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Apple Watch will not reset

Apple Watch will not reset. Pressing side key until power off screen comes up and then I’m holding the Digital Crown down and it is not resetting the watch. What am I doing wrong?

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 6

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 6:06 PM

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Posted on Jul 18, 2021 1:03 AM

had the same problem.

Once the « Power off » button appears, instead of pushing the Digital’ crowne, try long-pressing the Power Off button, maybe with a bit of pressure (Force-touch) as well.

That should make the « Erase » prompt appear

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Apple Watch will not reset

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