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Rotate wake up stopped working

I have an older iWatch 3. This past week it stopped waking when I turned my wrist to look at it. I’ve gone through all the steps of checking settings. Crown also doesn’t wake phone by turning it. Clicking buttons on side does work. Any suggestions?

Posted on Apr 25, 2022 6:09 AM

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Posted on Apr 26, 2022 8:40 AM

Hello Raymorton,


Choose your watchOS from the dropdown at the top of the page, and then use these steps to look at options for waking your Apple Watch display: Turn on and wake Apple Watch - Apple Support


If those options don't work, and the Digital Crown is not responding, follow these steps to restart your Apple Watch: Restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support


Take care.

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Apr 26, 2022 8:40 AM in response to Raymorton

Hello Raymorton,


Choose your watchOS from the dropdown at the top of the page, and then use these steps to look at options for waking your Apple Watch display: Turn on and wake Apple Watch - Apple Support


If those options don't work, and the Digital Crown is not responding, follow these steps to restart your Apple Watch: Restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support


Take care.

Rotate wake up stopped working

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