Bizarre Apple Watch Screen Error

[aerf]

Tried turning on Apple Watch and got this strange static screen:

Any ideas on what the issue is? At this point it won't turn on, even when putting it on the charger.

 

[MacCubed]

Have you tried a hard reset? Hold the Power button+Digital Crown until it restarts

 

[aerf]

Have you tried a hard reset? Hold the Power button+Digital Crown until it restarts

Yes I tried doing a hard reset — nothing happens even after charging it.

 

[LoveToMacRumors]

Your screen is broken. Go to apple store and ask for a replacement.

 

[Wonderboy021067]

Yes I tried doing a hard reset — nothing happens even after charging it.

I have this bizarre too!☹️

 

[RadioGaGa1984]

I have this bizarre too!☹️

Your is the watch is overheating or perhaps even too cold.

 

[Wonderboy021067]

Your is the watch is overheating or perhaps even too cold.

How take out this error?

 

[RadioGaGa1984]

How take out this error?

It's probably overheating so I would just leave it alone for a while and let it cool down.

 

[OriginalAppleGuy]

When the temperature returns to the normal operating zone, you will need to reset it with the crown and side button combo method.

 

[Steve686]

"They're heeeeere"

 

[Thai]

Tried turning on Apple Watch and got this strange static screen:
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[DeepIn2U]

Tried turning on Apple Watch and got this strange static screen:
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Any ideas on what the issue is? At this point it won't turn on, even when putting it on the charger.

Is that channel 0?

Just kidding how on earth did that occur?

 

[daijholt]

Tried turning on Apple Watch and got this strange static screen:
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Any ideas on what the issue is? At this point it won't turn on, even when putting it on the charger.

Faulty LCD. No amount of hard resetting will fix this, you need to see a Genius my friend.

 

[Julien]

Faulty LCD....

That is impossible.

 

[44267547]

Faulty LCD. No amount of hard resetting will fix this, you need to see a Genius my friend.

It's not an LCD display. It's an OLED display.

 

[daijholt]

It's not an LCD display. It's an OLED display.

You're right, my bad. I meant oled. I'm so used to telling iPhone owners their LCD is faulty haha.

 

[Newtons Apple]

You're right, my bad. I meant oled. I'm so used to telling iPhone owners their LCD is faulty haha.

Never fear as there are always people who enjoy correcting errors.

 

[JannisLouw]

Ever got to the bottom of this?

 

[brianryer]

Tried turning on Apple Watch and got this strange static screen:
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Any ideas on what the issue is? At this point it won't turn on, even when putting it on the charger.

Experiencing similar thing with Apple Watch Series 2.
Intermittently, the screen is static garbage. I have a vague feeling that its after wearing for 8+ hours...I first thought it was after a shower and I didn't get all the water out :-!

You can see the OS responding to touches, trying to do things with random black bars or ghost movement on the screen.

Static screen persists even after multiple hard reboots.

However, if left on the charger the default-mode green old-time digital display shows up, looking normal.

After leaving it alone for a while longer (4, 8 hours? I didn't keep track) all screen functions are normal again.

So it *might* be a hardware issue, but I think it's probably poorly behaved software. It reminds me of when multiple programs claim the same space in memory and it overlaps video memory somehow...yes, I am casting around in the dark because it's such a frustrating problem...

 

[BananAAAAAAH]

Has anyone found a solution to the static screen issue without replacing it? My Series 3 is having this issue right now.

 

[BugeyeSTI]

Has anyone found a solution to the static screen issue without replacing it? My Series 3 is having this issue right now.

Since nobody has updated the thread or offered another explanation in 4 years a hardware issue with the display seems like the best diagnosis