Q: Apple Watch after updating to watchOS 3 - screen flickering after updating
Apple Watch 42 mm
I recently like millions out there I have updated my Apple Watch to watchOS 3. Today 09/15/2016 midday I noticed when I raised my hand/wrist to wake up the Apple Watch display it flickered once. I performed this action multiple times to confirm i was clearly understanding what was going on. I began to troubleshoot the issue, powered off/on the Apple Watch. Issue continued. I performed a reset on the Apple Watch holding the crown and power button down simultaneously until the device powers off and restarts. This action does eliminate the issue. The Apple Watch works as expected, screen flickering has stopped when hand/wrist is raised and Apple Watch display awakes up. Unfortunately, after sometime range between 2-3 hours the screen flickering once again begins. I have done some digging online but haven't come across this issue. I realize the watchOS 3 has only been released days prior so i wasn't expecting to come across much.
My question: Is this a known issue that will be patched with an upcoming release or am I the first to report this issue? Any information would be much appreciate.
Watch Stainless Steel 42MM (1st gen), watchOS 3, null
Posted on Sep 15, 2016 2:01 PM
***UPDATE***
It has been 5 days since performing the suggested action by the Apple Support Rep to do a full restore. (select Erase All in settings on the Apple Watch.) The screen flickering issue has not returned. I have had my photo album selected since the full restore and everything has been working as expected.
Hope this helps someone else.
Posted on Sep 22, 2016 7:41 AM