Watch band release button doesn’t work on one side

This must be a silly question but, all of a sudden my watch and release is not working. I tried using WD-40 on a swab to clean it but, no effect. One side slips off easily the other is stuck. Do I really have to find an Apple repair store for such a minor issue?

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 6

Posted on Aug 3, 2020 4:00 AM

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Randy-12

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Aug 4, 2020 10:48 AM in response to Cortland1

There was a question like this a few days ago.

The OP never replied if the suggested fix worked or not.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251621204

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Watch band release button doesn’t work on one side

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