Does Apple Pay/always need a passcode 6-20-30 times a day?

Hahaha I hate that too bro xD

Reduce Passcode Prompts:

Unlock with iPhone: By default, your Apple Watch should unlock automatically when your paired iPhone is unlocked and nearby. This significantly reduces the need for a passcode on the watch itself. Here's how to enable it:

Open the Watch app on your iPhone.

Tap "My Watch".

Select "Passcode".

Ensure "Unlock with iPhone" is turned on.

• Wrist Detection: Apple Watch uses wrist detection to determine if it's worn. If you take it off and put it back on, it might prompt for a passcode for security reasons. You can adjust the sensitivity of wrist detection:

Open the Watch app on your iPhone.

Tap "My Watch".

Select "General".

Toggle "Wrist Detection" on or off depending on your preference. (Turning it off might require a passcode more often for security).

Alternatives to Passcode:

4-Digit Passcode: If a full 6-digit passcode feels excessive, you can switch to a 4-digit passcode for quicker entry. However, this might be less secure. Here's how to change it:

Open the Watch app on your iPhone.

Tap "My Watch".

Select "Passcode".

Tap "Change Passcode" and follow the on-screen instructions.

Do you have tattoos underneath your Apple Watch? That’s a huge issue for the required Skin Detection. The pigments used in the ink interfere with the light used for some health measurements and skin detection.

Mindzman wrote:

Since being forced to put a passcode on my watch I need to put in a passcode nearly every time I lift my wrist.

The iPhone does NOT unlock my watch. I am now wondering why I have this on my watch at all.

Rather than being good for my health, it has raised my stress annoyance levels to new highs.

I saw this was a problem 7 years ago with hundreds of people complaining.

Has anyone found a workaround?

As I noted in my response to your other post, this is not normal. There are millions of Apple Watches out there. Most people don't have this problem, but I know that doesn't eliminate the frustration you feel if you are among the few who do.

What troubleshooting steps have you taken? Is your watchOS up-to-date (watchOS 10.4)? Have you tried un-pairing and re-pairing the watch? Do you have any tattoos on your wrist? Do you have Wrist Detection enabled? Watch App>Passcode>Wrist Detection

That’s one way to resolve the issue. 😀 It should act that way though. My Apple Watch doesn’t behave that way, with my iPhone or without.

If you ever want to troubleshoot the issue, I’d start by unpairing the devices, restarting both devices and then pairing them again.

Mindzman wrote:

No Tattoos, my iPhone is always with me but uses Face ID so guess that makes it useless to unlock.

My phone uses FaceID, and I don't have this problem with Apple Pay, so I'm not sure what you mean by that being useless.

I solved the problem by removing Apple Pay from my watch.

I generally find Apple Pay on my watch to be easier to use than Apple Pay on a phone with Face ID (it's the one thing I really liked TouchID for better). It's unfortunate that you're having trouble with it. But, if you don't want to continue to troubleshoot, I get that.

IOSlife wrote:

Wrist Detection:• Apple Watch uses wrist detection to determine if it's worn. If you take it off and put it back on, it might prompt for a passcode for security reasons. You can adjust the sensitivity of wrist detection:

Open the Watch app on your iPhone.

Tap "My Watch".

Select "General".

Toggle "Wrist Detection" on or off depending on your preference. (Turning it off might require a passcode more often for security).

That's not where the Wrist detection setting is to be found.