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Since the WatchOS 10 update, the sleep mode focus no longer disables the touch screen and turn off the display when covering it with the palm. In the past, used to be able to interact with the watch by long pressing the crown. This is to avoid accidentally turning off the alarm/timers while sleeping. How do I re-enable that crown long press?
Apple Watch Series 7
Update to my previous post. After updating to 10.2, my screen would no longer sleep during my sleep hours. It turned out "Sleep Screen" got disabled in the "Focus" app. Why, Apple, just why?
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Update to my previous post. After updating to 10.2, my screen would no longer sleep during my sleep hours. It turned out "Sleep Screen" got disabled in the "Focus" app. Why, Apple, just why?
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I think this is now a bug with WatchOS 10.1. The sleep app is still on my watch and my settings have not changed, but my watch face does not ‘dim’ when I am within my sleep hours. The watch screen is same as day settings. The only change I have made since the problem arose is updating to the new WatchOS
Thank you, that put me in the right direction.
So, figured out that I had deleted the Apple Sleep app from the watch, that was the issue. After reinstalling and activating it, the sleep focus works as expected. It now turns off the display and requires pressing the crown to use the touch screen.
The Apple Sleep app is what allows that sleep focus behavior.
Same here. No longer dims. No logger requires crown press to activate watch screen. Now the light from the ****** thing wakes me up early in the morning if I accidentally brush it. Annoying!
Having the same issue with an Apple Watch Ultra 2. Updated to 10.4 and the watch sleep screen no longer works. Trying to use the watch for sleep tracking at night, but impossible to do as the screen comes on whenever I move. Worked perfectly before the update.
I want it “always on” during the daytime, just not while sleeping. There is no longer an option for this.
Same here. None of my sleep settings changed but my screen no longer goes to sleep during my sleep hours. This update is the worst, most buggy yet. Nice work, Apple.
How do I turn my watch off at night to go to bed?
Same happens to me since the 10.4 update. Apple watch series 9. I thought I was the only facing this issue, though I did something wrong.. but it turns out it is a bug.. and because of it, I can’t use sleep mode anymore.
After the latest update, I am having this same problem again. I started messing with settings because my phone and watch both suddenly started sending notifications during sleep focus and waking me. I got that fixed, but now my watch screen stays on all night when I raise my wrist. I want the dark screen that you could tap and only see a dim digital time and had to long press the crown to open the display. I’ve gone through this post and done everything suggested. And my watch is set to mirror my phone. Any ideas?
Make sure watch display is not in "always on" mode.
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Mine never shuts off unless I manually put it in theatre mode. Sleep screen is on. Turned it off and back on, no change.
This does not return the sleep mode. I am stuck with a paused well lit ring data that I can’t sleep with.
YES that worked! Thank you
Sleep Mode in WatchOS 10 doesn't disable touch screen and turn off display...
