Same issue here. Constant rebooting after updating - worked perfectly prior to update to watchOS 7.0 with my series 3 (non cellular). Apple support agent was a complete jerk and told me it was a hardware issue (yea right !), that it’s out of warranty, and I would have to pay for a tech to look at it. I’m about done with Apple and their games.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Series 3 - Rebooting after WatchOS 7
- Thread starter MrMapple
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Here is how i got it working
I did a hard reboot by pressing two side buttons
I remove third party apps and so far no reboot
I did a hard reboot by pressing two side buttons
I remove third party apps and so far no reboot
I did install the latest public beta on the watch and it still does reboot itself. BTW I also have issues with my 11 Pro after the latest public beta. The top part of the screen is hardly reacting to touches. It is a chore TBH
this is my guess but i notice my iphone ask for how data is hanlde.
Like app can access local lan and how amazon photo backup should le k now what it should upload.
I think it's the same for Apple watch something new security features that third party might not handle it well.
So far no reboot after hard reboot and remove most of my third party apps
Like app can access local lan and how amazon photo backup should le k now what it should upload.
I think it's the same for Apple watch something new security features that third party might not handle it well.
So far no reboot after hard reboot and remove most of my third party apps
of course I have the cellular 3 and my watch was rebooting like a mad man
i power it off and waiting for update for fix it but i got sick of waiting and try figure to fix it myself
did little bit of google and use the solution of past random reboot after upgrade
so far no reboot and stable
i power it off and waiting for update for fix it but i got sick of waiting and try figure to fix it myself
did little bit of google and use the solution of past random reboot after upgrade
so far no reboot and stable
at random time when i'm looking at watch it was in process of reboot
than I knew this was a bad updates.
than I knew this was a bad updates.
I had an issue with mine not unlocking the MacBook. Tried all sorts to no avail Then cleared off out, giving up. Came back a few hours later, switched the MacBook back on and it showed a popup, asking if I wanted to allow the watch to unlock it. Seems I just needed to be patient...which I thought I was...to a point it appears...
Mine is a gps only version. A few years old but looks in good order.
It was fine before os7.
I also have a month old SE iPhone.
I realised the watch had rebooted over the weekend a couple of times when I noticed it needed the pin code. I initially assumed then that it had lost contact or something, to end up locked.
I wasn’t a long way from the phone or Wi-fi but looking at other forum notes I thought they could’ve been issues.
I re-set the watch to other backups a couple of times but still problems.
The same happened after I re-set it as though it was a new watch.
Also it rebooted if I tried the battery power reserve (just trying it out to be honest). It goes into that mode ok but dies if I tried to come out of it.
Yesterday I had 4 reboots within 4 hours so eventually an online chat with an apple rep revealed there were no apparent hardware issues with the watch.
They suggested I reset all phone settings and to reach out again if the problem persisted.
To date that seems to have done the job. No more uninitiated reboots (though I pushed it a little - see below).
It meant I had a lot of customising to do again to get it how I wanted it. Shame but I want it to work normally again.
It still reboots it I try the battery reserve - when I try to get out of that mode by pressing and holding the side button, as advised on the settings app...so I won’t use that option...
I‘ve so far only added a 3rd party steps complication. There are also two more 3rd party apps installed.
I’ll have to see how it goes. I’m still assuming an update will be needed to fix the problem and convince me the os isn’t too much for the series 3 - especially as apple are still selling them...
It was fine before os7.
I also have a month old SE iPhone.
I realised the watch had rebooted over the weekend a couple of times when I noticed it needed the pin code. I initially assumed then that it had lost contact or something, to end up locked.
I wasn’t a long way from the phone or Wi-fi but looking at other forum notes I thought they could’ve been issues.
I re-set the watch to other backups a couple of times but still problems.
The same happened after I re-set it as though it was a new watch.
Also it rebooted if I tried the battery power reserve (just trying it out to be honest). It goes into that mode ok but dies if I tried to come out of it.
Yesterday I had 4 reboots within 4 hours so eventually an online chat with an apple rep revealed there were no apparent hardware issues with the watch.
They suggested I reset all phone settings and to reach out again if the problem persisted.
To date that seems to have done the job. No more uninitiated reboots (though I pushed it a little - see below).
It meant I had a lot of customising to do again to get it how I wanted it. Shame but I want it to work normally again.
It still reboots it I try the battery reserve - when I try to get out of that mode by pressing and holding the side button, as advised on the settings app...so I won’t use that option...
I‘ve so far only added a 3rd party steps complication. There are also two more 3rd party apps installed.
I’ll have to see how it goes. I’m still assuming an update will be needed to fix the problem and convince me the os isn’t too much for the series 3 - especially as apple are still selling them...
This makes sense. Every time it happened to my watch, I was outside. Never happened while at home.
lol... same issue/symptom for me. Registered an account just to post a "me too".
I have noticed, that indeed it seems to occur, when I'm outside, vs inside
I have noticed, that indeed it seems to occur, when I'm outside, vs inside
Both my 42mm GPS Series 3 (clean install) and my daughter's 38mm GPS Series 3 are suffering the same bug. I first noticed just finding my watch randomly locked while on my wrist. Then I caught it restarting yesterday. My daughter's restarted last night. I haven't updated my wife's 40mm GPS Series 4 yet, so I don't know if the issue impacts that series at this time. Batteries have been between 50% and full when the issue occurred for us, so it isn't just dying.
I think that are some apps causing this bug. I unnistall all the apps and it restarted 3 times. I forced restart it, pair it and unpair it, with no luck. But yesterday it just rebooted 1 time. Today 2 times and in the 2 nd reboot i gave him a forced restart and till now it’s ok. The 2nd reboot took place today at 2pm. My opinion is that there is an app which didn’t get an update to fix this. I’ll keep you informed if there will be a solution to this. I use the apple watch 3 with an Iphone 11 Pro Max and airpods 1st release.
Mine is only a few months old and I’ve had around 10 crash/reboots since upgrading to iOS 7. Have two watch faces. Neither animated.