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Apple Watch series 6 stuck in reboot loop

I am having the same issue as the series 3 users, except mine is the new Apple Watch series 6 (GPS+Cellular). It was updated to 7.01 shortly after I received it, and now it seems to be stuck in a reboot loop. When I place it on the charger, it seems fine, but as soon as I remove it from the charger, the Apple logo appears, then disappears, then reappears again. This continues until I force restart or unpair, and then I have tried setting it up as a new watch, from a backup, by disabling certain features, etc. and still the same thing - after a few hours. Its very frustrating that I just got the new watch and haven't been able to wear it even for an hour. This constant reboot cycle is also draining the battery very quickly.

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Posted on Oct 1, 2020 6:38 AM

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Posted on Oct 2, 2020 11:40 AM

Seems to working great now after this initial post, after a few things...


  1. Force-reset Watch first
  2. Unpaired watch from app on iPhone
  3. Wait for the initial setup/pairing screen to appear on Watch
  4. Then performed a Reset on my iPhone (Reset All Settings and Content)...make sure to perform a backup first
  5. Setup the iPhone from the backup
  6. Now I paired the watch with the iPhone
  7. to be safe, during the pairing, i chose not to install all apps available on the watch, and installed them later after setup


point being, it seems the iPhone needed to be in a clean slate (somewhat) so I did the reset, and then paired again with the watch

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I0247 Author
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Oct 2, 2020 11:40 AM in response to I0247

Seems to working great now after this initial post, after a few things...


  1. Force-reset Watch first
  2. Unpaired watch from app on iPhone
  3. Wait for the initial setup/pairing screen to appear on Watch
  4. Then performed a Reset on my iPhone (Reset All Settings and Content)...make sure to perform a backup first
  5. Setup the iPhone from the backup
  6. Now I paired the watch with the iPhone
  7. to be safe, during the pairing, i chose not to install all apps available on the watch, and installed them later after setup


point being, it seems the iPhone needed to be in a clean slate (somewhat) so I did the reset, and then paired again with the watch

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Apple Watch series 6 stuck in reboot loop

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