A New York Times report reveals a rising trend of Apple Watch users wearing their devices on their ankles. This practice, popularized on TikTok, largely stems from issues such as small wrist sizes that hinder accurate sensor readings for heart rate monitoring. Other adopters include healthcare professionals unable to wear watches on their wrists due to job requirements and individuals whose wrist tattoos interfere with sensor functionality. Despite the trend's growth, Apple has not commented on it, reaffirming that their smartwatches are calibrated for wrist use.
A report from The New York Times over the weekend highlights the small - but apparently growing - trend of users wearing their Apple Watches on their ankles.
Some Apple Watch owners' wrists are simply too small to get a proper read with on-board sensors like heart-rate monitoring.
Others to join the movement include healthcare workers, whose jobs prohibit them from wearing anything on their wrists.
Apple declined to comment on the trend, though the company has previously noted that its smartwatch is calibrated specifically for the wrist.
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