The Apple Watch like any other tech product can end up failing. One of the most common failures, and also the most annoying, is the Apple Watch blocking causing a freezing effect. This problem can be solved as we tell you in this article.
Restart Apple Watch
In order to solve the minor bugs that are found in Apple Watch, in most cases, it is best to perform a restart. In this way all processes are suspended and started again which can end up causing intermittent crashes. To perform this reset you must bear in mind that the watch does not have to be on the charging base. Once you have unplugged it, simply follow the following steps:
- Hold down the side button until a power off slider appears.
- Swipe on the slider that says ‘Turn off device’.
- Once it has turned off, you will simply have to press the side button again to start it again.
Force clock restart
In some cases it is impossible to restart the Apple Watch in a normal way when it is totally frozen or blocked. In this way, pressing the side button does not cause any type of response, so you must proceed to force a restart, which is similar to entering the DFU mode of the iPhone. It is important to note that in no case should you force a restart when the Apple Watch is updating with the Apple logo and the progress bar. If a restart is forced in these cases, the update would be halved and the clock may not be able to restart in a normal way.
Once you have taken these instructions into consideration, you can force the Apple Watch to restart. To do this you simply have to press and hold the side button and the digital crown for 10 seconds. After this time the buttons can be released, just when the Apple logo appears. In most cases, the clock should start normally since this restart forces all those processes that are causing the Apple Watch to crash.
Unpair Apple Watch
In the most extreme cases where resetting the clock does not solve the freezing or freezing problems, you have to resort to formatting the clock. The fact of erasing and reinstalling the operating system allows to eliminate all the problems that the clock may present. To carry out this process you have to unlink the watch. This operation can be done from the iPhone itself in the event that the clock does not respond to enter its settings. To do so, you simply have to follow the following steps:
- Open the Apple Watch app on the iPhone.
- Go to the ‘My watch’ tab and click on ‘All watches’.
- Click on the ‘i’ next to the clock you want to unlink.
- Tap on ‘Unlink Apple Watch’.
From this moment the clock will turn off and it will begin to erase all your files. When you start up again, you will be able to perform the configuration as if you had taken it out of the box as new. From this moment you will have the clock in the beginning with all the software bugs fixed.
