Apple Watch 5 not always locking

[richard13]

Hello all!

I am coming up on two months since getting my AW5 and, for the most part, I am happy with it. It seems a little glitchy at times (like it alerts me of a notification I've already looked at and hit the crown to go back to the time) but I just kind of write that off as "nothing is perfect".

However, one thing I am concerned about is that occasionally I will take the watch off and when I put it back on it's still unlocked. Are there any conditions where this is normal? This seems like a pretty serious security flaw.

Anyone see this too?

Thanks!

 

[Duncan68]

I've had this happen a couple of times. This happened when I took the watch off and put it down on my nightstand, whose surface is white. The watch doesn't seem to register that it's not on a wrist as the screen never shuts off when lying on the nightstand.

 

[rgyiv]

I feel like this has happened maybe once or twice for me in my 3 years having my watch.

This actually happens more frequently on my Macbook....I'll shut it down, turn it back on, and it doesn't require a password......it's happened a few times here recently, and even when I'm not wearing my watch that could theoretically unlock it.