My Apple Watch 9 is acting weird - Is this a bug?

My Apple Watch 9 (bought mid December 2023) just started going crazy. It was switching apps, trying to enter passcode, and then finally, after two minutes of trying to stop it, sounded the siren and called 911. I had to explain to the operator that my watch was going crazy and had called spontaneously. She seemed unfazed by this, so i'm assuming this is a common occurrence (also judging by other comments and questions in the forum). I was able to hard reboot my watch, which seems to have fixed the issue (but we'll see). My question is, does anyone know why this is happening? This has to be an issue known to Apple (as it's been reported on other models as well and for several years (oldest commentary I see is from 2020). Is this a bug? A virus? (If so, is there a way to remove it?) If anyone has any information it would be helpful. This happened to me in the midst of a meeting with many people around. Is it just a function of having to restart/reboot the watch periodically?


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Apple Watch Series 9

Posted on Jan 31, 2024 4:57 AM

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Posted on Feb 5, 2024 12:58 PM

Do a hard reboot. Press the crown and side button (below the crown) at the same time and hold for at least 10 seconds. When you release, you should see the apple symbol and the watch will restart. It will not erase or reset anything, It will just perform a hard reboot.

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My Apple Watch 9 is acting weird - Is this a bug?

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