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illiaONE
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Watch is locking all the time

Hey, at 1 random night or day Apple Watch S9 starts locking all the time and always asks for passcode. Updated it to watchOS27 and my iPhone too, restarted, removed from account and connected back, cleaned back side. Nothing helped. What can be the problem? Works fine without passcode as a watch, but I need it

Posted on Sep 21, 2026 1:59 PM

2 replies

KiltedTim
User level: Level 10 (238,530 points)

Sep 21, 2026 3:09 PM in response to illiaONE

Do you have tattoos on your wrist? Heavy scars?


Have you tried it on your other wrist to see if it makes a difference?


illiaONE Author
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Sep 21, 2026 3:13 PM in response to KiltedTim

No tattoos and scars, it just stoped working on random day. Tried other wrist, didn't helped.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256362216