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I’m unable to remove apps from my watch. When I view the apps on my watch the slide bar to remove it is green but it will not allow me to slide it to remove apps. The “x” also does not appear when apps jiggle on the face of the watch.

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 7

Posted on Feb 1, 2021 9:40 AM

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Posted on Feb 1, 2021 9:49 AM

Turn off screen time.

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Community User

Feb 1, 2021 9:49 AM in response to KDE1988

Turn off screen time.

No “Restrictions” option available on iPhone or Apple Watch

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