Hmmm... might not just be South Korea. My wife's SE has been doing something similar (mostly just getting hot when charging, and also... not charging but actually draining while it's on its charger). I hope we hear more about this soon from Apple...
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Some Apple Watch SE Owners Experiencing Issues With Overheating [Updated]
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Either that watch was too tight or there are opportunists looking to file a lawsuit. And maybe I'm wrong and a cynical skeptic, but I feel like you'd take it off from being hot well before it started to burn your skin.
Would yellow highlighter look that yellow on a black surface?
Upon closer inspection, it's simply a blurry photo of an over medium egg on a dark surface. 🤪
it does seem plausible. Mine didn’t have the obvious circle but the sensor dome does cause a bit of redness, indeed, more so the tighter the watch is worn.
No (hardware) issues with mine either — and it was open box. I also haven’t worn mine sleeping. Don‘t feel a need for sleep tracking at this point and think I might smack it against the wall or something while I sleep. 🤷♂️I can be a restless sleeper at times.
No. It’s a watch imprint (mechanical) on red skin (thermal). Not comfy but not serious.
Interesting part is the battery is not located in that spot. That is where the Taptic Engine is located.
Whilst I'm sure it's just a very rare case it does point out an important fact.
It's one thing to have a phone battery fail and burn/explode, where you would instantly let go of it.
It's an entirely more serious matter of this happened to a device that's strapped to your body.
Let#s just hope this was a freak one-off issue, and no-one ever get's harmed by any devices now or in the future which are faulty and strapped to you.
It's one thing to have a phone battery fail and burn/explode, where you would instantly let go of it.
It's an entirely more serious matter of this happened to a device that's strapped to your body.
Let#s just hope this was a freak one-off issue, and no-one ever get's harmed by any devices now or in the future which are faulty and strapped to you.
I was thinking that too, but they may have had it under their pillow and were leaning on it or something like that. Because if that's how tight they normally have it... yikes!
Are you saying she can’t tell if her watch is getting hot and burning her? That seems like something you’d notice.Actually this has happened to my gf with her new Apple Watch Series 6. At least that's what it seems to be now. For a while we thought it might be a rash but now that I have read this and seen the pictures it looks way too similar to be a coincidence.
(And we're in Germany, not South Korea.)
Yea we will never hear of this ’problem again’ 6 users maybe wait till 6000 before saying there is a issue with thenapple Watch SE macrumors falls for it again. IF I WORKED FOR APPLE WOULD HATE MAC RUMORS.
It is strange. I would have thought SE was pretty much a series 4/5. haven’t heard of this problem with those models.
also, why only South Korea? Is the watch different in that market somehow?
also, why only South Korea? Is the watch different in that market somehow?
You have no idea what you’re talking about. You’re just piling on a narrative started by a few anecdotal cases.