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Place palm on screen to shut off backlight - NOT working

Hi,

thanks to this forum I found that our watch have this "feature".
I haven't found it in the manual and it never has worked on my 955 SOLAR, it always turn the screen on even when under the jacket or when I cover it after looking at it.
Is there any option to enable/disable it? I tryed by turning on/off touchscreen.
I already tryed to soft reset the watch, I think I'm doing it every two days for different problems but in these case it dosen't fix it.

Thank you

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0 Martin Serafín over 2 years ago

It works for me on a 955 solar and it also works for my wife on a 955 without solar. We both have version 14.13. It is necessary to have the gesture enabled.

0 S.M.R. over 2 years ago

Simon1445134 said:
t always turn the screen on even when under the jacket or when I cover it after looking at it.

I doubt that that is related to the palm covering . I have the 955 non solar and the palm covering to shut down the touchscreen works well. What you are describing seems to have to do with gesture possibly? Look at Gesture settings , (Under Settings , System, backlight, general use)

0 Simon1445134 over 2 years ago in reply to S.M.R.

S.M.R. said:
Under Settings , System, backlight, general use

I have all turned ON here, I'l try a few combination

0 vinterben over 2 years ago in reply to S.M.R.

I did not know about this. Matter of fact, I remember some YouTube reviewer saying the watch would not support this, opposed Fenix7 for instance. Weird it hasn't been highlighted. But happy news!

0 Simon1445134 over 2 years ago

Now after some try of combination (again all ON) seems working. But it's a very stupid behavior or am I wrong? It work only if i litteraly touch a huge part of the screen with my body, dosn't work with gloves or clothes

0 S.M.R. over 2 years ago in reply to Simon1445134

Just cover the screen with your hand also useful for going back to Home Screen from other screens . Works simply and well for me .