Can’t open lists in Reminders on Apple Watch

Greetings Taki5

Thanks for connecting with Apple Support Communities.

We understand that Reminders is not working as expected on your Apple Watch even after completing the update. The following steps may be able to help resolve this issue:

1. Restart your devices. This may seem like a simple step but can often resolve several issues:

"Restart Apple Watch

• Turn off your Apple Watch: Press and hold the side button until the sliders appear, tap , then drag the Power Off slider to the right.
• Turn on your Apple Watch: Hold down the side button until the Apple logo appears.

Note: You can’t restart your Apple Watch while it’s charging.

Restart the paired iPhone

• Turn off your iPhone: For models with Face ID, press and hold the side button and a volume button, then drag the slider to the right. For models without Face ID, press and hold the side or top button until the slider appears, then drag the slider to the right. With any model, you can also go to Settings > General > Shut Down.
• Turn on your iPhone: Hold down the side or top button until the Apple logo appears."

2. Unpair and erase your Apple Watch, then set it up again.

We hope this helps.

Have a wonderful day!

Solved for me too, but not forever. Issue returns.

I'm having the same issue these last few months. Did you manage to fix it and how?

Same issue for me, but protocol described by Support solved the problem.

Me too, but a day later I have the same issue, syncs but cannot open a list. All OS16.51. There is a bug. This is a great pity because I want to use the app to sync notes, memos between devises.

Restarting Apple watch and iPhone, solved the problem for me. I can now read my Lists on my watch. Thank you.

Restarting the Apple Watch solved the issue...(without unpairing)

I’m having the same issues.

tried the suggested turning on and off both devices. That didn’t work. Also seems the reminders on my watch aren’t syncing with my iPhone. Ive altered settings (eg added/deleted new lists and changed default lists) on my phone but they haven’t updated on the watch.

Rebooting the watch alone worked for me. My Ultra 2 was not working while my Watch 7 was syncing and opening lists fine. ( I interchange wearing watches midday or so--my solution to battery anxiety as I'm a heavy user of high battery apps during the day. Having a fully charged standyby is my habit--at least until Apple makes a true "40 hour battery under heavy use")

I was having this issue too. Reminders is one of the top three functions I use on my watch, so this was bumming me out.

I factory reset the watch and then paired/set it up again, but this didn't fix it. Restarting the watch and then my phone is what finally fixed it.

Just turning off both the watch and iPhone solved the problem.

Can’t turn off my watch, holding side button just opens Siri.