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Wrist detection

Why does my watch not turn on when I raise my wrist. It seems like a problem a lot have. I was told at one store that sells your products that this happens to older people because their skin is thin. Can’t you fix this?

Apple Watch SE, watchOS 7

Posted on Aug 18, 2021 4:55 PM

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Posted on Aug 18, 2021 5:54 PM

Make sure you are not in Theater Mode or have Do Not Disturb enabled. See:

Use Control Center on your Apple Watch - Apple Support


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Wrist detection

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