Watch SE (2nd Gen)

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Watch SE (2nd Gen)

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Don't hate on the orange accents!

Nice. I specifically wanted the 50mm so that’s why I opted for the cheaper 2x. This is my first Garmin, coming from an Apple Watch SE that I can’t even wear everyday unless I remember to charge it.

K_Burford in r/Garmininstinct

December 7, 2025 5:25 PM

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New Phone having trouble staying connected to Apple Watch + pairing issues.

I had the same issue while trying to pair wife’s new 17 pro max with old Apple Watch SE. Here are some things you can check that worked for me: See if watch is already paired with another phone. You’ll have to unpair from it first The iPhone has to be updated to the latest ios If there’s an option t

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Behoshi_wale_Doctor in r/AppleWatch

December 8, 2025 2:42 AM

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Today, I said goodbye to my Apple Watch!

My apple watch SE 2nd gen died on me a few months ago. The display popped out and refused to get back in. Apple store coaxed me to get a new one. I did a temp patch up job with glue, that kinda saved me a few weeks, but the display was back at it again. Been without a watch all these months now. Fin

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Unlucky_Case_3710 in r/f91w

April 28, 2026 4:40 AM

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AppleWatch Ultra stops playing audio after 5 seconds when listening with AirPods Pro

Same here with Apple Watch SE 3 and AirPods Pro 3. Restarting watch, as recommended in these comments, fixed it, but wish I had known that on the two flights where all my downloaded music and podcasts were on my watch, not on my phone (which is too full to have room for it).

klparrot in r/AppleWatch

December 7, 2025 1:17 PM

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Choosing a smart watch

If you really want live maps + Strava + music without your phone, you’re already above the “basic smartwatch” level. Quick take: Forerunner 165 → great running watch, but no real on-watch maps. Apple Watch SE → fine everyday watch, but not ideal if you want to run without your phone and rely on maps

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Ok_Reason3446 in r/smartwatch

December 7, 2025 7:40 PM

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Apple Watch SE suddenly stopped waking on wrist raise and now stopped all fitness tracking. Any suggestions?

currently having the same issue today, watch os 26 AW se 2 44mm GPS will update this thread when your solution worked with mine, I never knew this could be an issue with apple watch, just wasted my money buying this if this doesn’t fix it

Slow_Panic_8812 in r/AppleWatch

December 8, 2025 5:50 AM

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Despite sleeping for lengthy amount of time, I wake up tired.

I’m not sure, it’s my Apple Watch SE 2nd generation. I think the time aligns more or less with my sleep/wakeup time but I hope the constant spikes where it says I’m waking up is wrong.

Impossible-Lead-2212 in r/sleep

March 20, 2026 3:34 PM

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