When my alarm goes off, I look at my watch to hit snooze and the screen goes dark. So then I have to tap the screen to get it to light up again to hit snooze.. annoying. Does this happen to anyone else? Shouldn't the screen stay lit when I look at my watch to turn the alarm off or snooze it? Is there a way to get it to stay lit a tad longer so I have time to hit snooze without having to re wake the screen?
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Alarm annoyance
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Well, the watch doesn’t have a camera, so it doesn’t know if you’re actively looking at it. The screen only lights up with arm movement because then it can detect that you swung your arm to lift it from your side.
So yeah no one else is having the issue because possibly they’re not expecting it to work like the way you are.
So yeah no one else is having the issue because possibly they’re not expecting it to work like the way you are.
I understand it doesn't know when I am looking at it, and I guess if the screen stayed lit too long while the alarm is going off people might turn the alarm off by accident in their sleep. I guess the screen doesn't wake because I am laying down compared to looking at it normally.. just tested the timer sitting here and the screen stays lit since it is a normal "looking at watch" position compared to laying in bed position. Guess I will have to just get used to tapping the screen to snooze/end alarms.
I have noticed this. It is like playing wack a mole trying to turn off my alarm on my wrist. Normally when the screen turns on with movement, it stays on for a LOT longer than when the alarm is going off. My arm moves to bring it up to see it, then the screen almost immediately shuts off.
I never snooze, but several times I've accidentally touched snooze, because the screen was off, and I was trying to get the screen back on. Then when getting ready for work (I put it on the charger) it all of a sudden goes off again (I thought I hit off, but hit snooze).
I think it isn't as refined a process as it could be... Well, 3 times of of 10 I have an issue, the other times I am quick enough to hit end before the screen shuts off.
If I actually charged my watch in my room I would actually be pissed about it. I get ready for work 2 hours before my wife, so if one of these snooze incidents happened, and I was out of the room, it would wake her up.
I never snooze, but several times I've accidentally touched snooze, because the screen was off, and I was trying to get the screen back on. Then when getting ready for work (I put it on the charger) it all of a sudden goes off again (I thought I hit off, but hit snooze).
I think it isn't as refined a process as it could be... Well, 3 times of of 10 I have an issue, the other times I am quick enough to hit end before the screen shuts off.
If I actually charged my watch in my room I would actually be pissed about it. I get ready for work 2 hours before my wife, so if one of these snooze incidents happened, and I was out of the room, it would wake her up.
Easy fix. Just push on the Digital Crown when the screen goes dark. It lights up again and you can hit snooze or stop.
Yes I can wake the watch to snooze/end alarm but it is annoying that as soon as I look at it I see the lit screen but it goes dark before I can hit snooze.
So is yours just a dark screen when you first react to the alarm? Mine is lit with snooze/stop buttons but as soon as I go to tap either option it sleeps making me have to tap the screen to wake it again. Really annoying especially that time of day
Personally, I charge mine at night so it’s sitting on the table in nightstand mode. Never had this issue 
I'd be happy if it lit up for 10 seconds. That would be enough for me to react to the alarm..