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The Apple Watch does not like tattoos

Apple Watch has a problem with tattoos

After months of waiting, Apple's Apple Watch has finally reached its first customers. But it stuck right away. This was not the fault of some new mechanical fault (fortunately, the vibrating one was discovered and fixed before the first shipment), but of users who have a tattoo on their hands. Namely, this "censors" certain functions of the smart watch and constantly requires the entry of a PIN code, as it regularly loses contact with the iPhone.

Apparently, purists aren't the only ones who don't like tattoos. They also have the same problem with them smart watches Apple Watch, which become disobedient upon contact with them. Namely, users with a painted part of the hand that is embraced by the watch report that they tattoos prevent normal use. The problem is that he keeps throwing it in their faces entering the PIN code to log in again (the watch loses contact with the owner's iPhone), and it also has a problem heart rate sensor (this is located behind the green LED lights and photodiode sensors that penetrate the skin and detect changes in the capillaries and blood vessels, thereby reading the heartbeat).

Apple Watch has a problem with tattoos, but it will still be able to tell you the exact time. The heartbeat is already a little harder.
Apple Watch has a problem with tattoos, but it will still be able to tell you the exact time. The heartbeat is already a little harder.

These two are just the tip of the iceberg of problems, because that's what makes it strong impaired its ability to monitor the user's well-being, which, with many sports and medical supplements, is a huge loss for him.

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So if you have a tattoo (the problem is mainly dark tattoos, which affect the absorption of rays all the more and prevent accurate measurements) we advise you to a) before purchasing the subject check for yourself, to b) wait for the next generation of watches, or c) you hope that Apple will quickly respond to the problem. Which is not in his habit. The real options are therefore a) and b). Well, now you know what time it is.

What the problem looks like in practice:

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