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Why Apple Watch noise monitor keep tracking when disabled?

Hello


yes, I know about https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/watch/apd00a43a9cb/watchos


Why Apple Watch keeps monitoring ambient noise and record data in health app even when it is disabled and no noise level complication used in any of watch faces?


It is shown as disabled in both Apple Watch settings app and also on iPhone Watch app.


thanks


Apple Watch series 6 - WatchOS 7.3

iPhone XS - IOS 14.4

Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 7

Posted on Feb 19, 2021 5:20 AM

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Posted on Feb 19, 2021 7:51 AM

On that page scroll down till you see Data Sources & Access>then Data Sources

Do you see your watch there?

Tap on that then delete all data


from your iPhone>Watch>Noise>Environmental Sound Measurements>toggle off

from your iPhone>Watch>Privacy>Headphone Audio Measurements>Measure levels>toggle off

from your iPhone>Watch>Privacy>Headphone Audio Measurements>Include Other Devices>toggle off

from your iPhone>Watch>Privacy>Environmental Sound Measurements>toggle off


from your iPhone>Settings>Privacy>Health>Headphone Audio Levels>Measure levels>toggle off

from your iPhone>Settings>Privacy>Health>Headphone Audio Levels>Include Other Headphones>toggle off

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Feb 19, 2021 7:51 AM in response to Denis-C

On that page scroll down till you see Data Sources & Access>then Data Sources

Do you see your watch there?

Tap on that then delete all data


from your iPhone>Watch>Noise>Environmental Sound Measurements>toggle off

from your iPhone>Watch>Privacy>Headphone Audio Measurements>Measure levels>toggle off

from your iPhone>Watch>Privacy>Headphone Audio Measurements>Include Other Devices>toggle off

from your iPhone>Watch>Privacy>Environmental Sound Measurements>toggle off


from your iPhone>Settings>Privacy>Health>Headphone Audio Levels>Measure levels>toggle off

from your iPhone>Settings>Privacy>Health>Headphone Audio Levels>Include Other Headphones>toggle off

Feb 21, 2021 7:01 AM in response to Randy-12

Yes, did this and it’s working. The headphone monitoring was active on both iPhone and watch.


I’m surprised that headphone monitoring was somehow linked to the issue.

So I tried to reproduce the problem by activating ambient noise monitoring alone or just headphone monitoring then all and also with a watch face complication. The problem never got back. I have to say that I didn’t try each and every combinations of settings. Anyway now the problem is solved and I can squeeze a bit more out of battery by disabling a feature that I’m not using.

Why Apple Watch noise monitor keep tracking when disabled?

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