What the **** did apple do to the pulse reader in its last update? It will no longer allow me to run it when I want.

What the **** did apple do to the pulse reader in its last update? It will no longer allow me to run it when I want.

Apple Watch, watchOS 4

Posted on Oct 1, 2022 6:51 PM

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Posted on Oct 4, 2022 5:53 AM

charlesbro,


It sounds like the Heart Rate app is unresponsive on your Apple Watch, which is causing the inability of providing you a reading. In this case, let's close the Heart Rate app and then restart your Apple Watch. From there, you can re-open the Heart Rate app and see if it provides you a reading. Here are the steps:


1. To close an app on your Apple Watch, press the side button, then turn the Digital Crown to locate the Heart Rate app. Swipe left on the app, then tap X.


2. Restart your Apple Watch: Restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support


Following these steps may help and we look forward to hearing back from you with an update.


Kind regards.




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Oct 4, 2022 5:53 AM in response to charlesbro

charlesbro,


It sounds like the Heart Rate app is unresponsive on your Apple Watch, which is causing the inability of providing you a reading. In this case, let's close the Heart Rate app and then restart your Apple Watch. From there, you can re-open the Heart Rate app and see if it provides you a reading. Here are the steps:


1. To close an app on your Apple Watch, press the side button, then turn the Digital Crown to locate the Heart Rate app. Swipe left on the app, then tap X.


2. Restart your Apple Watch: Restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support


Following these steps may help and we look forward to hearing back from you with an update.


Kind regards.




Oct 3, 2022 11:45 AM in response to charlesbro

Hello charlesbro,


This page here will help provide info on checking your heart rate: Monitor your heart rate with Apple Watch - Apple Support


This page will help to ensure you get accurate measurements: Get the most accurate measurements using your Apple Watch - Apple Support


The "What else affects your heart rate reading" section will help provide info on things that may affect the reading.


Cheers.

Oct 3, 2022 7:56 PM in response to Eric_G1

Wrong. All that I get when I open the app is my resting heart rate (with a right facing arrow above that does nothing). I cannot get anything to anything else from this page. Before I could continuously retake my pulse just by pressing on the page. It tells my my pulse at the bottom of my face page, but I cannot up date it when I want. I would like to get the old app back.



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