AW5 keeps locking itself with always on

[mebehere]

My AW5, set to always on display, will go black when the watch is turned down (the always on position), and when I turn my wrist up, it asks for my password as though I had taken it off my wrist.

I do hard restarts and it doesn’t seem to help.

Anyone experience the same?

 

[Apple_Robert]

Try re-pairing.

 

[waw74]

how tight is your band?
if it's too loose, the watch can think it's not on your arm.

you might also want to give the back of the watch a look to see if anything looks damaged, and give it a clean

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[mebehere]

how tight is your band?
if it's too loose, the watch can think it's not on your arm.

you might also want to give the back of the watch a look to see if anything looks damaged, and give it a clean

Wearing your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Get a good fit and learn about Apple Watch materials.

support.apple.com

How to clean your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Cleaning your Apple Watch keeps it working properly and can fix some common issues.

support.apple.com

its pretty tight. And I take it off and clean the underside, but still have the same problem.

 

[mebehere]

Try re-pairing.

Such a relative hassle. Although I may have to. I still feel as though it should just work.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Such a relative hassle. Although I may have to. I still feel as though it should just work.

Yes, it should work. However, it appears your watch is not being recognized on a repeated basis. Seeing how a hard reset did not resolve the problem, a re-pairing is in order. If that doesn’t resolve, you could have a hardware problem.

 

[mebehere]

Yes, it should work. However, it appears your watch is not being recognized on a repeated basis. Seeing how a hard reset did not resolve the problem, a re-pairing is in order. If that doesn’t resolve, you could have a hardware problem.

Thanks. I guess I’ll figure it out.

 

[orbital~debris]

I've noticed ~10+ occasions, over the last 2-3 months, my Series 6 is locking itself when I've already unlocked after putting the watch on.
It's not losing contact with my wrist.