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Never ever had this problem on any of my many watches.

It quite simply will not and cannot do that.

Yes

Yup, that will work fine and be a great choice.

Personally the nylon sport loops are my preference for workouts. They’ll get wet from sweat and will need to be washed often. I have about 40 of them (mostly cheap knockoffs from AliExpress - a couple bucks each) so I always keep a couple extra clean ones in my gym bag to switch out after a workout. They’re lightweight, secure, and very very comfortable. Also very easy to adjust as the size of your wrist changes as you get hotter working out.

You’ll be able to change text notification sounds as soon as iOS 17.2 releases to the general public in three weeks or so.

Nah, not too durable.. put on a thin film screen protector unless you like scratches. LL brand sold on Amazon for about $10/6-pack. Thank me later…

Yes, it’ll fit and work just fine.

The irritation you are experiencing in your wrist is likely an allergic reaction to the nickel metal Apple uses in the clasp post of your watch band. Switch to a nylon sports loop with velcro closure (very adjustable, and very very comfortable) and I’m pretty certain you'll be fine. I guarantee you’ll like it better.

Well, I am an older guy and I like the fall detection and heart rate monitoring features. I’m also a bit of a fanatic about closing my rings, with multiple watches I never miss a step. I also very rarely even pick up my iPhone anymore and tend to do all my interactions on an Apple Watch. I currently have an Ultra and a Series 9. The Ultra is my daily driver if I’m out running around town. The S9 is mainly for workouts, afternoons and evenings lounging around and for whenever my Ultra is on the charger. I do sleep monitoring wearing my Ultra (not quite as comfortable as the S9 would be for this task), but I have my action button set up to turn on the flashlight so that when I get up at night I don’t fall over my german shepherd.

On my Ultra I have no case, but just to be safe I do use tempered glass screen protector from LK sold on Amazon. I also have AppleCare+

Loosen your band and this will improve.