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Apple Watch screen dimming

my 35 day old watch is constantly dimming...why?? It requires me to shut if fully off then back on to get a normal brightness. Also seems to freeze more than my prior watch. NOT satisfied with the upgraded purchase!!


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Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 7

Posted on May 4, 2022 3:24 PM

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Posted on May 4, 2022 7:58 PM

See the 'Adjust brightness and text on Apple Watch' section in:

Adjust brightness, text size, sounds, and haptics on Apple Watch - Apple Support


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 should result in no loss of data. It 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


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May 4, 2022 7:58 PM in response to srcork

See the 'Adjust brightness and text on Apple Watch' section in:

Adjust brightness, text size, sounds, and haptics on Apple Watch - Apple Support


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 should result in no loss of data. It 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


Apple Watch screen dimming

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