On September 12, Apple released watchOS 9, a new version of its popular wearable operating system that adds new features and improves user experience.
With watchOS 9, Apple Watch users now have additional watch faces to select from, a better workout app, and more insights into their sleep and heart health.
Apple watchOS 9 update throwing ‘Snooze double pinch’ notification
However, reports claim that some Apple Watch users are experiencing a problem with a ‘Snooze double pinch’ notification after installing the watchOS 9 update (1,2,3).
AssistiveTouch, although bugged at the moment, helps Apple Watch users answer calls, control onscreen pointers, and much more with the use of hand gestures.
Therefore, a ‘Snooze double pinch’ notification is supposed to be displayed to alert Apple Watch users to snooze or reject an alarm when they have activated this feature.
But because of a bug, this notification keeps appearing each day every time a user twists their wrist to look at their watch, even if there is no alarm going off at that moment.
Snooze double pinch keeps popping up since updating. I have a series 5 and since updating to OS9, “snooze double pinch” and other similar instructions keep popping up whenever I raise my wrist. I thought it may have been assistive touch, but I made sure it is turned off. Anyone know what this is and how to disable it?
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I just wanted to ask if anybody else receives a notification that reads “Snooze, Double pinch” after updating to WatchOS9, if so how can I disable it, because it annoying the crap out of me every time I wake up my watch.
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Some claim that they began experiencing this problem with the release of the Apple watchOS 9 update.
Since there has been no official acknowledgment of this issue, impacted users must wait until Apple releases a fix.
Potential workaround
Fortunately, we have come across a few workarounds that may potentially help you resolve this issue. Follow these steps to change the Accessibility settings:
Others have mentioned these steps too:
1. Go into Accessibility
2. Assistive Touch
3. Turn it off and/or turn on hand gestures
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Lastly, try restarting the Apple Watch and see if it fixes this issue for you.
If the aforementioned workaround helped you in resolving the problem impacting the notifications, please let us know in the comments section below.
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