Series 8 Apple Watch malfunction after swim in lake

Apple Watch is not waterproof, it is water resistant. Water damage problems are possible. I suggest that you get your watch serviced

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same. (well, not the 911 call, but my screen flickers in and out and will go dark completely). I have been advised to put it on the charger and leave it on as the heat helps to dry it out by the senior Apple employee I talked to.

Here's the thing with everyone saying it is not waterproof it is water resistant so it is totally my fault for going swimming with it (just don't....). On the promotional materials, the watch has the brag of being "swim proof". It has an option to track your swimming exercise (in pool and in open water). There IS a footnote (attached, but on the website it is waaaaaaaay down in the bottom no where near the initial swimproof claim in the fine print saying that it is water resistant (as opposed to proof, which is super misleading by the features brag), but that it may be used for swimming in pool or ocean, but should not be used for scuba diving, waterskiing or other activities involving high-velocity water or submersion below 50 meters.

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The best solution would be to have it serviced; just because something is water resistant doesn’t mean you should douse it it in water unnecessarily.

It has a swimming (both open water and pool) tracking option, and is advertised as "swimproof". Most consumers would make the leap that it is totally OK to swim with it on.

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