Apple Watch stuck in boot loop- force restart not worked

The watch died yesterday and when I put it on charge it started to show the apple logo. It now is repeatedly showing the apple logo for 5 seconds, going black for 2 seconds and repeating the process.

it has been doing this now for nearly 24 hours, hard reset has not worked, I have tried repeatedly. I have left it to die to see if that could trigger it into restarting. I’ve left it charging to full to see if it power was an issue as it’s still continuing and I am out of ideas.

Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 9

Posted on Aug 5, 2023 2:17 AM

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Aug 7, 2023 6:46 PM in response to brbo

if you having boot loop issues with Apple Watch try these steps

Try this;

Press and hold both the side button and Digital Crown for about 10 seconds, then release both buttons when you see the Apple logo.Wait a few seconds, then hold down just the side button for about 20 seconds or until the “erase all settings” prompt shows up on the screen, then click it, then click the green check button.


hope this helps


Apple Watch stuck in boot loop- force restart not worked

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