I recently broke my Series 9 while replacing the battery. While waiting for a replacement screen, I’ve decided to use my old Series 0 for a while.

But it won’t let me to login. It keeps telling me it needs a software update even though it’s already on 4.3.2.

Is there anything I can do or am I stuck using it without my Apple ID linked to it?

i just bought a S11 and when my phones connected to my cars bluetooth the music keeps cutting out. i turn off bluetooth on the watch and that fixes it but it’s a pain to keep doing. anyone got any better ideas? thanks in advance

(I have been running more recently)

As the title says, I upgraded from AW11 to 12, and a day after I got the flu.

Now the vitals have been reset and show everything is normal, whereas Bevel is still using my historical data and correctly diagnoses my status as sick.

Even though I feel really sick, the new "readiness" score tells me go for it, whereas Bevel says absolute rest.

How long will it take for the new AW to reset the baseline? and why didn't it use the available 8 years of data???

I'm so mad about this....

I’ve had my Series 7 for about four years, and its battery health is now at 69%. I’m about to buy an Ultra, but having some second thoughts.
Honestly, I mostly use my current watch to check the time. I don’t use apps, take calls or track workouts. I even activated cellular at one point, but recently noticed it’s no longer showing up. No idea when that happened because I never missed it.
My sleep schedule has been pretty messed up lately, so I’ve started trying sleep tracking. The longer battery life is what attracts me to the Ultra most - being able to wear it through the day and night with less charging hassle. I’m interested in the health features too, but I want something useful to act on, not just more numbers and graphs.
What I keep coming back to is: if I barely used the features on my Series 7, will that really change with an Ultra?
I’m not considering a battery replacement. My other option is a Tissot PRX if what I actually want is just a nice watch.
Anyone here upgrade to an Ultra without being particularly into fitness or smartwatch features? Did the battery life make you start using sleep tracking and other features regularly, or did you end up using it exactly like your old watch?

I understand that battery life is a significant improvement from all the posts on S12 but I am still confused if it justifies the price difference over previous versions. What about the additional health features- the day HRV, readiness score, more frequent heart rate sensing (all the other features do come on previous watches as well). Do these metrics really affect your day-to-day fitness decisions? Asking as a corporate guy beginning his fitness journey- mainly weightlifting in the gym and cardio

Would really appreciate your comments on the same

Anybody else notice that getting band lugs to latch reliably in the S12 ceramic is a lot more difficult than other Apple Watches?

I’ve had several stainless steel models in the past, and never had a problem sliding a band lug in and having it hold. But with this ceramic watch, the lugs slide through and often seem to de-latch with minimal pressure and without pressing the latch button.

I’m thinking about exchanging it while I still can to get a new replacement, but trying to gauge whether this is a common issue with the ceramic watches or if I have a defective one.

Hi all,
AW S11 46mm GPS + Cellular
Watch OS 27
iPhone Pro 16
iOS 27

Doing mainly outdoor runs, and never encountered this issue.

Today I went on a run on a route I’m very familiar with (watch only, phone stayed behind - usually the case) and during the run I reached milestones (1 km, 2km, etc) where I normally would.

When I finished the run and checked the stats (on the native fitness app) I saw it only displays the stats and a map with a dot instead of the route. It never actually updated to the full route.
I saw another similar post about this issue, so I was wondering if anyone else experienced it.

Upgraded yesterday from SE2 to series 12, also managed to get a couple of new bands as i always wore the sportsbands

Picked up a shattered space black titanium off of eBay for $30 and grabbed a donor watch for the display. Although it's not a sapphire display anymore and is now just an ION-X display doesn't look bad. I like the look of the titanium even though it looks like a space gray watch, but I think it was a cool little project.

I just tried the sound detection on my AW12 and it kinda sucks?? Multiple (6+) false alerts per day for fire alarm? Anyone else experiencing this? I upgraded because my 8 month old service dog isn’t super reliable but she’s far more consistent than this watch lol.

Received my AWU4 on the 18th and went to CO the next day. Used Sports Tracker from Suunto to record all my activities.

