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My Apple Watch 6 is set to 'always on' but the screen goes dark seconds after

My Apple Watch 6 is set to 'always on', but after I updated to 8.4.2 the screen goes dark a few seconds after I lower my wrist, and it requires a tap to light up. I’ve powered the watch off and back on with no effect.



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Apple Watch Series 6

Posted on Feb 16, 2022 2:11 PM

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Posted on Feb 16, 2022 7:17 PM

Problem solved. The watch was placed in theater mode during the update. Canceled theater mode. Problem solved.

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My Apple Watch 6 is set to 'always on' but the screen goes dark seconds after

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