Apple confirms “ghost touches” but does not exchange watches

apple admitted that some of their Apple Watches are from “Soul touches“(Ghost Touch)” or “Phantom touches” are affected. Reports of “possessed” devices scrolling through menus on their own out of nowhere have increased in recent months (eg here, here, here, and here).

Users describe that it works as… He writes Someone is constantly on screen. Some users may lose access to the watch due to this secret code They were repeatedly written incorrectly, even though they did not touch the watch. A YouTube video from Constant Geekery shows the problem:

In the February Apple has sent out an initial message about this Authorized service providers sender. It says that devices affected by “incorrect touches” should be as well It has not been replaced Become. According to Apple, customers should be instructed to use one system update expected. This is common Stella Fudge on X Which notification is available from Apple.

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Updating to 10.4 does not bring any improvement

At first the problem appeared with Apple Watch 9 And Ultra 2 on me. With the update WatchOS 10.4 It's supposed to be fixed, as described in the watchOS 10.4 release notes. However, as it stands now, this is not the case.

In a new post, Fudge explains that “Ghost Touch” is now also available on Apple Watches 7 and 8 Beside Ultra 1 Speak fall appear. Watches should not be replaced. According to Apple, affected users should always keep their Watches on Latest status Catch.

If a “false touch” occurs, users must Restart power. So they have to do it Side button And the Digital Crown At the same time to 10 seconds Catch. However, some users reported that restarting does not permanently solve the problem.

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Waiting for update

It took a long time for Apple to be able to use Ghost Touches at all It has been officially confirmed he have. The first reports of this appeared in November 2023, and then increased at the beginning of the year.

Apple did not explain exactly what the problem was. It is also unclear when to update It actually comes to exorcise the “ghosts” of smart watches. Affected users will have to wait.