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watchOS 9.4 includes a change that will prevent Apple Watch users from accidentally turning off their alarm while sleeping, according to Apple's release notes for the software update, which is in the final stages of beta testing.

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Specifically, Apple says that a wake-up alarm set in a Sleep Focus mode will no longer be silenced with the "Cover to Mute" gesture starting with watchOS 9.4. This means if the palm of your hand happens to cover your Apple Watch's display for three seconds while sleeping, the alarm will no longer be silenced unintentionally.

watchOS 9.4 is expected to be publicly released as soon as next week. The small but useful change was highlighted on Reddit earlier today.

Article Link: watchOS 9.4 Will Prevent You From Accidentally Silencing Your Apple Watch's Alarm While Sleeping
 
At last. I've been relying more on the iPhone iPad alarms since I often snooze the AW with muscle memory.
 
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It's about time but I don't sleep with my Apple Watch Ultra strapped onto my wrist.

How do people go to sleep with their Apple Watch on? I need mine to be charged every night.

My wife wears hers to bed, as she doesn't want to wake me with a loud, bedside alarm.

She also complains frequently that her watch isn't charged up...
 
It's about time but I don't sleep with my Apple Watch Ultra strapped onto my wrist.

How do people go to sleep with their Apple Watch on? I need mine to be charged every night.

when i wake up i check how much charge it has, and most days stick it on the charger and by the time ive got up and got ready and am about to leave the flat its charged.
 
It's about time but I don't sleep with my Apple Watch Ultra strapped onto my wrist.

How do people go to sleep with their Apple Watch on? I need mine to be charged every night.
With an Ultra?? I don't need to charge it daily, and I use it for min. 1-hour workout, walks, and everything else.
You could just take it off during dinner or lunch and it'll charge to 90%+ in a matter of 20–30 min.
 
Still accidentally pressing action button ending ongoing workout on my Ultra🤔
 
Need a "LOCK" mode on watch that can be enabled even when wrist detection is enabled. Almost baffling this still does not exist.
Just activate swimming mode.

It's about time but I don't sleep with my Apple Watch Ultra strapped onto my wrist.

How do people go to sleep with their Apple Watch on? I need mine to be charged every night.
Charging in the morning during shower etc.
 
With an Ultra?? I don't need to charge it daily, and I use it for min. 1-hour workout, walks, and everything else.
You could just take it off during dinner or lunch and it'll charge to 90%+ in a matter of 20–30 min.
I have the S8 and the fast charger. I wear mine all day and at night. The time I take to shower, get dried and dressed is enough time to charge from like 40% to 80-90%. Never had battery anxiety in the time I've owned it.
 
Sometimes I forget that I have a timer going, take my watch off, leave it on a wooden table and get in the bath and have a nice relaxing soak. It doesn't notice that I've taken it off and starts making a loud vibrating sound like an earthquake while slowly working it's way towards the edge of the table, thereby forcing me to run over and stop it falling off and getting the floor soaking wet. Ah well :)
 
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