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Apple Watch does not wake

My watch does not wake when I lift my wrist. I have gone to *setting, *general, *wake screen

I have toggled on and off and on again.


Those things have not worked. A week ago my watch was waking upon lifting my wrist. Now I have to touch the screen to get it to wake.

Posted on Jul 9, 2021 7:51 AM

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Posted on Jul 9, 2021 7:54 AM

Check to see if you have theatre mode turned on and turn it off;


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Apple Watch does not wake

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