Apple Watch 3 Keeps Restarting! Help 😞

[fmalvar]

Hey, there MacRumors community!

So, my Apple Watch keeps Restarting over and over. All I can see is the Apple Logo and black screen. I tried draining all the battery, as soon as I plugin and it starts, it keeps this cycle of logo -> black screen -> logo -> black screen. I'm out of ideas

Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[BugeyeSTI]

Were you having any battery issues before the boot loop started? If not maybe you should try unpairing the watch and re-pairing the watch to your phone or a complete restore.. I found an article on how to do each

How to factory reset an Apple Watch | AppleInsider

Whether you're getting ready to sell or trade-in your Apple Watch, or if you're simply troubleshooting some persistent problems, our helpful guide will show you how to return your Apple Watch to factory settings.

appleinsider.com

 

[fmalvar]

Were you having any battery issues before the boot loop started? If not maybe you should try unpairing the watch and re-pairing the watch to your phone or a complete restore.. I found an article on how to do each

How to factory reset an Apple Watch | AppleInsider

Whether you're getting ready to sell or trade-in your Apple Watch, or if you're simply troubleshooting some persistent problems, our helpful guide will show you how to return your Apple Watch to factory settings.

appleinsider.com

Thanks for your help unfortunately, I can't access my Apple Watch in any way, it's just stuck on that boot loop. I have unpaired from the iPhone.

 

[waw74]

you can try a force restart,
press and hold both the crown and the button for at least 10 seconds.

if you messed with it during an upgrade, including taking it off the charger, there is a chance it might need professional help. Schedule an appointment at your closest apple store, or call them.

 

[fmalvar]

you can try a force restart,
press and hold both the crown and the button for at least 10 seconds.

if you messed with it during an upgrade, including taking it off the charger, there is a chance it might need professional help. Schedule an appointment at your closest apple store, or call them.

I tried to force restart but no luck. I will call them.
Thanks for your help )

 

[haralds]

I am in the same situation with my Apple Watch One, which had a refreshed battery three years ago. It's my backup to my Watch 5 running fine for 10-12 hours still. Looping to show the clock and immediately restarting.

This was likely triggered by my action changing a dial complication.

 

[ColdCase]

Interesting. My trusty series 2 seems to be doing something similar over the past day. I wear it at night and the newer one during the day. Yesterday when I was swapping watches for the night, the series two showed a orange low charge screen, so I'm thinking it was not set on the charger correctly. Unusual as it usually takes a couple days to run down the battery. I put it back on the charger and got the connected tone. In the morning it was showing the restart icon. It restarted for near an hour but eventually booted and showed near full charge. So I started to wear it, and put the newer watch on the charger. An hour later, when I checked the time for the third time, it was showing the reboot icon again. I put it on another charger and eventually it booted and indicates 45% charged and charging. In the mean time the newer watch recharged without issue.

Seems to be a few of these instances posted over the past few hours, perhaps the expiration of daylight savings expires these older watches? Or perhaps the watch battery has worn. I don't have automatic updates enabled.