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musgrave1974 Author

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Apple Watch Series 6 wrist sensor not working after water immersion

I was washing up and the watch got wet.

The touchscreen works intermittently, but the wrist sensor doesn't seem to have activated since that day (it hasn't taken my heart rate since that day).

Is there anything that can be done?

I have force restarted it, I have even wiped it and started afresh. All of the things everyone says to do I have done.

I guess my question is, what next?

Thanks!

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Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 11

Posted on Dec 28, 2024 2:37 AM

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Ingo2711

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Posted on Dec 28, 2024 5:16 AM

If the water damaged the hardware of watch, you will have to get it replaced by Apple, since water damage can not be fixed.

Have a look at the estimate for your model and region on this Apple Watch Service page:

Apple Watch Service and Repair - Apple Support

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