. No other face I use has this issue.

I do notice when restarting the watch the issue goes away for a few days.

was this resolved?

I am also facing this exact same issue since last 3-4 months. I reached out to online help and apple store 3-4 times and even sent my watch to support center. They could not replicate the issue and sent it back. Now I’m back to this black line when the backlight is off. Very frustrated with the support response and handling. They refused to replace the device even though it is under warranty

Had same issue with mine watch 5 series... is it display? Mine is just 4 months old.me issue

So annoying I have had this watch a matter of weeks and this line has only just appeared today really have no idea how to get rid of it ! Surely is a bug

Series 6, only had it for 10 days very disappointed

This was the first face I chose, and I've had the problem since day 1 on a Series 6 44mm v7.3

Still getting the black line in Activity Analogue after 7.3.3