How To Turn Off the Green Light on an Apple Watch

What Does Your Apple Watch's Green Light Mean? 

The back of your Apple Watch has a sensor that employs photodiodes and a green LED to measure the quantity of blood flow through the wrist and, in turn, produces a readout for the heart rate. 

While the heart is at rest, the green light is absorbed and reflected whenever the blood flow in your veins increases with each heartbeat. Apple Watch estimates your heart rate based on this technology. 

The optical and electrical cardiac sensors on the Apple Watch work together to determine the actual heart rate. However, many people prefer to use their Apple Watches without heart rate tracking by turning off the green light, which saves battery life.

How to Turn Off the Green Light on Your Apple Watch

If you don't know how to turn off the green light on your Apple Watch, these step-by-step instructions will guide you through the process. 

Making Use of Apple Watch Settings

One of the simplest ways to turn off the green light on the Apple Watch is via the Settings menu, as shown below.

To access all apps and settings on your Apple Watch, press the Digital Crown.

Select Settings.

Choose "Privacy".

Choose "Health".

Choose "Heart Rate".

To turn it off, tap the toggle next to the "Heart Rate" option, and the green light will stop blinking while you're wearing it.

Making Use of the Apple Health App

You may also use the Apple Health app to turn off the green light on your Apple Watch with these simple steps.

Unlock your iOS device and go to the Home screen to start the Apple Health app.

Select "My Watch" from the menu.

Locate and select the "Motion and Fitness" option from the "Privacy" menu.

Turn off the toggle next to the "Heart Rate" option to stop the green light on your Apple Watch from blinking.

Disabling the Green Light on Your Apple Watch Temporarily

Allow the watch to finish taking the reading before turning off the green light on your device to temporarily disable it. 

The following is another method for turning off the green light.

Begin your exercise routine while wearing your Apple Watch.

During a workout, swipe right on the Apple Watch display.

Press the "End" button.

The workout will now be over, the Apple Watch will no longer take heart rate measurements, and the green light will turn off.

During a Reflect session, you can also swipe right on the Apple Watch and tap "End" to temporarily stop the green light until the next session. 

Summary

We've covered how to turn off the green light on your Apple Watch using the device settings and the Apple Health app on your iOS smartphone in this short guide. We've also looked into the meaning of the green light on your fitness device.

In addition, we've given some fast ways to turn off the light on your Apple Watch.

Hopefully, your concerns have been alleviated, and you can now go around with your Apple Watch without seeing the green light.