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Overheating watch burnt my arm

Quick question,

I just got my Watch™ and I've been using it for probably the last 6 or so hours, it's been great! It's so snappy, it just feels so good, and it's great I've finally found a way to check the time without having to take out my iPhone® 6 Plus™, it really is revolutionary, I'm surprised no-one's ever done it before.

Anyway, I used it so much it went flat LOL, so I put it back on the charger for a bit till it got back to 100%, don't wanna hurt the battery, and started playing with it again.

After a while I got bored and decided to go watch (lol) tv, so I strapped it on and walked off.

After about 10 or so minutes I started noticing the time got stuck, it took a few minutes before it changed again. Then it got hot, like, really hot. So hot I had to take it off to let it cool down. After a while it didn't get any cooler and what looked like a circle with a stick out the top showed up, then it turned off.

I don't know what happened, I kept trying to turn it back on but the same thing kept happening. After the fifth try it really started hurting my wrist.

I looked up overheating on here and all I could find was stories about MacBooks, but apparently that's just subjective and doesn't really count.

Is anyone else's watches doing this? For now I've just put a sock in between it and my arm so I don't get burned again.

Maybe it has something to do with the revolutionary S1 they're using, maybe all those chips so close together are what's making it so hot, I mean, it does everything the iPhone dose but smaller, maybe apple just innovated too hard with this one.

Maybe it's the microwave charger in the thing, what if it's putting power back out into my hand? Is there a way to turn this feature off?

Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Apr 25, 2015 3:40 AM

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gigem9000

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Posted on May 2, 2015 8:17 PM

well, my watch might have bit the dust tonight. I was laying in bed and my wrist got really hot. Not hot enough to burn me, but very hot to the touch. I noticed my watch was non-responsive and very hot. It should have had >50% battery at the time, so it wasn't dead. But the watch is completely unresponsive. I even tried holding the side button and digital crown down for 10 seconds and nothing happened. I tried holding these 2 buttons down for 30 seconds and nothing happened. I put the watch on the charger in case a process got stuck and killed the battery, but nothing happens when I put it on the charger except that it is still really hot. I'm on chat with Apple Support right now but thought I'd mention my experience. I'll report back with the findings.

38mm Silver aluminum with Green band fwiw

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MikezMac

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May 13, 2015 8:09 PM in response to anilsudhakaran

There's been a number of these reports.

deggie

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May 14, 2015 8:32 AM in response to MikezMac

How many is "a number"? Right now it seems to be about 7 around here, is this the number you are referring to?

MikezMac

Level 1

29 points

May 15, 2015 2:39 PM in response to deggie

I follow more forums than just this. There is a growing number of reports of this.

May 15, 2015 2:42 PM in response to MikezMac

MikezMac wrote:

I follow more forums than just this. There is a growing number of reports of this.

Which still doesn't tell us what that "number" is.

Csound1

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May 15, 2015 2:44 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

42?

May 15, 2015 3:49 PM in response to Csound1

Csound1 wrote:

42?

Always a good guess. 😉

May 15, 2015 4:54 PM in response to MikezMac

MikezMac wrote:

I follow more forums than just this. There is a growing number of reports of this.

There's a growing number of reports of people kidnapped by aliens.

May 15, 2015 5:14 PM in response to deggie

TThis happens all the time with electronic devices the back shield isn't resistant to heat so it catches heat easily. I would recommend lowering the brightness.

yas9in

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46 points

May 16, 2015 12:29 AM in response to x86FanBoy

Sounds like your watch is broken. have it replaced at your nearest apple store. No, this isn't normal. No, no one else is having this problem and NO, it's not because of the S1 or the wireless charging.

Although I would suggest you try rebooting, resetting and repairing your watch, it sounds to me as if there is a hardware problem. My watch would get a bit hot while charging it as well but it would quickly cool down and never to a level that it would burn my wrist! Heating of electronic devices is normal but not to the level which you describe. Take the above steps and if it still malfunctions, have it replaced.

Good Luck.

42 MM SS/ W Sport Band

nick101

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May 16, 2015 12:37 AM in response to MikezMac

However many reports there are, the solution is the same - contact Apple support and get it dealt with

Aug 24, 2015 7:58 AM in response to x86FanBoy

MY Apple watch burnt my arm yesterday. I have a blister. Going into the Apple Store where I purchased it today to show them the blister. I have the SS model.

Sep 7, 2015 10:11 PM in response to x86FanBoy

Why You are Getting the Apple Watch Rash

1. Heat from the green light ( used for detecting your heart rate)
2. Chemical reaction between your sweaty skin and the heated battery
2. Unbreathable material: rubber band 3. Sweat in work-outs
5. Sunburn

Shopping Guide for Apple Watch if you Have Sensitive Skin Concerns

1. Say No to the Rubber Band (Apple Sport )
2. Say No to the Metallic Looking Band (Nickel)
3. Say Yes to the Leather Band

Sep 8, 2015 5:48 AM in response to Cathy Xian

Cathy Xian wrote:

Why You are Getting the Apple Watch Rash

Did you even bother to read the thread before posting this? No one is getting a "rash". They are getting burned. Because of defective batteries. All skin is sensitive to extreme heat.

Sep 8, 2015 6:00 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Actually, Cathy was just spamming the forum with a link to a commercial site. The mods kindly removed the link.

Sep 8, 2015 6:34 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

Lawrence Finch wrote:

Actually, Cathy was just spamming the forum with a link to a commercial site. The mods kindly removed the link.

Ah.... reading before coffee. Missed that.

Overheating watch burnt my arm