Apple Watch Problems: Rashes and Queasiness Among Latest Complaints Aired by Some Users

As the Apple Watch slowly rolls out to customers, some users have raised complaints regarding a variety of problems they've been having, including rashes and nausea. Here are some of the biggest problems.

The honeycomb-style home screen of the Apple Watch is causing some users to freak out. These are people who have trypophobia, which is medically described as fear of irregularly placed circles. People with this phobia are usually frightened by the holes on sponges or beehives, resulting in nausea or in panic attacks. While the phobia has not been recognized, current research points towards human reaction driven by a biological revulsion.

The Apple Watch is also creating problems to some users who are allergic to leather or other materials such as nickel and methacrylates. These users report red itchy spots breaking out on their arms.

Apple has responded to such allergic reactions by stating that the watch was put through a rigorous testing process to weed out such problems. However, it pointed out that the device should not be worn too tight or too loose and instead should fit on the wrist comfortably. Additionally, it outlined the procedure for cleaning straps, mentioning that allergies could result from environment, soap and sweat.

As for the ability to send heart beats to friends who wear the Apple Watch, Apple said this function cannot be used right now as many people do not have the device. This has led to people forming online groups to try out the feature.

If users have tattoos or scars on their wrists and find that the heart rate sensor isn't working, it means the ink in the tattoos or the scar is interfering with its functioning. People facing this problem can wirelessly pair the watch's heart rate sensor with physical sensors on their chest as a workaround as there is no solution for this problem. This issue can also cause the watch to lock itself repeatedly as it assumes that the user does not have it on their wrist.

Many users have also found out that the hands-off feature does not work on their watch when they switch to it from their iPhone or iPad.

Likewise, many users have reported that the screen on the Apple watch cracks easily when a hard object is dropped directly on it.