Apple Watch Ultra wrist detection?

Hey, Basshammer. You’re correct, and that’s creates quite a conundrum.

The people in the video aren’t using their Apple Watch for anything other than diving: Measure underwater temperature, duration, and depth on Apple Watch Ultra - Apple Support

The Apple Watch Ultra works the same way any other Apple Watch does in all other respects. Wrist detection is still needed for the other Apple Watch features.

Feel free to get back to us with any questions or problems you may have.

All the best.

Hello Basshammer,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities!

If we understand your post correctly, you're having an issue with wrist detection and your tattoos. We're here to help!

Permanent or temporary changes to your skin, such as some tattoos, can impact the wrist detection. The ink, pattern and saturation of some tattoos can block light from the sensor.

One thing you can do, is in the Apple Watch App on our iPhone, go to the passcode setting.

From there, turn passcode on, but turn wrist detection off so that you won't constantly have the watch lock the screen with wrist detection.

Hope that helps.

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Take care!