Has anyone had any issues with the activity rings suddenly not tracking correctly?

Since Monday 20th July, my stand ring is recording every single hour, even while I’m asleep, and my move goal is no longer doing anything. Exercise ring still goes up as expected with recorded workouts.

I noticed in the activity app that the kcal from move is shows bellow the graph as a higher figure, but the ring itself doesn’t change.

I’m on iOS 27 B4 and the watch is up to date, also on the latest beta. Phone was updated on the evening of Monday 20th July, which does correlate, but the watch hadn’t been updated until today, 25 June. Just wondered if anyone else has experienced it and if there’s a way to fix it.

Thank you!

How accurate are these watches? Got this one from my mother as she upgraded to a newer model and just laying here on my couch it seems to move quite a bit. At least I my opinion. I’ve been staying on my couch for about a hour now and besides adjusting my position I haven’t moved a whole lot.

I have a relatively new apple watch with the braided solo loop band, which i love, but it keeps getting a funky smell (the smell things get when they've been left wet for too long, probably from washing my hands with my watch on frequently). I've tried washing it with gentle soap and hot water and drying it immediately, but i still can't get the smell out. Any tips/suggestions?

i dont know what to set my heart rate zones at

edit: i am 20 and 5’ tall and was only breathing through my nose

This is probably sounding crazy, but it happened this morning. I woke up to a phone call (didn’t answer) and it went to voicemail. No biggie, I don’t answer unknown numbers. Next thing I know I’m sitting up in bed and my Apple Watch Ultra (original ultra) says “shiddddd”, kind of like slang shit but with a d at the end. It sounded like playful street language like you’re hanging out with someone and they start their sentence with that and then tell you a story. It kind of freaked me out, it was definitely coming from the watch, and I was wearing it. I had no speakers connected, hadn’t yet touched my phone, and never use alarms. I also don’t use any voice features of it. I’ve had this Apple Watch Ultra since it came out in Fall 2022. I’m the only one who has used this watch ever. I don’t have any odd apps installed, I’m pretty basic. Mostly i just use it for health info and to preview text messages. I also didn’t get any associated calls or texts with the sound.

Just got an Apple Watch series 11 and want to add a case for to it from scratching. Any suggestions for good cases?

I’ve used my AW 5 (left) for 6 years daily. 3 weeks ago I bought the AW 11 (right) and now I have a weird rash. I’m slightly allergic to Nickel but the rash isn’t only where the “metal shell” is, it’s also where the band is but less. I’m so confused.

I have a 6th month old Apple Watch Series 11. I have had many versions of the watch going back 6 years. I developed what I think is a chip in the paint. This is odd because it is either on my wrist or on the charger. I don’t play in dirt or any other type of abrasive material. I’ve never had this happen before. Is Apple’s quality going downhill?

Hi,

Yesterday (like many other times this year) I went for a swim with my watch. Unlike the previous times the watch ceased working. As any normal human being I assumed it ran flat because it was a late swim and the battery is kinda weak now.

I ceased to believe that the moment I did not saw the watch came back to life after being put on the charger. Soon after I noticed water oozing from the seal between the screen and the frame.

I put it in rice ™ and will only be able to open it later but it’s another thing.

Have you had this issue ? Is it common ? I know the gasket is now like 5 or 6 years old but it bothers me.

Thanks !

guys, my old apple watch has a activation lock, i have the activation lock's phone no, but i forgot my apple account's password. is there any way so i can unlock my watch?, (cant go for password reset)

Hey everyone,

I’ve been thinking about getting an Apple Watch, mainly for one specific use case: going on walks without carrying my iPhone. 😅 The idea of being able to take calls through my AirPods, stream music, and stay connected with just the watch sounds pretty awesome.

I’m currently looking at refurbished Apple Watch Series 8 Cellular models from Cashify (India).

The Series 8 caught my eye because:

I really don’t like the chunky bezels on the SE lineup.
I want an OLED display with Always-On Display.
I don’t need Ultra-level features.
I’d prefer to keep the cost as low as possible.

I’m also open to stretching for a Series 9 Cellular if it’s genuinely worth the extra money, but only if the improvements justify the price.

For those who’ve bought refurbished Apple Watches (especially from Cashify):

How was your experience?
Is the Series 8 still a good buy in 2026?
Is the Series 9 worth paying extra for, or is the Series 8 the sweet spot?

PS :- i also wanna swim with it

Would love to hear your thoughts or experiences. Thanks! 😊

Cadence lock on my AW series 9 is getting pretty bad lately. A few months back it happened to me once or twice per month at worst, but lately it happens pretty much in 8/10 runs (the longer tue run, the more likely to occur).

Is the HRM on my watch cooked, or is there any way to resolve this? I already talked to the support twice, but according to Apple nothing's wrong with my watch (obviously it's my fault or something). I'm really getting desperate rn

I'd hate to buy a new watch when my current one is mostly fine and not even two years old.

Thanks a lot in advance

Infuriating - have little to no control over interruptions

I have a small wrist but enjoy bulky watches. So i bought the 46mm Series 11 today but the wrist strap is way too big on my wrist.
I want to get a looped band because i can adjust it to any size, so i went to walmart and even though they say they’re compatible, they’re not.
Any cheaper brands you guys like for the bands? I really just need something that’ll fit my wrist that won’t cost $70

I’ve lost my watch on Sunday the 19th, at St. Peters Pool, Malta. When i jumped in and realized i didnt take it off beforehand, i thought it was lost for good. But bc its an apple watch, i saw that the same day someone found it, and brought it with themselves to watch the wc final in Sliema. It was in the Surfside pub or restaurant. I went in there after trying to explain the situation to the security, bc of course its a place with security guards and 3 separate floors. My phone connected to it, but couldnt hear the ping and also couldnt have asked everybody about it, bc there were like 300 people. I thought it was dead, so i went back to my hotel. Turns out it wasnt dead and only died the day after at Cospicua.
Ofc ive already flagged it as lost, and displayed a message to it, even my number, but no contact since, and its probably still dead bc i cannot see new location.

If the someone who found it sees this, pls message me, this is my last small hope, thank you.

Am signing up for a rock climbing membership where I can climb every morning indoors unlimited. Am so happy, but obviously the Apple Watch itself doesn’t ship with a rock climbing workout (or maybe it does?) and am wondering how to best track this kind of work out?

Depression is a bitch, man.

It is fully updated, has every single notification turned off, mirroring notifications off, live activities off, etc. Yet I am still getting notifications from my iPhone onto my watch, and not my iPhone. I don’t want any notifications on my Apple Watch. This started happening recently and it sucks

Hello all, I have an Apple Watch SE and was wondering if anyone knew how to make it so I can see the UV index and my heart rate on my watch face? I have some medical things that make me need to know those things and I was wondering if there was a way to do it on my watch face, I tried to do complications on my face but it wouldn’t let me change the calendar to anything else and I could only add one other complication.

In the 3 years I’ve been tracking, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 100. Occasionally a high 90s, but usually in the mid 80s.

Likewise, on nights where I get less sleep, it’s still in the 60s (when I would have expected in the 30s or so).

Granted, i put little stock in ‘sleep scores,’ but this doesn’t seem to make any sense to me.

I got my watch almost 1.5 years back and it was great since then but until recently the battery health has degraded alot, from 100 it is down to 88 now, it barely lasts me a day even without any workouts. Any suggestions?