Apple Watch is the first smartwatch of the company to be made of stainless steel, sapphire crystal, and a set of applications that are focused to take the throne of today’s personal quantifiers.
These smart watches are an accessory for the wrist, which has as its main function to connect the Bluetooth with the mobile phone . The clock screen has a good contrast with the pixel density just like the iPhone 6 screen. It turns on only with your look, if you want to turn it off just cover it with the palm of your hand. As for the memory of the watch is 2GB. When synchronize the clock with your smartphone , it can be used directly from the screen as follows: To make calls, send messages and GPS.
If your Apple Watch is starting to work improperly or the applications are simply not updating correctly, it may be necessary to restore the device to return to the factory state. Here we tell you how it is done, through a fairly simple and fast procedure.
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Steps to reset Apple Watch to factory settings
In some cases the excessive use of applications, the installation and uninstallation of them can start to make the Apple clock stop working properly. So, the first option recommended is do a reset or do a hard reset , this action usually works in 99% of cases. You have to be very cautious when resetting the device to the factory state , as this means that a total formatting of the entire device will be done.
When we are going to reset the device we must bear in mind that any information that has been stored inside the Apple Watch will be lost , its installed applications and the synchronization with iPhone. If you are completely convinced that you want to restart your device.
Restore from iPhone
To restore the Apple Watch from the iPhone it is important to keep them close to each other until the process is complete.
- We open the Apple Watch application on the iPhone
- We access the “ General ” section, and click on the “Reset” button found in the part final.
- Click on the “ Clear content and settings ” option, and confirm the action by entering our Apple ID .
Restart from the same Apple Watch
The method of restoring the device to the factory state is only recommended for extreme cases, taking into account that some of the system applications that do not work can be corrected through an update. However, if the case is the sale of your smart watch and you do not want other people to enter your personal data, it is advisable to perform this step.
Follow each of the steps we are going to take next, where you can return to the factory settings:
- Open the “ Settings ” application on your Apple Watch.
- Click on the “ General ” tab.
- Within General, you must click on the option of « Reset device «.
- You must choose the option of « Delete content » and then adjustments.
- Once this is done, you will be asked to enter your password on the wrist device to continue.
- Confirmed the password, you must select the reset again .
When this series of steps is completed, the smart watch will begin the process, this may take a few minutes, and finally when 100% has been completed, the Apple logo will appear. Once this process is complete, you can start using it as if it were new.
In this case it will be necessary to use the power cable of the device, when this is at hand the following steps must be followed.
When the charger is connected, we must press and hold the side button of the device until a menu with three options appears on the screen:
We must click on the latter, “ SOS Emergency “. Once this is done, we press firmly on Force Touch, on the section to turn off the device and release immediately.
This process will take a few minutes while the Apple Watch is ready to be reconfigured again. It should be taken into account, that at the time of performing this method all applications go to uninstall, This means that your smartwatch will work again as if it were brand new.
Forced restart
In general, Apple has specialized in presenting devices that are characterized by a stable and solid design. This means that there are very few occasions when Apple users must restart or reset their devices so that it can function completely normally. However, in the case of the Apple Watch, it is sometimes necessary to force its restart.
In the event that one of the smart watch applications is causing a malfunction on the device, which starts working slowly or simply stops working, one of the most feasible to correct this would be through a forced restart . This is one of the first options to consider.
The step to be able to restart the device in a forced way is basically to keep the two buttons on the clock pressed, the combination of buttons will make the Apple logo appear in the center of the screen . Once this is accomplished, the device will begin the forced restart process. Which will be carried out through watchOS, the operating system used by Apple smart watches.
It is extremely important that when carrying out this, the two buttons of the devices are pressed simultaneously until the Apple logo appears on the watch screen. Otherwise the restart process will not take place. If for any reason any of these buttons is released before the logo appears, we will only take a screenshot of what appears on the Watch screen at that time.