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My series 3 Apple Watch stopped waking up with wrist motion. I tried turning wake up off and back on using the watch app on my phone. That didn’t work. I tried powering off and back on my watch and that didn’t work either. Any other ideas?
Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities Dmkenney,
I see that you're having an issue with your Apple Watch not waking when you raise you wrist. I wear my Apple Watch daily, so I understand your concern, and I'd be happy to help.
First, let's have you check to make sure that theater mode has not been enabled on your Apple Watch. This would prevent your Apple Watch from waking when you raise your wrist. Scroll to the section titled "Use theater mode on Apple Watch", in the article below to check on this setting.
Use Control Center on Apple Watch
If theater mode is not enabled, take a look at the article below that has some additional information that could help.
Let me know how this goes.
Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities Dmkenney,
I see that you're having an issue with your Apple Watch not waking when you raise you wrist. I wear my Apple Watch daily, so I understand your concern, and I'd be happy to help.
First, let's have you check to make sure that theater mode has not been enabled on your Apple Watch. This would prevent your Apple Watch from waking when you raise your wrist. Scroll to the section titled "Use theater mode on Apple Watch", in the article below to check on this setting.
Use Control Center on Apple Watch
If theater mode is not enabled, take a look at the article below that has some additional information that could help.
Let me know how this goes.
Thank you Jeremy! That was my problem. I somehow accidentally engage theater mode (which I didn’t even know about). When I turned it off my wake up problem was fixed. I appreciate your help!
Apple Watch 3 no longer waking up with wrist motion
