I'm having trouble removing apps from my Apple Watch. When I press on the app from the list view, nothing happens - I don't get the x to remove the app. When I try to remove apps through the Watch app on my phone, I am also unable to remove the apps. What am I doing wrong? I'm unable to update the watch OS because of the apps I have installed. I need to free up storage space. Thanks.
Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 6
To Free-Up Storage
For songs, see the "Remove music from Apple Watch" section in:
Add music to Apple Watch - Apple Support
and for pictures, see the "Limit photo storage on Apple Watch section in:
Choose a photo album and manage storage on Apple Watch - Apple Support
Also, try unpairing and pairing your watch again and restoring from the backup just created in the unpairing process. 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
Also see:
If you don’t have enough space to update your Apple Watch - Apple Support
To Free-Up Storage
For songs, see the "Remove music from Apple Watch" section in:
Add music to Apple Watch - Apple Support
and for pictures, see the "Limit photo storage on Apple Watch section in:
Choose a photo album and manage storage on Apple Watch - Apple Support
Also, try unpairing and pairing your watch again and restoring from the backup just created in the unpairing process. 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
Also see:
If you don’t have enough space to update your Apple Watch - Apple Support
Thanks. I have no music on my watch and my pictures are set to the lowest limit, 25. So, it sounds like my only solution is to unpair and erase and start over. I really hoped there would be a way to delete some apps on my watch but the conventional ways do not work. Again, thanks.
Removing Apps from Apple Watch
