Reports of Apple watch locking on tattooed wrists?

HI all,
im getting reports on UK news outlets telling me that Apple Watch looses certain functionality such as its ability to track heart rate, reliability of its tantric engine, and even locking the user out when worn on tattooed wrists. i haven't received my 42mm stainless steel blue milanese loop yet, order still processing so I can't test this out myself as yet, but both my wrists have tattoos on them so I'm a little bit concerned upon hearing some of these reports. Can anyone else verify or ...please pleas please refute this rumour?
thanks

Ghostgirll wrote:
Yeach unfortunately both my wrists have tats and from what I can gather the heart rate sensor may not work on the inside of a wrist, not positive tho.
so is this something Apple can fix with a mod/update do we think, or are tattooed folks up the swanny?
Where are you reading that wearing the inside of the wrist fails - I have heard people describe that it works inside the wrist, Apple don't seem to mention that as a problem on the heart rate page. The sensors work as Apple describe on that linked page. Light passes into the skin & is absorbed by the blood. The sensor measures what is returned (which varies when the blood flows). A tattoo can stop the first part of that process.
If you can wait Apple may be able to release a version with better support for inked arms but it seems unlikely to be a priority since it would probably alter how it works for non tattooed people and inks can behave differently (difficult to get right around the world).
You could always show willing & get yourself hardware updated…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo_removal
We can't alter anything, so be patient & see if it works when it arrives

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