Watch won’t charge or restart

How do I fix a watch that has been on a charger all night but won’t charge and won’t force restart.

When I push either button the time and an empty red charging symbol show up.

No, holding down both buttons for more than 60 seconds didn’t work let alone 10 seconds.

When I put it on the charger it responds and puts the time and the charging symbol up again except this time it has a solid red circle around it.

I think I fixed this once before but I can’t remember what I did and I can’t find anything except “push both buttons”


any suggestions or do I need a Genius Bar appointment?

thanks

janna

Apple Watch Series 7, watchOS 10

Posted on Jan 27, 2024 9:44 AM

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Jan 27, 2024 1:11 PM in response to Nadrae

So apparently the answer is hold those buttons for 30-60 seconds, let go, don’t again, let go, ignore the fact you don’t see the apple symbol and put it back on the charger… wait 15 mins, if your charging you’re golden, if your not charging repeat above… keep repeating above and attempting to charge until it starts charging… has now worked twice for me… apparently.

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