Is anybody else’s digital crown a lint magnet? I constantly battle with dust being stuck inside the small gap between the digital crown and the body of apple watch.
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Lint stuck in digital crown
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Yup. When I first got the watch I got something in the Digital Crown which caused it to get stuck, I rinsed it out with water and it went back to normal but still isn’t as smooth as it was when it was brand new. And I’m constantly having to rinse it out. I love this watch but that was one design flaw I can’t get passed, its my biggest pet peeve with this watch.
Yeah - you may sling it around as well - single U-sling - look at the letter "U" - works quite well. Do not force anything though...
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^This is Apple’s exact recommendation with any debris lodged in the digital crown.
Also, I would not recommend dental floss, some dental floss has a waxy paraffin Substance, and that could create some type of sticky-like-texture in the digital crown.
Hmm, interesting.
That's what I was thinking as well. Maybe use floss that doesn't have said coating?
Yup. You can use dental floss that doesn’t have any wax-like-coating. You can buy those ‘dental sticks’ that would be really easy to use, that’s probably what I would do.
It shouldn’t. It depends how much pressure you’re Applying with the floss, you don’t need to ‘strangle’ the digital crown with it, you just go lightly around to remove any debris. You could also use a soft fine bristle brush that would produce the same effect, which is probably likely a safer method.