If your Apple Watch’s display becomes unresponsive, you will be asked to perform a hard reset.
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If your Apple Watch, Apple Watch 2, Apple Watch 3, Apple Watch 4, Apple Watch 5, Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch SE 2, Apple Watch 6, Apple Watch 7, Apple Watch 8, or Apple Watch Ultra suddenly stops responding to taps and swipes, the first thing you should do is simply restart it. Simply restarting your watch can often fix any problems it has.
If the Apple Watch doesn’t resume properly, or remains unresponsive when you turn it off and then back on again, chances are you’ll need to manually restart it. This is the same as doing a hard reset.
It’s a straightforward method that requires only a small investment of time. Don’t worry, the information stored on your Apple Watch is protected. The watch only needs to be reset.
Apple strongly recommends that you do not restart your Apple Watch until the latest version of watchOS is installed. However, if you look at your watch and see the Apple logo in addition to the installation progress wheel, you should not touch it while the watch is charging.
If you’ve had your Apple Watch for a while, you almost certainly already know how to manually restart it while it’s running properly. In the event you forget, here’s a quick recap:
Keep pressing the button on the side of the device until the “Power off” option appears on the screen.
Simply drag the slider with your finger to the off position to power off the gadget.
If your Apple Watch turns off, press and hold the button on the side until it turns back on.
If this method doesn’t work, move on to the next method.
A guide to factory resetting your Apple Watch
To restart your Apple Watch in an unscheduled way, there are only two things you must do.
You should keep pressure on the analog lever while rotating the digital crown. The name “Digital Crown” refers to the rotating buttons located on the side of the device.
Place your finger on these two buttons until you see the Apple logo appear on the screen.
If your Apple Watch has a passcode, it will prompt you to enter it after completing the reboot process. If you have a habit of forgetting your passcode, check that you have it with you before you start and then do anything else.
If you forget your passcode, you’ll be able to reset your Watch using the Watch app on your iPhone and then restore it from an earlier backup.
Your Apple Watch shouldn’t freeze this often at all. If you find that this issue persists on your Apple Watch, you should probably try updating the software, upgrading your iPhone to the latest iOS version, or resetting the device to factory settings.
Contact Apple’s customer support department to find out if they have a solution to the frequent freezing issue with your Apple Watch.
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