The so-called “ghost contact” concern affecting the Apple Watch Sequence 9 and Apple Watch Extremely 2 is seemingly impacting some older fashions, too.
The problem, which sees the Apple Watch performing capabilities with out the consumer touching the show, got here to gentle in February. Final month, Apple issued an replace for the 2 newer gadgets, but it surely stated nothing on the time about older Apple Watches.
Quick ahead to Wednesday and a dependable tipster has said that Apple is now investigating the ghost contact concern for the Apple Watch Sequence 7 and Sequence 8, and in addition the Extremely 1. For now, to resolve the difficulty on these older gadgets — at the very least quickly — customers ought to power restart the watch by holding each buttons collectively for 10 seconds, and in addition by making certain that the system is loaded with the newest updates.
It’s potential that within the coming weeks Apple will roll out an replace for the older Apple Watches to lastly put to mattress the troubling ghost contact concern.
Some Apple Watch house owners have been reporting further letters instantly showing when tapping out messages, and even being locked out of their smartwatch whereas attempting to faucet within the passcode. Unintended cellphone calls have additionally been occurring on account of the ghost touches.
It’s not clear what has been inflicting the issue, although a report in March instructed it may have one thing to do with the touchscreen being triggered by static from garments. Following Apple’s replace for the Sequence 9 and Extremely 2 in March, the show apparently turned a bit much less delicate although functioned within the correct approach — and with out the ghost touches.
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