New mindfulness app not working

Except that turning the Watch off and on again only works until the next time the app plays dumb - you have to do this every time! Apple need to fix this rubbish fast. The only way to stop the problem coming up every day is to turn off the notifications for Mindfulness. Then you can access Mindfulness from the apps screen and it works fine. Of course, this means you might forget to use it but if it mostly doesn't work anyway, that's no real loss. It also means you have to press more buttons to access the app (unless you add it to your Watch screen). The best solution of for Apple to fix it. Cant repeat that often enough to deaf ears.

I just got off the phone with Apple support. I wa having the same issue with my brand new series 7. She showed me to close the app out by pressing the bottom button on the right side of phone. It shows all the apps that are open (I had a lot open ) and closed them down by swiping left and hitting the red X to close them. But it fixed it and now I know how to close my apps on my watch. Hope this helps. Good luck!

I was able to fix this issue by pressing the long side button to show all the apps, X-big out of mindfulness app on the shortcut list, then reopening the app.

This sounds similar to what happened to me. It opened up to some type of summary page that I couldn’t close. Not wanting to restart the watch as others suggested, I eventually hit the side button and swiped the mindfulness app away. After I restarted the app itself, it appears to be working fine.

Restart your iPhone then your Apple Watch. My app immediately started working, no more issues!

My watch did the same thing. Mindfulness was present but not responding. I “rebooted” the watch and it works. Try turning off your watch and then turn it back on.

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Hi all, I found a YouTube video, which explained how to remove an app from the Apple Watch. I did not understand how to do this, but tried. I could not remove the Mindfulness App, however, I again turned my watch off - third time I have turned my watch off and back on - and the Mindfulness app is finally working !! Good luck !!

Very odd - had to e the start the watch a couple of times (3 or 4) but now it seems to be working….?

Hello musicaviva,

Thank you for posting in the Apple Support Communities and for reviewing the related article About watchOS 8 Updates. We're sorry to see that you're experiencing this issue with the Mindfulness app. We'd like to get you pointed in the right direction.

To be sure, are you starting a Reflect and Breathe session as explained here:

Use the Mindfulness app

If so, try restarting your Apple Watch and iPhone. This sounds simple, but can resolve many unique issues. Here's how to restart your devices:

Restart your iPhone

How to restart your Apple Watch

If this concern isn't resolved after taking the steps above, we recommend that you contact Apple Support directly. Depending on your region, you may be able to reach them here: 

Get Support

We hope this information is useful. Kind regards.

It’s very odd but this is now working as it should for me. It took several restarts but all three sections of the app are behaving correctly. Apart from restarts I’m not aware of having done anything different with the watch (updates etc, although I may have missed something that installed overnight I guess). Can only think the mindfulness app was conflicting with another app - but that’s a wild guess, obviously.

Simple fix for now is to delete the app from your watch. That way I don’t get reminders from an app that is too broken to work properly.

I have turned off my iphone and apple watch - the new mindfulness app does not work; please fix. When I click on the post to 'reflect' it takes me to the icon; I click 'reflect' but nothing happens; I click 'done' but nothing happens.

I have also turned off my iphone and apple watch - the new mindfulness app does not work; please fix. When I click on the app, I click 'breathe' but nothing happens; if I click 'done' nothing happens. It's useless - please bring back the previous Breathe app

Seems that with the recent WatchOS update the app is now working properly for me.

My mindfulness app on my watch 5 is still locking up. I understand how to use it. And yes I have turned off/back on several times. Each time it works, until it locks up again. It also no longer reminds me to do my sessions each day (and I have checked the settings). This battle started with the update to the new app. Please fix. I really miss my 'breathes' and 'reflects'.