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Some Tattoos Found to Interfere With Apple Watch's Sensors
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Just like MacRumors wants it to be. That's why they post these silly insult-inducing articles.
I completely agree. I have a tattoo of a cross on my wrist for a couple of years now. When I have my watch on its very hard to see. Some of my family members still don't know its there. However its not for them, or anyone else though. I find it despicable that someone would judge me for this when they can barely, if ever, see it. But hey, you can't fix stupid...
It is actually listed in the manual. There's not a specific warning for tattoos but there is a description for how the sensors work.
Not really as it's not that big of a deal. There has only been one quarter in the past few years that Apple was in the top spot. No one aside from fanboy's really cares and want to debate the topic. Apple still rakes in some overwhelmingly huge percentage (80 or 90%?) of the profit in the mobile device industry. Profit is all that matters to shareholders and Apple is and has dominated that arena for more years that I can recall.
As with most things...
...not relevant
Natural skin pigmentation (melanin) which is present in everyone and tattoo ink (not...that thing) have nothing to do with each other whatsoever
It doesn't work because of the composition of the ink, the number of layers of skin the ink dyes, etc.
-K
...not relevant
Natural skin pigmentation (melanin) which is present in everyone and tattoo ink (not...that thing) have nothing to do with each other whatsoever
It doesn't work because of the composition of the ink, the number of layers of skin the ink dyes, etc.
-K
Your "guess" is meaningless to me. In Apple's support documentation it clearly states the heart rate sensor may not work for everyone. If you buy the watch and it doesn't work for you return the watch. Not complicated.
Oh Lordy... Did you proof read this before posting?!?
This entire reply proves my point! You are using WORKERS in the energy sector to bolster your argument?!? Really??? One sector?
I posted about sleeve or smaller wrist tattoos not being the norm in a CITY like NYC with a population of over 8 million!!!! not just one group or career, the entire population.
what possible difference goes it make now????!!!!!
, lol. just wear it around your ankle instead.
, lol. just wear it around your ankle instead.If you can.
This is just a BS disclaimer so people cant complain and they just point to that/ 'It might not work' seems to be the new apple slogan?
My views on the controversies in this thread are nobody's business.
Thankfully not everyone shares my point of view. The result has been very entertaining. SHAMELESS PROMOTION ALERT Do any of the organizations mentioned herein have a need for a (IMHO) bright, discreet employee? Find out my personal preference (tattoos on display or not) when you interview me.
Thankfully not everyone shares my point of view. The result has been very entertaining. SHAMELESS PROMOTION ALERT Do any of the organizations mentioned herein have a need for a (IMHO) bright, discreet employee? Find out my personal preference (tattoos on display or not) when you interview me.
So why doesn't he just wear the watch on his left wrist?(the most common wrist to wear a watch).
People will whine about anything and everything.
"Wah! I can't wear my overpriced apple watch on my right wrist, only my left one...
So stupid.
Or tape it to the forehead?
Seriously, despite me not being into tattoos, I can accept personal choices of others.
Seen a few bad ones in my lifetime and I am not so sure if by the time the skin is sagging they still look so good.
To fault Apple for something like this is kind of funny. It involves a minority of their customers. Even if they knew, it may have been too late to stop the train.
If there is a solution , they'll have it in gen 2, which is again why one shouldn't buy a gen 1 of Apple products.
But, as always let's appreciate the beta testers.
But it's not BS that this technology might not work on skin covered in ink. Plus we don't know for sure that everyone with wrist ink will have problem. Someone posted earlier in this thread that they have a sleeve tattoo and haven't had any problems with the watch.
Yea and you've personally met and looked over all 8 million people in the city... sure bud. Are you telling me you have been actively looking for people who have sleeve tattoos before today? Doubt it.
Also beating your chest about living in NYC doesn't make your point any more valid than mine. For all I know you never left a 5 block radius. Yet I've traveled to 4 continents and 17 countries for my work so my sample is a little bit more than just ONE city!
I want a link to that. The water tests proved that the watch is absolutely fine in almost any normal or beyond normal liquid situation.
If you make an Apple product malfunction because Apple did not have foresight, then you shall be condemned for exposing such a malfunction that sheds bad light on Apple. Apple advocates will tend to steer the issue to another topic to move focus away from Apple's malfunctioning Watch.
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thanks for the laugh.
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malfunction, eh?
pityful
I did mention I work in the field.... I travel all over. I see and interact with probably the same amount of cultures right in my little city as you have in your world travels. Your sample which you stated are workers in one sector. I am talking about people of various cultures and jobs.
I think you are confusing things a bit. My main point is about tattoos on the wrists that would interfere with the apple watch sensors. NOT tattoos on a whole. And as such those are not as common as you think.( wrists)
And as such apple probably thought it would be a waste to solve an issue that may affect a very small percentage of customers.