Tattoo-Gate: Apple Watch doesn’t work for tattooed users!

After the “bendgate” of the iPhone 6 Plus, here is the “tattoo door” of the Apple Watch. Apple’s connected watch would indeed hold a grudge against tattooed wearers. It will not work properly when in contact with a tattoo.. Descriptions.

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The information comes from the Reddit site. One user indeed claimed that when he wears his Apple smartwatch on his tattooed wrist, it does not work properly. Specifically, when it tied it explainedThe Apple Watch on his tattooed arm was not receiving any notifications.

Other users encountering the same kind of issue have also given their testimonials. Missing for some are activity sensors. this data on heart rate and step count are incorrect.

One watch wearer even filmed this failure, with his well-functioning watch worn on his non-tattooed wrist on one side, and the same watch on the other, showing insects when worn on his tattooed wrist.

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Symptom of this malfunction, Apple Watch requests an unlock code every time it “wakes up”, which is only required when the watch no longer detects the skin.

According to the iMore site, black or red inks (or both) are mainly responsible for these errors. Considering that almost all tattoos are partially or completely done in black ink, this is not very good news. Especially since the Cupertino company takes care not to warn users about such incompatibilities.

However, other watches with the same sensor technology on the market (Photoplethysmography, which uses light-sensitive photodiodes to measure the amount of blood circulating in the wrist using infrared rays) already suffers from this defect. Such is the case with Fitbit’s Charge HR or Microsoft Band.

Between the problems of the Apple Watch Sport’s not-so-solid glass and this “forged door”, the Apple Watch’s beginnings are similar to those of the iPhone 6 Plus.

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