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My Apple Watch isn’t charging and I can’t force it to restart. It just keeps showing the time and the red lightening bolt

My Apple Watch isn’t charging. I have cleaned off both the back of the Watch and the charger but it still won’t charge. I have tried to force it to shut down but it won’t. What else can I do?

Apple Watch SE, watchOS 8

Posted on Aug 31, 2022 5:32 AM

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Posted on Aug 31, 2022 5:35 AM

Apple Watch won’t charge. ⚡️


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Aug 31, 2022 5:42 AM in response to tori166

What you describe is power saving mode;

To turn off power reserve mode,press and hold the side button for about 10 seconds, until you see the watch restart and the Apple logo appear.

Keep in mind that if your battery is almost completely empty, you might need to charge the watch before it will restart normally.

My Apple Watch isn’t charging and I can’t force it to restart. It just keeps showing the time and the red lightening bolt

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