Can Apple Watch Series 10 detect Tattoos?

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Can Apple Watch Series 10 detect Tattoos?

Any ideas on whether Apple Watch will ever work with tattoos?

I’ve got the series 10 and I have a small leaf tattoo that covers a little bit of the sensor but it won’t register that it’s on my wrist at all.

I’ve had to turn off wrist detection but that makes the watch unable to track sleep features which is one of the reasons I bought it.

I’ve seen people talk about epoxy stickers but I’m not sure whether this actually works

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Apple Watch Series 10, watchOS 11

Posted on Dec 2, 2024 1:18 PM

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Answer 1

varjak paw

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Dec 2, 2024 3:22 PM in response to _deannamaria_

The sensors that detect that your Watch is on your wrist and offer other functions can have problems with wrist tattoos, and absent Apple or someone developing a completely different technology, not an easy or probably inexpensive item of research and engineering, it's not an issue that's reliably solvable. For more discussion on using wearable technology with tattoos, see:

https://www.theverge.com/23567992/wearable-tech-tattoos-fitness-tracking-how-to

The simplest solution, though probably not the most convenient one, is to shift your Watch to your other wrist.

Regards.

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Jeff Donald

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Dec 2, 2024 5:46 PM in response to _deannamaria_

Generally, in my experience, the adhesive stickers work for most users. A sheet of 100 stickers is around $10. However, some users report less accurate health measurements when the stickers are used. Others report they have no issues. The best I can say is give them a try. Good luck!

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Answer 3

Rudegar

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Dec 2, 2024 2:38 PM in response to _deannamaria_

not something they are working on as far as I've heard

maybe if enough tattoo around the wrist people request it in their feedback channel it could change

Feedback - Watch - Apple

suppose they make a cost benefit calc to see how many more watches they could sell vs. the r&d and new sensors expenses it would cost them

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