how to know if my watch is charging

Hi

The charging symbols that you are referring to indicate that your battery is starting from a point of very low battery level:

When you see the green lightning symbol after placing your watch on the charger, this means that your watch has started charging. It is normal for the screen of your watch to sleep after a few moments - charging still continues.

Leave your watch on the charger for at least 3 hours (it may help to leave your watch charging overnight). The watch should start automatically when the battery has reached a sufficiently high level. You can tap the screen at any time to check the charging status.

More information:

Get help charging your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Check your battery and charge your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Check your battery and charge your Apple Watch

Check your battery at a glance and learn how to charge your Apple Watch.

Check your battery charge

1. Swipe up on the watch face to open Glances.
2. Swipe left or right to find the Glance that shows your remaining charge. If you turned off the Battery Glance, you can turn it on again. Open the Watch app on your iPhone and tap Glances > Battery.

On some watch faces, you can add a complication to show the current battery charge. On your iPhone, you can view your watch's battery charge in Notification Center. Just swipe down from the top of the screen.

Charge your Apple Watch

If your battery power is low, you'll see on the screen of your Apple Watch. To charge your Apple Watch:

1. Plug the Apple Magnetic Charging Cable into its USB Power Adapter.
2. Plug the adapter into a power outlet. You can also plug the charging cable into a USB port.
3. Position the back of your Apple Watch on the charger. The charger's magnets align your Apple Watch, and you'll see a charging symbol on the watch face. If you have an Apple Watch Edition, you can also set your device in its Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Case with the lid open.
4. Give your Apple Watch time to charge. While your device is charging, you'll see on the screen of your Apple Watch.

Get help if your Apple Watch won't charge. Learn how to handle your Apple Watch and accessories safely, and always take off your watch before charging it.

Hey,

James here

If the watch is sitting on the charger correctly, and the charger is plugged into the wall and power brick, then the watch will be charging.

You can slide up from the watch face and view charging status in the glances.

The watch will also display a green lightning bolt at the top of the display to let you know its charging.

Enjoy that new apple watch mate!

James

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