---
id: os_apple_watch_wrist_detection_enable
title: Ensure Force Apple Watch wrist detection is set to Enabled
discussion: |
  Wrist detection _MUST_ be enabled for paired Apple Watches.
references:
  nist:
    cce:
      ios_27:
        - CCE-XXXXX-X
      ios_26:
        - CCE-95648-2
      ios_18:
        - CCE-94430-6
      ios_17:
        - CCE-93416-6
    800-53r5:
      - AC-3
      - CM-7
      - CM-7(1)
  disa:
    cci:
      - CCI-000381
    disa_stig:
      ios_26:
        - AIOS-26-011800
      ios_18:
        - AIOS-18-011800
      ios_17:
        - AIOS-17-011800
        - AIOS-17-711800
    sfr:
      - 'FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #47'
    cmmc:
      - AC.L1-B.1.I
      - AC.L2-3.1.1
      - CM.L2-3.4.6
      - CM.L2-3.4.7
  bzk:
    bio:
      - 8.12
  cis:
    benchmark:
      ios_26:
        - 2.2.1.13 (level 1 - End-User Owned Devices)
        - 3.2.1.27 (level 1 - Institutionally-Owned Devices)
      ios_18:
        - 2.2.1.13 (level 1 - End-User Owned Devices)
        - 3.2.1.27 (level 1 - Institutionally-Owned Devices)
      ios_17:
        - 2.2.1.13 (level 1 - End-User Owned Devices)
        - 3.2.1.27 (level 1 - Institutionally-Owned Devices)
    controls_v8:
      - 3.3
platforms:
  iOS:
    '27.0': {}
    '26.0':
      supervised: false
      benchmarks:
        - name: cis_lvl1_byod
        - name: cis_lvl2_byod
        - name: cis_lvl1_enterprise
        - name: cis_lvl2_enterprise
        - name: ios_stig
          severity: low
        - name: nlmapgov_plus
    '18.0':
      supervised: false
      benchmarks:
        - name: cis_lvl1_byod
        - name: cis_lvl2_byod
        - name: cis_lvl1_enterprise
        - name: cis_lvl2_enterprise
        - name: ios_stig
          severity: low
    '17.0':
      supervised: false
      benchmarks:
        - name: cis_lvl1_byod
        - name: cis_lvl2_byod
        - name: cis_lvl1_enterprise
        - name: cis_lvl2_enterprise
        - name: ios_stig
          severity: low
        - name: ios_stig_byoad
          severity: low
    introduced: '8.2'
tags:
  - 800-53r5_low
  - 800-53r5_moderate
  - 800-53r5_high
  - cisv8
  - cmmc_lvl1
  - cmmc_lvl2
  - cmmc_lvl3
  - cnssi-1253_moderate
  - cnssi-1253_low
  - cnssi-1253_high
mobileconfig_info:
  - PayloadType: com.apple.applicationaccess
    PayloadContent:
      - forceWatchWristDetection: true
