How to activate ‘Water Lock’ on Apple Watch during workout after watchOS 10 update

Are you seeking a guide on how to activate the ‘Water Lock’ on your Apple Watch during a workout after the watchOS 10 update? Rest assured, we’re here to guide you through each step attentively.

The latest update, watchOS 10, introduced a different method for users to activate the water lock feature on their Apple Watch.

However, as per the reports (1,2,3,4,5), some users mistakenly believe that the feature has disappeared, but it has merely undergone a new activation process.

As the name implies, this feature prevents touch input from responding to water, ensuring that water droplets do not affect the display.

This means that when you’re showering, swimming, doing a workout, or in contact with water, the water lock won’t even mistakenly consider any droplet as a touch.

Note: Water Lock activates automatically when you start a water-based activity like swimming or surfing, as well as when you initiate a scuba dive using your Apple Watch Ultra.

Note: The procedure for turning off ‘Water Lock’ on watchOS 8 or later is the same. For Apple Watches with watchOS 8 or earlier, turn the Digital Crown instead of pushing it.

We hope that this guide has helped you understand how to activate Water Lock on your Apple Watch running watchOS 10 or later.

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