Tapping on Apple Watch screen opens the wrong app

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randyw57 Author

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Tapping on Apple Watch screen opens the wrong app

Watch S9 Cellular.

watchOS 11.4 22T251.

Below is my Watch Face.

I’m having trouble when I tap on the Workout icon and it brings up the Podcast app.

I walk our dogs every morning.

I start a Outdoor Walk workout.

And I listen to a Podcast with my AirPod Pro Gen 2’s.

Lately when I tap on the Workout icon to bring it to the front I get a different app.

Usually the Podcast. Sometimes it ultimately will bring up Workout.

Today when it happened I pressed the Crown to get to my list of apps.

Then I scrolled down to Workout and tapped on it.

That also brought up the Podcast app.

Thanks for any thoughts or advice!

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Apple Watch Series 9, watchOS 11

Posted on May 1, 2025 06:57 AM

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Answer 1

randyw57 Author

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May 1, 2025 07:24 AM in response to randyw57

OK, I’ll try a force reset.

I can see where that might correct both the tapping issue and the issue I had when I went to my App list.

I do a force restart fairly regularly. At least every time there is a s/w update.

I clean my devices’ screen with the Apple Cleaning Cloth.

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Answer 2

May 1, 2025 07:12 AM in response to randyw57

Hello! For this problem, I would recommend doing a force reset on your Apple watch. To do a force reset- Hold in your Apple watch's crown and side button at the same time until you see the Apple logo (). This should re-calibrate the screen and should fix the issue. Also, try cleaning the screen off with a cloth to remove any dust or debris that might be making your watch mistake the debris for where your finger is touching.

Hope this helps!

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Answer 3

May 1, 2025 07:07 AM in response to randyw57

Remove the complications from the watch face and add them back.

Add complications to the watch face on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Tapping on Apple Watch screen opens the wrong app

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