How do I turn off super sensitivity on the Apple Watch Series 8?

I was using Apple Watch Series 3. No issues whatsoever for work. I have to wear long sleeves and most of the time gloves. Sometimes it can get noisy, so I bought a series 8. Now because of the sleeves and the gloves, it goes in to theater mode so when I try to look at the time, it does not show anything, and last night I had to go in and add theater back because the gloves and sleeves of my shirt decided to turn on theater mode and delete the theater mode button. This is so aggravating for the watch that I haven’t even had for five days. I have gone into the settings on the watch under accessibility’s and tried to turn on touch delay, which even max and that out I can just tap part rate and I’ll go straight to heart rate. I tried, turning on multiple tabs and as I’m simulating testing of a sleeve of touching multiple places, it opens up the weather, I just want to turn the sensitive down so when I touch my watch, it responds, but when my gloves or shirt, touch my watch that it does absolutely nothing! And no, rolling up. My sleeves is not an option. I wish I could just do a software update and add the noise feature on the series 3 and I would be happy.

Posted on Jul 30, 2023 10:16 PM

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Jul 31, 2023 5:26 PM in response to Nneuromancer1

Hey there Nneuromancer1,


Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities.


If having issues with the touchscreen on your Apple Watch, the following resource would have the best steps that can help with adjusting your display touch settings: Adjust motor skills settings on Apple Watch - Apple Support


Use Touch Accommodations
1. Open the Settings app  on your Apple Watch.
2. Go to Accessibility > Touch Accommodations to do any of the following:
* Respond to touches of a certain duration: Turn on Hold Duration, then tap the plus or minus buttons to adjust the duration.
* To perform swipe gestures without waiting for the specified hold duration, tap Swipe Gestures, then turn on Swipe Gestures. You can choose the amount of required movement before a swipe gesture begins.
* Ignore multiple touches: Turn on Ignore Repeat, then tap the plus or minus buttons to adjust the amount of time allowed between multiple touches. Then, if you touch the screen several times quickly, your Apple Watch treats the touches as a single touch.
* Respond to the first or last place you touch: Choose Use Initial Touch Location or Use Final Touch Location.

If you choose Use Initial Touch Location, your Apple Watch uses the location of your first tap—when you tap an app on the Home Screen, for example. If you choose Use Final Touch Location, your watch registers the tap where you lift your finger. Apple Watch responds to a tap when you lift your finger within a certain period of time. Tap the plus or minus buttons to adjust the timing. Your device can respond to other gestures, such as drags, if you wait longer than the gesture delay.

You can also open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap My Watch, then go to Accessibility > Touch Accommodations.


While we understand you've tried adjusting the Hold Duration, check out the additional settings to see if that's able to help make a difference.


Keep us updated on the results.


Best regards.

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