Top of screen has gone blurry?

[The Cockney Rebel]

My watch has been off for a few weeks, as I lost my nan, who bought it for me.

Just turned it on, and notice that when in any app, the top edge of the screen is blurry.

Noticed this before, and after updating.

Can anyone please advise?

Thanks.

Edit, I think it is to do with always showing the time, and which app you're in, when you're in any app.

Is there anyway to turn this off?

 

[Haga]

Have you tried a “hard” reset of your Watch?

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

Have you tried a “hard” reset of your Watch?

I turned it off, then back on.

It's either a bug, or a setting that I can't seem to find.

When you're in an app, do you always see the time and name of the app in the top right hand corner of the screen?

 

[Julien]

Mine does the same in Settings. Noticed this a couple of days ago.

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

Mine does the same in Settings. Noticed this a couple of days ago.

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Does it do it in other apps, too?

 

[BillGates1969]

My watch has been off for a few weeks, as I lost my nan, who bought it for me.

Just turned it on, and notice that when in any app, the top edge of the screen is blurry.

Noticed this before, and after updating.

Can anyone please advise?

Thanks.

Edit, I think it is to do with always showing the time, and which app you're in, when you're in any app.

Is there anyway to turn this off?

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Sorry to hear about your Nan, I was just thinking the other day that I havent seen you around here for a while - I hope you are ok.

I had it once on mine, but just did a hard reset and it went. You say the watch has been off for a while - have you updated to 10.2? Not that it will necessarily fix it, but it will perform at least a reinstall of the OS.

Take care

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

Sorry to hear about your Nan, I was just thinking the other day that I havent seen you around here for a while - I hope you are ok.

I had it once on mine, but just did a hard reset and it went. You say the watch has been off for a while - have you updated to 10.2? Not that it will necessarily fix it, but it will perform at least a reinstall of the OS.

Take care

Thank you for your condolences.

My nan raised me, so it's the most difficult thing I've ever had to deal with.

Regarding the watch, I've reset and re-paired it, but it still does it.

It's strange, because it wasn't doing it when I was last wearing it, weeks ago? So it was doing it when I turned it on, and it's still doing it after updating.

Other people have reported it happening with their devices, too.

Wishing you well, and thanks again.

 

[Julien]

Does it do it in other apps, too?

Yes and I suspect it is happing to all but others just don't notice it.

EDIT: Just to add bet it is a 10.2 bug.

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

Yes and I suspect it is happing to all but others just don't notice it.

EDIT: Just to add bet it is a 10.2 bug.

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I wear the smaller sized watch, so it takes up quite a bit of space.

Bit of a silly "feature" if you ask me.

 

[Julien]

Theory: It appears to be blurring below the overlay and can be different sizes. See the pic above and it seems to blur behind “App Store” and search icon. I bet this is a “feature” added in 10.2. For instance on Calendar it blurs even farther down.

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

Theory: It appears to be blurring below the overlay and can be different sizes. See the pic above and it seems to blur behind “App Store” and search icon. I bet this is a “feature” added in 10.2. For instance on Calendar it blurs even farther down.

I concur.

A silly "feature" I must say, though.

 

[BillGates1969]

Yes and I suspect it is happing to all but others just don't notice it.

EDIT: Just to add bet it is a 10.2 bug.

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Just noticed it now lol. Never noticed it before - I have the exact same thing...

 

[badatusernames]

this isn’t a bug it’s a design choice Apple added in watchOS 10. You’ll see it in any app that uses a SwiftUI list

 

[nnc]

This is by design, so the blue words ("Settings" and "App Store"), and the blue magnifying glass, and the white time are clear.

 

[bwilh3lm]

You could turn on "reduce transparency" setting in accessibility. I always run with it on and I don't notice it on my watch.

The settings header will still take up the same screen space however.

 

[addamas]

This shrinking of app name into this huge bar with app name on side is a real problem here.

As mentioned in previous post - issue can be mitigated by reducing transparency which I also use since day 1 as watch for me had to give me clear informations not blurry unicorn-sweet one…

Hoping Apple will shrink this this bar which is currently like 1/5 of watch screen size :/

 

[hagjohn]

My watch has been off for a few weeks, as I lost my nan, who bought it for me.

Just turned it on, and notice that when in any app, the top edge of the screen is blurry.

Noticed this before, and after updating.

Can anyone please advise?

Thanks.

Edit, I think it is to do with always showing the time, and which app you're in, when you're in any app.

Is there anyway to turn this off?

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Just a transparency bug from the settings header. I have it on my watch as well.

 

[surfzen21]

Sorry about you nan.

I decided to go though a bunch of different menus and apps and it does it in every app that has a "doc" at the top. I don't think its a bug or something that can be turned off. I saw it when scrolling through settings, music playlists and workouts.

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

You could turn on "reduce transparency" setting in accessibility. I always run with it on and I don't notice it on my watch.

The settings header will still take up the same screen space however.

I tried that, but it’s even worse.

Thanks for the advice, though.

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

Sorry about you nan.

I decided to go though a bunch of different menus and apps and it does it in every app that has a "doc" at the top. I don't think its a bug or something that can be turned off. I saw it when scrolling through settings, music playlists and workouts.

Thanks.

 

[erikkfi]

I'm just here to add condolences for your Nan's passing. I'm sure she was a great lady.

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

I'm just here to add condolences for your Nan's passing. I'm sure she was a great lady.

Thank you, my friend.

 

[erikkfi]

Thank you, my friend.

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What a lovely lady! Thank you for sharing the pic!

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

What a lovely lady! Thank you for sharing the pic!

She was one of a kind.

Completely selfless.

Loved all living creatures, and fed all the strays.

She raised me, and I truly believe she is giving me the strength to get through this, because I don’t know how I’ve managed.

There can be some ignorant people on MacRumors, but there are also some lovely & caring people.

Thank you.

 

[csalm87]

This is part of the UI. It blurs as you scroll through at the top so you can still read the time. Nothing is wrong with the watch.

It may have been better if it started to fade to black at the top but this is a very minor thing. I would suggest providing feedback to Apple around it.