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rmarinheira

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Feb 15, 2008
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Hi all!
I have one quick doubt that might seem silly, but I am hoping to get some input from all of you.
My new Apple Watch Series 6 Aluminum Space Gray.
It is absolutely perfect, no issues at all.
Yet I have this doubt that appeared after I tapped the watch a little harde with my fingers, by accident.
When I tapped it a bit more vigorously, I felt and heard a kind of rattle (it's not easy to describe).
Note that the Watch is totally sturdy, does not rattle if you tap it normally, nor even if you shake it.
Also, when vibrating, the Watch is rock solid, nothing rattles.
It just happened when I accidently tapped it a bit mor vigorously than usually (and it was literally accidently as I didn't want to tap the watch at all).
Anyone might confirm this to be as expected?
Just out of curiousity.
 
Could you have accidentally moved the Digital Crown enough to trigger haptic feedback? It feels kind of unnatural, so it might feel like a rattling.
 
If that’s not it, then maybe have it checked out at an Apple Store near you; or if that’s not an option and the rattling really worries you, you could return it and purchase a new one.
 
Hi. It is not the digital crown press.
I believe this would be a natural rattle from the impact on the watch. The band I am using is the original sports one.
I am attaching a small video so you can check for yourselves.
The first taps are pretty normal and the last ones just replicate the most vigorous ones and cause the rattle.
could you try to replicate on your watches and give me some feedback?
Please note that the sound feel a bit amplified as the video was took very close to the iPhone so the mic picked it up pretty well.

 
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Just checked a bunch of them at a store and all of them have the same behaviour.
This morning a friend got his delivered and his even "rattles" a bit more when tapped a bit harder.
It seems to be normal, so, thread may be closed, please.
 
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