Galaxy Watch doesn’t work on tattooed wrist? Samsung’s working on a fix

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Samsung’s smartwatches could soon become better at working on tattooed wrists.
A Samsung community moderator has confirmed that the company’s developers are working to improve wearing detection for users who have tattoos on their wrists.
The feature should roll out later this year.

If you’re having a hard time using your Galaxy Watch because of tattoos on your wrist, you’re not alone. The problem isn’t even restricted to Samsung’s smartwatches. It’s a common hurdle folks with wrist tattoos face when it comes to most wearables, be it a Galaxy Watch, an Apple Watch, or any other smartwatch that relies on optical sensors to measure biometric data. These sensors have difficulty seeing through tattoo ink, and in many cases, wearing detection fails to function correctly. Fortunately, it seems at least Samsung has a solution in the works.

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