Apple Watch doesn't scroll on screen
On the Apple Watch, we use the scroll function a lot. When we want to open the control center, to control key functions of our watch, or when we want to read our latest notifications.
But, and a lot of people using Apple Watches wil have had this moment. We lift our wrist, want to scroll on our watch, and nothing happens. We can only change our watch faces. But nothing more.
What now?
Well, the solution is quite simple. Most of the time, a normal restart of the Apple Watch will fix this issue.
To restart your Apple Watch follow the following steps:
For watchOS 8 or earlier:
- Press and hold the side button until you see the Power Off slider.
- Drag the Power Off slider.
- After your watch turns off, press and hold the side button again until you see the Apple logo.
If your Apple Watch is charging, take it off the charger first. When your watch is charging, you can't restart it.
For watchOS 9:
1.Turn off your Apple Watch: Press and hold the side button until the sliders appear, tap the power button, then drag the Power Off slider to the right.
2.Turn on your Apple Watch: Hold down the side button until the Apple logo appears.
- After your watch turns off, press and hold the side button again until you see the Apple logo.
If your Apple Watch is charging, take it off the charger first. When your watch is charging, you can't restart it.
For watchOS 10:
- Turn off your Apple Watch: Press and hold the side button until the sliders appear, tap
, then drag the Power Off slider to the right. - Turn on your Apple Watch: Hold down the side button until the Apple logo appears.
Please take note that you cannot restart your Apple Watch when it is charging.
Most of the times a simple restart will be enough to fix the issue that the watch is not scrolling on screen.
But what if you've restart your watch and the problem is persisting? Well, then the time has come to do a force restart. Force restarting your Apple Watch is a last resort, only to do when your watch is totally unresponsive. Don't ever try to force restart your watch when installing an update of watchOS, this can seriously compromise your watch.
To force restart your watch follow the following steps
To force restart your Apple Watch, press and hold both the side button and Digital Crown for at least 10 seconds, then release both buttons when you see the Apple logo.
Most of the times, your problem with your watch should be solved by now.
