Is my Apple Watch waterproof?
Your Apple Watch is water resistant, but not waterproof.* For example, you can wear and use your Apple Watch during exercise (exposure to sweat is OK), in the rain, and while washing your hands.
Can I go swimming or take a shower with my Apple Watch?
Apple Watch Series 1 and Apple Watch (1st generation) are splash and water resistant, but submerging Apple Watch Series 1 and Apple Watch (1st generation) isn't recommended.
Apple Watch Series 2 and newer can be used for shallow water activities like swimming in a pool or ocean. However, Apple Watch Series 2 and newer shouldn't be used for scuba diving, water skiing, or other activities involving high-velocity water or submersion below shallow depth.
Water resistance isn't a permanent condition and can diminish over time. Apple Watch can't be rechecked or resealed for water resistance. The following can affect the water resistance of your Apple Watch and should be avoided:
- Dropping Apple Watch or subjecting it to other impacts
- Exposing Apple Watch to soap or soapy water (for example, while showering or bathing)
- Exposing Apple Watch to perfume, solvents, detergent, acids or acidic foods, insect repellent, lotions, sunscreen, oil, or hair dye
- Exposing Apple Watch to high-velocity water (for example, while water skiing)
- Wearing Apple Watch in a sauna or steam room
Not all bands are appropriate for water use. For example, the stainless steel and leather bands aren't water resistant and shouldn't be exposed to liquids.
While the above should be avoided, if your Apple Watch comes in contact accidentally with soaps, shampoos, conditioners, lotions, perfumes, solvents, detergent, acids or acidic foods, insect repellent, sunscreen, oil, hair dye, or any substance other than water, it should be cleaned with fresh warm water and dried with a lint-free cloth. Chemicals found in these items could negatively affect water seals and acoustic membranes.
What should I do if my Apple Watch gets wet?
If water splashes onto your Apple Watch, wipe it off with a nonabrasive, lint-free cloth. Don't use heat, compressed air, or sprays. Clean and dry your Apple Watch, the band, and your skin after workouts or heavy sweating. After swimming, gently rinse Apple Watch Series 2 and newer under lightly running, warm, fresh water. Dry Apple Watch and the band thoroughly afterwards. Learn more about cleaning your Apple Watch.
If your Apple Watch gets wet and its speaker sounds muffled, follow the steps below. Don't insert anything into the openings—for example, the microphone or speaker ports—and don't shake the watch to remove water. Allowing your Apple Watch to charge overnight might speed up evaporation.
On Apple Watch Series 3 and newer, measurements from the barometric altimeter might be less accurate if water gets into the air vent (for example, during swimming). Normal altimeter performance returns after the water has evaporated.
Apple Watch Series 2 and newer
When you start a swimming workout, your Apple Watch automatically locks the screen with Water Lock to avoid accidental taps. When you finish, turn the Digital Crown to unlock the screen and clear any water from your Apple Watch. You hear sounds and might feel some water on your wrist.
To clear water from Apple Watch manually, swipe up on the bottom of the watch face to open Control Center, tap Water Lock, then turn the Digital Crown to unlock the screen and clear water from the speaker.
Apple Watch Series 1 or earlier
Check to see if water is in the microphone or speaker by placing the device, speaker-side down, on a nonabrasive, lint-free cloth to see if any water drips out. Water in the port can degrade speaker or microphone performance until it evaporates completely.
* Apple Watch Series 1 and Apple Watch (1st generation) have a water-resistance rating of IPX7 under IEC standard 60529. Apple Watch Series 2 and newer have a water-resistance rating of 50 meters under ISO standard 22810:2010. Apple Watch Series 7 is rated IP6X dust resistant. Classic Buckle, Leather Loop, Modern Buckle, Milanese, and Link Bracelet Bands aren't water resistant.