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Watch face not displaying when I raise my wrist.

My watch wakes whenever I raise my wrist, but the watch face doesn't show. The screen is dark, but I can see a little red dot in the top center. I have to press the digital crown button twice to make my home screen/watch face appear- even just to see the time. My theater mode is not on, so I know that isn't the fix.

Apple Watch

Posted on Apr 29, 2020 5:51 AM

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Posted on Apr 29, 2020 6:03 PM

The first (and simplest) thing to try if something isn’t working right is to restart your Apple Watch and its paired iPhone. If necessary (device not responding), try a forced restart. Both methods can be found here:

How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


The next steps would be to unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup:

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support


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Apr 29, 2020 6:03 PM in response to jameshia920

The first (and simplest) thing to try if something isn’t working right is to restart your Apple Watch and its paired iPhone. If necessary (device not responding), try a forced restart. Both methods can be found here:

How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


The next steps would be to unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup:

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support


Watch face not displaying when I raise my wrist.

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