How do I reset my Apple Watch?

An Apple Watch is immensely useful as a complement to your iPhone. Besides reading the time, it lets you make calls and receive notifications, and much more. This is because the device can also track your activities and health, through various apps and sensors. But unfortunately, it may not work exactly as you hope. Resetting your Apple Watch can fix various software problems. And should you want to sell your Apple Watch, it’s helpful to get all your data off it first. How to do all this we are going to cover in this blog through the following points.

• Why reset your Apple Watch?
• Forced restart
• Resetting via the Apple Watch
• Resetting via your iPhone

Why reset your Apple Watch?

There are several reasons to reset your Apple Watch, but fortunately, they all basically work the same way. For example, you may do it to fix problems in the software, such as when certain apps stop working or the device crashes. In addition, you may want to pass the smartwatch on or sell it, in which case it is also important to reset your Apple Watch. It could also be that you have changed certain settings, which you can no longer find. Then by resetting your Apple Watch, you can start with a clean slate for a while.

Forced restart

The least invasive solution is a forced reboot, where you make sure the device shuts down completely for a while and restarts. This way, processes that may not be running quite right are restarted for a while. This regularly solves various software problems, including when the device has crashed or stopped responding, for example. You perform this forced reboot as follows:

1. Press and hold the side button and the round dial simultaneously.
2. Hold the buttons until you see the Apple logo, then release the buttons.
3. Wait for the Apple Watch to restart and check if the problems are fixed.

Resetting via the Apple Watch

There are two ways to reset your Apple Watch, either through the device itself, or through your iPhone. First, we will tell you how to reset the Apple Watch through the device itself. Through this method, you just don’t remove the iCloud account from your Apple Watch. To do that you still need your iPhone, we discuss this in the next paragraph. Resetting via the Apple Watch is done as follows:

1. Open the “Settings” app on your Apple Watch.
2. Select “General.
3. Then scroll down and click “Reset.
4. Then click “Clear all content and settings,” and enter the access code.
5. Confirm that you want to reset the Apple Watch.

Resetting via your iPhone

So the second option is to reset your Apple Watch via your iPhone, this is useful if Apple Watch has stalled, for example. This is also the way to disconnect your iCloud account from your Apple Watch. So if you want to sell or give away the Apple Watch, it is important to follow this way. Through the following steps, we will explain how to reset your Apple Watch via your iPhone:

1. Open the “Watch” app on your iPhone.
2. Then, through “My Watch,” click on “General.
3. Then scroll down and click “Reset.
4. Tap “Delete Apple Watch content and settings.
5. Confirm that you want to reset the Apple Watch.

Stop by the store

Now if resetting your Apple Watch doesn’t work or doesn’t solve the problems, come by one of our stores by for a free diagnosis.