Hi
I normally take my watch off when going to the hot sauna and steam room, however I noticed some people come in wearing their apple watches, I keep wondering if this is safe especially for the battery to be exposed to such high temperatures and for the watch electronics overall ?
I still think it is unsafe but correct me if I’m wrong
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100% fine. I use it there everyday.
Darn, I bring both my watch and phone in the sauna
Why would you take your phone with you in sauna?
It sounds like it’s relatively safe to do it but I am not that brave, my OCD kicks in and I start imagining all sort of scenarios from burning to exploding battery lol
Bringing your phone in a sauna is generally a no-no and is disrespectful to other people using it.
i wear mine without issues
Well I guess it’s not recommended, but I used to wear my S4 in the sauna 4x a week prior to COVID when my gym had one. Never ran into any problems so far, even after I started going back several times per month. No major battery or connection issues yet
I’d swim with it but I wouldn’t take in a sauna. Don’t think it’s wise to do so tbh
Whilst it’s not recommended, I took my Apple Watch Series 4 into the swimming pool (that’s ok) and sauna, steam room and infrared room 3 times a week for years. With zero issues.
I now confidently take my shiny new Apple Watch Ultra 2 in there and had zero issues.
#No
Took my Ultra in for my first time… After 9.5 mins, it shut down and displayed a temp logo with red in it.
The third time I used the sauna without the Ultra, I saw someone had an Apple Watch, so asked how his responded in this heat. He said it had never been an issue and had never shut down.
I then pondered aloud whether mine had shut down because it’s titanium rather than aluminium and might have conducted the heat more. He got up and left. I meant it as a genuine science conundrum, but he might have taken it as me being a tosser.
Yes, I have my garmin always so Apple Watch (ultra should so classic too) should too
Apple’s docs state not to wear it in these circumstances. You can find them somewhere.
Anecdotally, I’ve never taken mine off at the spa. I go frequently, and do multiple bouts of 20 minutes in steam, sauna, hours in hot water, etc. I’ve not had an issue. The only place I ever take it off is at the beach, as the sand will destroy it.
I take my phone and watch in the sauna often. Only issue I’ve seen was my phone presenting the high temp signage.
My Apple Watch SE broke after a couple months due to the moisture getting far in it.
I always use mine in the sauna with no issues.
On vacation in Mexico, I got to drop from a zipline into a cenote. Great experience for me. However, the Apple Series 6 watch did NOT survive the experience. Perhaps it was the nature of the impact into the water. Or perhaps it was the mineralized water. Who knows. Bottom line. Its water resistant. At best. Not water proof.
here’s the support documentation for acceptable operating temperatures. Additionally in the handling information it mentions that use in high temperatures can degrade the water resistance.
Personally, I take mine off when I go into the steam room or sauna as it would be uncomfortable to wear when it’s that hot, but I also see people wear theirs in and/or bring in their entire phone. (Typically I leave my phone outside and just wear headphones in if I want to listen to a podcast/music). I think the amount of time you spend in there probably also affects your preference, sometimes people just come in the sauna for 10-15min which is likely less affecting than a 45min session.