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Accidental Screenshots

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Dokk

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Jun 20, 2010
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Perhaps I'm wearing it wrong™, but I must be taking a half dozen screenshots per day, accidentally, with the back of my hand. It's driving me bananas!

That said, I'm enjoying my :apple:Watch quite a bit. :D
 
Maybe you're wearing the watch too far up (towards the hand)?

I cannot possibly push either button by bending my hand upward.
 
I couldn't do that even if I tried - my wrist doesn't bend that way. But, I don't wear my watch (Apple or otherwise) way up against my hand...it's behind the bone on the top of my wrist.
 
If you go to the Apple website, you will see the correct position to wear the watch - up your arm, to the left of your "wrist knuckle"

Wearing it so close to your hand that you get accidental screenshots could also cause you other problems. That area of the wrist is very mobile so you will be prone to friction with the watch , especially in hot weather. You may get a rash as a result. You also may not get accurate HR monitoring as the watch will be constantly moving about. The correct place for a watch (any watch!) is on a part of your wrist that is unaffected by hand/wrist movement.
 
I don't wear mine above the wrist, as some are saying, I wear it on my wrist where I've worn watches all my life. I have never had an accidental screenshot.
 
priscilla55 said:
If you go to the Apple website, you will see the correct position to wear the watch - up your arm, to the left of your "wrist knuckle"
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Well crap ... I *have* been wearing it wrong! :eek: I haven't been a watch wearer for quite some time, so I honestly had no idea a watch is worn that high. Thanks, MR folks! :apple:
 
susan12369 said:
I don't wear mine above the wrist, as some are saying, I wear it on my wrist where I've worn watches all my life. I have never had an accidental screenshot.
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Same here. I don't think there is one correct way to wear it. It's a matter of what is comfortable for each individual.
 
I've been wearing watches for a couple of years. And in my whole life I have never seen anyone wear a watch above the bone. And when getting a watch fitted they always fit it closer to the hand. Not saying it's wrong. Wear it however you like. It imo looks goofy. The apple watch is not available in Sweden yet so I'll see how my way of wearing it will interfere with the buttons. Hopefully it won't.
 
Doesn't happen with the back of my hand, but I did manage to do it for the first time today tucking my shirt in to my slacks while getting dressed.
 
have you tried turning it off and on? I'm too bony for accidental screenshots
 
Better question: why in heavens name would you need to screenshot on such a tiny device? I'd rather take it over on my phone.
 
It's funny you posted this. I was glancing at the forums and saw this thread and didn't click into it. About 5 minutes later I went upstairs and grabbed something out of my suitcase and for the first time ever I did an accidental screen shot!
 
dotnet said:
Haha, I've taken a couple, too, while drying my hands in the bathroom :)
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Did you blowdry yours hands? Did your Apple Watch whistle?? We have some pretty heavy duty handdryers at work and my :apple: Watch always whistles when I dry my hands (I assume is the air going into the mic hole) i thought this was pretty funny so I thought id share!
 

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ZEEN0j said:
I've been wearing watches for a couple of years. And in my whole life I have never seen anyone wear a watch above the bone. And when getting a watch fitted they always fit it closer to the hand. Not saying it's wrong. Wear it however you like. It imo looks goofy. The apple watch is not available in Sweden yet so I'll see how my way of wearing it will interfere with the buttons. Hopefully it won't.
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Umm...I've been wearing watches for over 30 years and I've always word them behind the prominent wrist bone (pisiform). Almost everyone I know does.

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chmsant said:
Better question: why in heavens name would you need to screenshot on such a tiny device? I'd rather take it over on my phone.
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Apple uses screen shots for support purposes to see what is shown on the device. A screen shot is not a picture per se (no lens just a screen capture). To get the same thing from your phone you would have to take a picture of your Watch which could be tricky and certainly wouldn't be as clear.
 
Interesting,I can't even do this when trying. Guess y'all are more wrist flexible then I am.
 
Have yet to accidentally take a screenshot since I have gotten mine. Even with it on my wrist 'knuckle' I find it impossible to take a screenshot accidentally. Maybe move it up your wrist a tad?
 
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