Apple Watch doesn't open native apps on WatchOS2.
I Updated my Apple Watch to WatchOS 2 but it doesn't open native apps at all! What can I do?
Apple Watch, watchOS 2
What native apps, for example?
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I tried 3 of them one was the PCalc Lite, that before it became native worked great but I thought maybe the app was problematic so I went to the "Made For WatchOS2" section and downloaded both Cruncher (another Calculator) and "Nugetz" (a game) and neither of them worked. I tried restarting and hard reset the watch, deleting and reinstalling those apps and none of those worked and I don't know what to do since there's no Apple Store in my area..
Reset the watch to factory and then restoring it would be your next step.
How do I make a Backup?
Please help me...
I know tried to unfair and repair the watch with my phone and it did't help
The same issue happened on my watch. The reset and repair cannot fix this issue.
So What should I do? I bought this watch over a month ago knowing that in the near future it will have some independence but I live in a place where there's no apple store I bought it aboard so I can't even go to Apple to replace it with a new one or something.
when I'm trying to open a native app it shows this circle and just comes back to the home screen.
Go to the watch app on your iPhone, scroll down to one of those apps and select it. See if it still says 'installing'. I was having poor battery life after the update on my watch and noticed a couple of the apps that had an update after I installed watch 2.0 were still 'installing' several hours later. I unpaired the watch via the watch app on the iPhone, then repaired and the apps installed and now open. Today I'm monitoring the battery life to see how it does.
Erase contents on Apple Watch. On Apple Watch, open the Settings app from the Home screen, go to General > Reset, then tap Erase All Content and Settings. Then unpair Apple Watch from iPhone (if available).
If you try to erase Apple Watch when it’s out of range of iPhone, it will be erased if it comes back into range.
I believed that this is not a standalone issue. For more users who are surfing this issue, you can refer to here: http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/native-apps-do-not-load.1919307/page-5. No solid solution yet.
You aren't alone. I also have the problem. 😟
Installed iOS 9.0.1 today, and it made no difference. Uninstalled the apps from both phone and watch, rebooted watch, re-downloaded apps, reinstalled them on watch, still not working I'm afraid...
Same issue here. None of native apps can be loaded. Just spin and crash.
I've been follow the threads on macrumors for 2 days. I've tried restoring my iPhone from backup, un-pairing and re-pairing, rebooting both iPhone and watch, uninstalling and re-installing apps but nothing helps.
I think there must something to do with my iPhone data. I tried to pair my watch with a new phone and everything works fine.
It seems that the only solution is to completely wipe the phone and set up as a new one. But I really don't want to lost my data and hope there will be a fix for both iOS and watchOS very soon.
Given the steps that you have already tried, I suggest that you contact Apple Support:
https://www.apple.com/support/watch/contact/
Otherwise, you can let Apple know about the issue via the feedback form:
Finally, finally, I made it to work.
1. Backup your iPhone using iTunes. (I don't know if an encrypted backup is necessary, because my friend didn't do that but I did.)
2. 'Erase All Content and Settings' from Settings app in your iPhone (Do NOT erase using iTunes! I've tried it and it doesn't work!)
3. 'Erase All Content and Settings' on your Apple Watch Settings app.
4. Restore your iPhone from backup using iTunes
5. Pair your iPhone with your Apple Watch.
Everything should work as you expect.
Good Luck.
Apple Watch doesn't open native apps on WatchOS2.