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Apple Watch screen flashing green

My Apple Watch brand new series eight, flashes green screen when I meet my move goal. The usually red circle and vibration is accompanied by flashing green screen. Does not seem right.


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Apple Watch Series 8

Posted on Oct 8, 2022 4:05 AM

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Posted on Oct 8, 2022 5:12 PM

I'm having the same issue, and it is not the normal animation as the other poster suggested.


The entire screen flickers green while the animation is running. It's never done it before, and I suspect it's a bug in the latest WatchOS 9 update. If so, hopefully will get fixed in a patch.

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Oct 8, 2022 12:53 PM in response to RRH02

That is normal:

watch flashes green after reaching fitness goal


When you close a ring in the Fitness app, an animation appears to celebrate the accomplishment.



If you do not wish to see this, open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. Tap on My Watch (at the bottom) > Activity and toggle Goal Completions off. This should stop that from appearing.


More information on how the Activity app handles notifications is available here: Use the Activity app on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Dec 17, 2022 6:53 AM in response to RRH02

I am having the same issue with my Apple Watch Series 6, OS 9.1. It was worse until I renewed my Applecare+ since my initial warranty expired this month. It's still there but not as bad. I thought it was a hardware issue until I started reading this thread and saw many people having the same issue. Hopefully it is software and it will be fixed soon.

I wonder if it has something to do with the Applecare+ renewal message that is in the watch app on the iPhone.

To see your AppleCare+ status, open the Watch app on the iPhone, and navigate to General->About->AppleCare+.


Nov 8, 2022 12:42 AM in response to RRH02

I started seeing this after a couple of weeks with the new watch; many of the animations were initially fine. I just tried restarting, but obviously I have to wait a few hours until I meet my goals before I can see the animation. Has anyone else had things go back to normal after a reboot?

Nov 19, 2022 1:14 PM in response to RRH02

I’m having the same issue with Apple Watch Series 8. Just bought this. It was running great with the sparkly circle animation and now since the update, the whole screen flashes green. Will there be an update to the iOS for the Watch? If so, when?


It is satisfying to see the animation after completing a workout circle; however, it is frustrating to see this glitch.

Nov 26, 2022 2:40 PM in response to RRH02

Hi Guys,


I’ve the same problem with my series 6. I faced with this green screen flashing issue a few days ago when I completed my move goals. It looks terrible.


By the way since ios16 upgrade the bluetooth calls via car multimedia is horrible (popping, crackling, noise etc….)


If I could, I would revert to ios 15 or 14….

Nov 29, 2022 2:15 PM in response to RRH02

I'm having the same issue, and it started with the last update. I was able to search online and found a temporary fix. If you disconnect your watch, restart it, and then connect it again, it'll be good for a couple weeks. I have a Series 7, 1-year old, and this never happened before the October update. It's definitely not normal.

Apple Watch screen flashing green

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