My apple watch force touch is not working

Hi

Touchscreen

There is no user setting for enabling / disabling your watch's ability to recognise a firm press. If your Apple Watch does not respond to touchscreen inputs as expected, then the following steps may help:

Remove any screen protector, case or bumper that you may have fitted to your Apple Watch.

If you have not yet done so, update your iPhone and Apple Watch to the latest compatible software versions, starting with your iPhone:

• Update the iOS on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
• Update your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Clean and dry your Apple Watch, being sure to follow Apple's cleaning instructions:

• Cleaning your Apple Watch - Apple Support
• Important handling information

Restart (normally) your Apple Watch and iPhone, turning both devices off together, then restarting your iPhone first:

• Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
• Restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

If the issue persists, next unpair and re-pair your Apple Watch:

• The Watch app on your iPhone takes a backup of your watch automatically when unpairing via the app.
• Initially choose to Restore from Backup during set up (most data and settings will be restored, with some exceptions such as Apple Pay cards and passcode).
• If the issue persists, next try unpairing and setting your Apple Watch up as a new watch.
• Unpair your Apple Watch and iPhone - Apple Support
• Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support

If the issue persists, then I suggest that you contact Apple Support (remote diagnostics and/or mail-in service may be available, if required), make a Genius Bar reservation or visit an Apple Authorised Service Provider for assistance:

• US: Apple Watch Service Answer Center - Apple Support
• Elsewhere: Select your country for Apple Watch service and repair information

Battery life

Battery life varies depending on use and other factors. Examples are detailed here:

Apple Watch - Battery - Apple

Apple's tips for maximising battery life on Apple Watch are detailed here:

Batteries - Maximizing Performance - Apple

If your Apple Watch is experiencing significantly shorter battery life than Apple's examples suggest that you should expect, then it may help to follow these steps, which have previously resolved battery life issues for other users, including after software updates and switches to a new iPhone, when usage has not otherwise changed (check after each):

Restart both your iPhone and your Apple Watch, turning both off together and then restarting your iPhone first:

• Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
• Restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support
• If the issue persists, next close open apps on your iPhone and then restart both devices again.

If you have ever (not necessarily recently) previously used the Workout app and/or any third-party fitness or sleep tracking apps to record workouts on your watch, check on your Apple Watch to see whether there is a paused activity within any of them. If there is, end that activity from within the app on your watch (not your iPhone).

• If in doubt, remove any such third-party apps from your Apple Watch.

Unpair and re-pair your Apple Watch:

• The Watch app on your iPhone takes a backup of your watch automatically when unpairing via the app.
  • When setting it up again, initially choose to Restore from Backup. Most data and settings will be restored, with some exceptions (eg Apple Pay cards, passcode).
  • If the issue persists, consider instead unpairing and setting it up as a new watch.
• Unpair your Apple Watch and iPhone - Apple Support
• Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Some users have previously experienced battery life issues in connection with using corporate profiles and/or Exchange Calendars. If you are using an Exchange Calendar, one or more of these steps may help:

• Archive your Exchange Calendar for all items before today.
• Remove / delete all old inbox messages relating to calendar invites (accept and decline notifications).
• Create a rule in your Outlook Mail account that moves all future accept and decline replies, immediately upon receipt, into a separate mail folder that does not sync with your iPhone and Apple Watch.
• Check your Exchange Calendar for errors.

Finally, it may help to:

• Remove third-party apps from the Dock and/or from your watch and then monitor battery performance after adding them back, one at a time:
  • Open apps
• Remove watch face complications and monitor battery performance as you add them back:
  • Change the watch face on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Having tried the previous steps, if your remain concerned that battery life is shorter than it should be, then I suggest contacting Apple Support (remote diagnostics and/or mail-in service may be available, if required), making a Genius Bar reservation or visiting an Apple Authorised Service Provider for assistance:

• US: Apple Watch Service Answer Center - Apple Support
• Elsewhere: Select your country for Apple Watch service and repair information

Mine did the same for 2 days. No force touch and battery didn’t last the day.

Went to Apple store and it tested fine.

Watch fixed itself, force touch works and battery went back to normal for 2 days then issues returned for 2 days.

Now it’s working again 😂

Not sure what’s going on.

But the force touch not working is definitely linked to the battery drain.

Daniel Garcia Garcia wrote:

Mine is doing the same thing, .. Apple needs to fix this.

Then follow the same instructions in my previous reply, including contacting Apple Support, making a Genius Bar reservation or visiting an Apple Authorised Service Provider if necessary.

I I have the same problem with my apple watch 3 the force touch not working and I lose the battery very fast and I called Apple support but no solution yet they just listen to my problem with this bad watch 😕

I am having the same problem. Started a few weeks back. Went about a week straight with no force touch and battery dieing in less than 12 hours when I usually could get 18 hours with only using about 30% of the battery.

I tried the trouble shooting on the thread, 1. Update phone a and watch software, 2. Power down both phone and watch, the phone back on followed by watch back on, 3. Then unpair watch and repair. Same problem.

Then a few days ago force touch started working again and battery life back. Now it comes and goes during the day. 1 hour is works one hour it does not. Batter drain follows force touch distinction.

On a chat with Apple and they ran their diagnostics and can not find anything wrong. I am being told to send the watch back for replacement.

Apple watch 3 (non-cellular) running watchos 4.3 and iPhone x running iOS 11.3

Mine is doing the same thing, this is the second day without force touch and the battery is draining much faster than usual. Hope it works fine tomorrow. Apple needs to fix this.

After passing diagnostic tests twice, my watch was sent away and was replaced under warranty.

Only the replacement watch had a major hardware failure 4 days later....

On watch number 3 now..

Mi Apple Watch no funciona el Force touch y lo he comprado hace 4 semanas

Mmmm but I live your n Lebanonand there is no Apple store here so could you ask for me if I send my apple watch 3 to any apple store abroad to replace it ?

I would go on line and set up a chat with Apple to trouble shoot and request a replacement under warranty or Apple Care.

I asked them 2 months ago but they didn’t answer me yet 😔😔

Now I want to know if I send my apple watch to any apple store abroad if they will replace it or fixit 😔 or no