Pavel Jelic If an error appears on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, in most cases you can solve it at home - of course, if it is not a hardware-type error. But as for the Apple Watch, if they failed in the past, you had to visit an authorized dealer or service that took care of solving the problem. Unfortunately, this was not an ideal solution for a long time, but the good news is that with the arrival of watchOS 8.5 and iOS 15.4, we have seen the addition of a new function, with the help of which you can solve the Apple Watch problem at home.
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How to reset Apple Watch using iPhone
If there is an error on the apple watch, then in most cases you will see a screen with a red exclamation point. Up until now, there wasn't much you could do in such a situation. After the update to watchOS 8.5, instead of this red exclamation mark, in most cases it is already displayed on the display of the iPhone apple watch, together with the Apple Watch. To restore the watch in such a situation, do the following:
- First, you need to make sure that they are Apple Watch and iPhone close together.
- Then place your bugged apple watch on the charging cradle and let them charge.
- Once you do so, on on the watch, press the side button twice in a row (not the digital crown).
- Na an unlocked iPhone should appear special watch recovery interface.
- In this interface on iPhone, tap on Continue a follow the instructions that appear.
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Using the above procedure, you can restore broken Apple Watch with the help of iPhone. If you are unable to complete the procedure, make sure that you are connected to the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network on the Apple phone, not the 5 GHz one. At the same time, you should avoid unsecured and public Wi-Fi networks - the procedure must be performed on your home network. In addition, the iPhone must have active Bluetooth. In closing, I'll just mention that in certain cases, the Apple Watch may still display a red exclamation point screen. In such a situation, press the side button twice, and then follow the instructions above. To use this recovery procedure you must have watchOS 8.5 and iOS 15.4 installed.
