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Apple Watch Series 3

Every morning when I put on my watch, for the first 30 minutes of the day or so, a notification pops up that says "Unable to Download: (etc) ...". Even when I delete the notification, it still pops up every time I lift my wrist up.


How can I fix this problem? What is it that is unable to download?


Thanks in advance!

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 6

Posted on Apr 19, 2020 12:21 PM

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Posted on Apr 20, 2020 2:01 AM

Try this;

Open your Apple Watch app on your phone and go to “My Watch”

Go to Settings/General & turn off Automatic App Install.

Now go back to “My Watch” and scroll to the bottom to see “Available Apps”.

Any apps you see that are trying to install are the culprits causing the notifications!

Delete those apps from your phone, and if necessary reinstall them with your Apple ID used currently.

Turn Automatic App Install back on if necessary.

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Apr 20, 2020 2:01 AM in response to seluther

Try this;

Open your Apple Watch app on your phone and go to “My Watch”

Go to Settings/General & turn off Automatic App Install.

Now go back to “My Watch” and scroll to the bottom to see “Available Apps”.

Any apps you see that are trying to install are the culprits causing the notifications!

Delete those apps from your phone, and if necessary reinstall them with your Apple ID used currently.

Turn Automatic App Install back on if necessary.

Apr 19, 2020 2:17 PM in response to seluther

If I knew what "(etc.)" was, I might be able to give you a better answer. My first guess is that you have an app (on your iPhone that is also on your watch) that was downloaded with another Apple ID. If you think that may be possible, then on your iPhone, tap on Watch > My Watch and uninstall (don't show) the offending apps under the INSTALLED ON APLE WATCH section. Or Redownload the apps with your current Apple ID.


Apple Watch Series 3

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