My Apple Watch won't turn on or charge
What other options do I have to try fixing it?
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Me too. Woke up this morning and watch had not charged up. Just digital time and red charging symbol. Clearly something weird is going on.... I'll try the complete battery drain route and hope......
Me too. Woke up this morning and watch had not charged up. Just digital time and red charging symbol. Clearly something weird is going on.... I'll try the complete battery drain route and hope......
My Apple watch won't turn on, apparently there is some charge as when I press the side button and small microphone icon appears. How do I get it to turn on or charge?
My Apple Watch is not charging my charger is clean and I press both buttons and nothing. Theirs something wrong with Apple Watches
Hey Bob,
I had a question my apple watch series 7 all off a sudden is displaying the watch charger on the screen. It was charged too but idk why it happened.
Could you help guide me on the same
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Symptom: Won’t charge. (Tried EVERY other suggestion.) Pressing crown: red lightening bolt, green digital time to the right (enough battery to display those.)
Solution: Battery must be drained to dead. i.e. pressing crown displays nothing. Note: this could take a long time to drain as there’s no way of knowing how much power is ‘actually’ remaining, as I believe this is some edge condition that is HW or SW related (or both) which is why all other ‘duh’ suggestions don’t work. I kept my watch in glove compartment in car in (above freezing temps) for a week before the battery was truly dead (pressing crown: nothing.) Upon placing watch on charger, it immediately displayed the green charging symbol. I let it charge fully, and Bob’s your uncle.
Summary: Drain battery dead. Voila.
I’m a retired senior QA engineer from Apple, and I understand the ‘duh’ suggestions, but this is the only way to actually fix this weird state which I think is more common than anyone wants to admit.
It’s a Festivus miracle! You’re welcome.
-Bob
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I've got same issue yesterday with my Apple Watch 7. Went to Apple authorised service and after 30 min diagnostics that watch don't charge and don't turn on, they said that can only offer paid replacement. Apple support confirmed this.
Watch is only 2 years old. And has no physical damage.
I just don't get how such official unrepairability aligns with going green and all other eco-friendly activities of Apple.
I definitely know replacing of battery is not big deal from technical perspective. Even if you want to maintain same level of water/dust protection.
Mine just started the same thing. Only enough charge to display the red lightning bolt and time for a moment. Won’t force restart and won’t charge. I’m going to try draining it as well while I revert to my old Apple Watch and wait for the miracle. Fingers crossed!
My watch is four months old and it is the newest version. I don't even wear it very much. I won't charge and it won't turn on and it won't reboot.
If you have left the Watch on charge for at least 15 minutes and then tried a forced restart using the instructions in the article linked to above and nothing happens, it's probably time to contact Apple:
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If your Apple Watch is not charging or turning on, there are several troubleshooting steps you can try to resolve the issue. Here's what you can do:
Remember to ensure that your Apple Watch and charger are not physically damaged, and that you have the latest software updates installed on your iPhone and Apple Watch.
So I waited over a week for my watch to finally completely drain its battery, and now I have a paperweight. For an entire week every time I pushed the crown, I would see a red lightning bolt and a display of the time after three seconds. Now I get nothing at all, and I’ve had it on the charger for 30 minutes. Out of warranty so I’m out of luck.
Left my iWatch on charge for 2 weeks and now the screens is completely black after all restarts. I read to leave it several days so it can I charge and try every day to restart several times. I also read to check the charge components and electrical sources to see if they are working. anything else?
Hello Bob,
I hope you're still monitoring this forum message. I've run into the exact same problem. My watch suddenly stopped charging and the battery is near dead...although it's not completely dead as you recommend. I plan to wait another week to hopefully see nothing when I press the crown or flat button on the watch. Wish me luck!
My Apple Watch 6 had the same issue and, following a recommendation in this forum, I left it for a few days, trying every so often to reboot it. After about 4-5 days it suddenly rebooted and returned to normal. Interestingly it showed 13% battery life on rebooting but battery capacity was down to 71% (I've used in a lot in GPS mode over the 4 years I've had it to track exercise etc.). It seems to be back to normal .... 🤞 but I suppose I should get the battery changed.
It takes about a week for the battery to completely drain. To speed it up, I try hard reboots two or three times a day. Eventually the battery will empty.
My Apple Watch won't turn on or charge