Apple Watch Ultra locking while on wrist

Rest assure, you are not alone! I have the exact same problem. Received my watch last night and it drives me nuts haha.

Try a different wrist band

Yes my ultra watch has worked just fine. Got a tattoo on that same arm to include the wrist and now it’s locking me out it seems like every 30 seconds. It’s getting aggravating.

What did Apple say when you scheduled an appointment at your Apple Store Genius Bar and showed it to them? Surely you did that?

I’m having the same issue, no tats and not very hairy arms! My old series 4 didn’t have the issue. Also my workout display turns off when I’m running, I have always on display enabled, the workout app display is enabled when my wrist is down, and I’m not on low power mode. Help Apple! Otherwise pretty epic device!!

My I watch ultra locks when no one is touching it and it’s docked on it’s charging station? This time it locked itself so much it telling me to reset on my iPhone, but 99% of the time it just locks itself, and then adds more minutes.

Bougie_Bohemian wrote:

My I watch ultra locks when no one is touching it and it’s docked on it’s charging station? This time it locked itself so much it telling me to reset on my iPhone, but 99% of the time it just locks itself, and then adds more minutes.

Yes, when your watch is on it's charger, it is designed to lock the screen. This is normal behavior.

There is no lock icon in my control center. And I have the same problem. I’ve also reset my watch 4 times in a day and a half. Still doesn’t work. And my always on display doesn’t work. Watch screen constantly shuts off.

That shouldn’t be the issue. I’ve owned many Apple Watches and never experienced any issues. This being the ultra at the price should be as good or better than previous models. Apple has done nothing for me!

I’ve had the same problem. I’ve also gone to Apple multiple times and was told the watch is working fine. Funny thing is I’ve owned 3 other Apple Watches and haven’t had this problem. I guess that’s the answer when they can figure something out.

No one in the right mind would swap for a refurbished one. I can’t even believe they would think that was a great deal for their customer. I disabled watch detection but even in workouts it pauses because it’s moved a millimetre on my wrist. If i could take it back and get a full refund I definitely would

Same issue here. Apple Watch Ultra randomly locking while wearing it. I'm using the Ocean band, I have no tattoos or anything else on my skin and I wear it tight. I've been using a Series 2 for almost 5 years and never had this issue.

Apple Watch ultra running 9.4 and every morning when I wake up my watch is locked. I have wrist detection turned on and am using sleep tracking with a schedule set. This has only been a recent problem for me. I had apple replace my original ultra due to some wrinkling in the film under the screen but had zero issues with my second watch until about 3 weeks ago. It’s not that big of a deal as my watch is unlocked by my phone but it still is rather annoying every time I see my phone telling me it’s unlocking my watch after having just worn it all through the night and I don’t move much in my sleep if any. No tattoos on my wrist and pretty much no hair in the spot it rests. I wear it tight enough where there is zero movement. Apple, you’ve been really disappointing lately. Please get it together.