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Apple Pay on Apple Watch not working via side button

Apple pay function on watch suddenly not working. Nothing shows up when double clicking side button. I have had Apple Pay set up for years and didn’t change any settings.

Posted on Mar 2, 2026 9:35 AM

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LD150

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Posted on Mar 3, 2026 10:19 AM

Apple pay stopped working at till

Recently I had turned on AssistiveTouch in Accessibility. I had turned it off and Apple Pay was not working from the Watch, I turned AssistiveTouch back on, then turned OFF the “Confirm With AssistiveTouch”, then turned off AssistiveTouch, and the ApplePay worked again, showing the “Hold Near Reader” when you double tap the side button

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