I have a spinning circle on screen. How do I get watch to turn on?
My watch has the spinning circle. Will not turn on. I recently received message that storage was full so I deleted any appropriate apps.
Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 8
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My watch has the spinning circle. Will not turn on. I recently received message that storage was full so I deleted any appropriate apps.
Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 8
Thanks for reaching out BSC-6712,
It sounds like your Apple Watch has stopped responding. We can help.
You can follow these steps to Restart your Apple Watch and see if that clears out the issue:
How to restart your Apple Watch if you have watchOS 9
If your Apple Watch is charging, take it off the charger.
1. Press and hold the side button until you see the power buttonin the upper-right corner of the display.
2. Tap the power button.
3. Drag the Power Off slider.
4. After your watch turns off, press and hold the side button again until you see the Apple logo.
Force restart your Apple Watch
You should force restart your Apple Watch as a last resort and only if it's not responding.
Don’t force restart your Apple Watch if you're updating watchOS. After you see the Apple logo and progress wheel, leave your watch alone and on its charger until the update finishes.
To force restart your Apple Watch, press and hold both the side button and Digital Crown for at least 10 seconds, then release both buttons when you see the Apple logo.
Give that a try and see if there is any improvement.
If not, you may need to Contact Apple for support and service.
Take care.
Thanks for reaching out BSC-6712,
It sounds like your Apple Watch has stopped responding. We can help.
You can follow these steps to Restart your Apple Watch and see if that clears out the issue:
How to restart your Apple Watch if you have watchOS 9
If your Apple Watch is charging, take it off the charger.
1. Press and hold the side button until you see the power buttonin the upper-right corner of the display.
2. Tap the power button.
3. Drag the Power Off slider.
4. After your watch turns off, press and hold the side button again until you see the Apple logo.
Force restart your Apple Watch
You should force restart your Apple Watch as a last resort and only if it's not responding.
Don’t force restart your Apple Watch if you're updating watchOS. After you see the Apple logo and progress wheel, leave your watch alone and on its charger until the update finishes.
To force restart your Apple Watch, press and hold both the side button and Digital Crown for at least 10 seconds, then release both buttons when you see the Apple logo.
Give that a try and see if there is any improvement.
If not, you may need to Contact Apple for support and service.
Take care.
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