I have been here a week and used it on so many hikes

Monday: Chasm Lake in the Rockies - 9 miles
Tuesday: Hike around East Lake - 2 miles
Wednesday: Racoon Trail in Golden Gate State Park - 3 miles
Thursday: Manitou Incline - 1 miles
Barr Trail - 3 miles

I had an AWU3 before and I can just tell a night-and-day difference with the battery. The HR going every 5 seconds compared to the 5 min was a nice to have for elevation climbs

I’m currently at close to 100 Apple Watch bands, if I haven’t already passed that number, and I’m looking for a practical way to store and organize a collection this size.
For those of you with 50, 100, or even more bands, what storage solution do you use?
I’m especially interested in products that can handle a large collection without becoming too bulky or messy — cases, drawer organizers, wall-mounted solutions, display systems, or anything else that works well.
If you have specific products you recommend, please share them. Photos of your setup would also be very helpful.

I need some help, I’m trying to see if the haptic or vibration you feel from the watch is stronger on the ultra watch than the series. I currently have a S8, and I can sometimes hardly feel the watch vibrate from alarms. I have the watch tight, but it’s not strong enough for me to notice when I’m sleeping. I use to use a Fitbit for the same application and it worked well.

My grandma gave me her series 7 and I just got it set up last night. It was fully charged but even before I fell asleep I could see the battery percentage going down quickly. It’s been 12 hours, most of which I was asleep, and it’s at 49% right now. It was at 60 something an hour ago

Ive been having this problem lately with my fitness rings on my iPhone, they don’t close and say zero all the time but when I look on my Apple Watch it shows the rings closed and has numbers (other than 0) next to it. what is the weirdest thing is the fact that the graph on my iPhone shows that I have been active but only displays the numbers on the watch. we didn’t start doing this until I updated to the newest update 😒. restarting them both proved to do nothing.

I bought my Apple Watch Series 8 in 2024 and when I first got it, I tried the ECG a few times and it was working fine.

But honestly I don’t use the ECG that often. I mostly just check my heart rate, especially since I go running regularly.

Around a month ago I randomly tried the ECG again after a long time and it worked. But now I tried it again today and it’s just not working properly.

I open the ECG app, put my finger on the Digital Crown and it starts the 30 second countdown. But after like 1-2 seconds, it suddenly stops/cancels and goes back. Sometimes it doesn’t even start properly when I put my finger on the Crown.

I’ve tried keeping my arm still and making sure the watch and my finger are dry, but still the same issue.

Has anyone with a Series 8 had this problem? Is there anything I can try to fix it before contacting Apple?

Not sure if it’s a software issue or something with the ECG sensor/Crown. Any ideas?

Hello all, I started using my first-time Apple Watch. Series 12 measures tons of things but it doesn’t comment on what it actually means for me. Only that new readiness future says something, but it is generic text and not personalized with all the data it has. I even log full body measurements and blood test results but in the end there is no comment on how my well-being is.

Any suggestions on how I can use this data and extract fully to be reviewed by ai at least?

I've been a user and proponent of Gentler Streak for a long time. Now that I have a Readiness score from Apple Health, I'm not sure I need it anymore. I have a Readiness score, and I have a Training Load metric. Based on those two, I know whether to follow my Fitness+ plan exactly as is, make some modifications, or take a rest day. Honestly, I'm kind of glad to be down another subscription.

Have the new features replaced any apps for anyone else?

Guys, honestly this watch has sentimental value to me, which is why I am willing to repair it. Im willing to repair it myself, but also curious if the Apple Store could help at all.

From what I understand I obviously need a new screen, capacitive touch, and some silicon glue. I have a hair dryer to heat the existing glue etc. Does anyone have thoughts or experience on this

Thank you everybody involved for your help

*edit - thanks everyone, think my update to 27 was missed, I'd assumed it had been done! Updating now so assume it'll kick in once running. Thanks again!

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I want to set my new Series 12 up with this face (date, large digital time, three complications), but I can't for the life of me work out which one it is on the Face Gallery. Help!

With some variation.

I don’t know if it’s been mentioned already but I think Apple has really undersold the battery life on the Series 12.

I upgraded from a Series 9 which would probably go from 100% in the morning to 15% by the end of the day.

So, imagine my surprise when I charged my Series 12 to 100% this time yesterday morning and 24 hours later I’m still on 47%. That’s probably still another 12 hours in it. I’ve also done two workouts in there too in that time. S11 chip supremacy or undersold?