Apple with another smart move to remove inconveniences via tech, I mean, that’s the point of technology right? Well, before now, users couldn’t restore a bricked Apple Watch without going to a repair centre to get it fixed. And for those without any service provider in their region, the whole process to restore a bricked Apple Watch ends with the watch in the trash bin. Well, you can restore a bricked Apple Watch with your iPhone and let’s get on to how you can achieve this.
Steps to restore a bricked Apple Watch
First up, do you have a vague understanding of what a bricked Apple Watch is? Let’s be clear about that. A bricked Apple Watch is one with a software interruption or failure. You’ll be greeted with an exclamation mark on the screen of your Apple Watch or sometimes a display showing an iPhone next to an Apple Watch. Okay, so how do you restore a bricked Apple Watch?
- Make sure your iPhone is running on iOS 15.4 or higher and your Apple Watch should be running on WatchOS 8.5 or higher as well. Should any of these requirements be missing, the process wouldn’t proceed to begin with
- On your iPhone, turn on your WiFi network – preferably 2.4GHz.
- Keep your watch on the wireless charger
- Press the Side Button on your Apple Watch twice
- You’ll be greeted with a pop-up on your iPhone asking if you want to recover your Apple Watch, click on Continue and follow the other on-screen prompts
- In case, you have gone through these steps – having met the requirements – and still have no luck, you can contact Apple support.
And just to prevent you from going through the hassle of searching through the web on “how to restore a bricked Apple Watch”, always ensure you leave your Apple Watch on the charger while updating the software.
