Can’t access Apple Watch apps by the crown button

I can’t access my apps by the crown button. Can’t press hard enough to display apps


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Posted on Nov 20, 2020 4:44 PM

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Posted on Nov 20, 2020 4:56 PM

Assuming it is not a hardware problem with the Digital Crown, the first (and simplest) thing to try if something isn’t working right is to restart your Apple Watch and its paired iPhone. If necessary (device not responding), try a forced restart. Both methods can be found here:

How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


If that doesn't help, the next steps would be to unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup just created. This deletes all temp and corrupted files and re-indexes the file system.

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support


You might also want to see the "Clean and dry the Digital Crown" section in:

How to clean your Apple Watch - Apple Support



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Nov 20, 2020 4:56 PM in response to Wilque

Assuming it is not a hardware problem with the Digital Crown, the first (and simplest) thing to try if something isn’t working right is to restart your Apple Watch and its paired iPhone. If necessary (device not responding), try a forced restart. Both methods can be found here:

How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


If that doesn't help, the next steps would be to unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup just created. This deletes all temp and corrupted files and re-indexes the file system.

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support


You might also want to see the "Clean and dry the Digital Crown" section in:

How to clean your Apple Watch - Apple Support



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