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In the watch app on iphone, I tap on install and it spins for a few seconds and then goes back to the install option. It doesn't install. I've tried uninstalling from the watch and then reinstalling. I've done a hard restart of both phone and watch.
Apple Watch Series 5, watchOS 7
Both my wife's Apple Watch Series 4 (Watch OS 7.3, iPhone 7 iOS 14.4)), and my Series 6 (Watch OS 7.3, iPhone 11 iOS 14.4) are having this same issue. We noticed this when her Map My Walk app didn't seem to be updating her activity, and I noticed that, even though the app icon appears on her watch AND opens/works, the icon in her Watch App on her phone show it is not installed.
So, I restarted both her watch and her phone, then I uninstalled the App by using her Watch face, then tried to install it from the Watch App on her phone -- no dice. The install icon spins for a few seconds, then goes right back to saying INSTALL -- and the app does not appear on her watch.
So, I went to my Series 6 and randomly tried to install an app that isn't installed on my Watch -- I tried to install my bank app, the Duo app, the Apple Store app, and the Bible app. None of them will install.
Both my wife's Apple Watch Series 4 (Watch OS 7.3, iPhone 7 iOS 14.4)), and my Series 6 (Watch OS 7.3, iPhone 11 iOS 14.4) are having this same issue. We noticed this when her Map My Walk app didn't seem to be updating her activity, and I noticed that, even though the app icon appears on her watch AND opens/works, the icon in her Watch App on her phone show it is not installed.
So, I restarted both her watch and her phone, then I uninstalled the App by using her Watch face, then tried to install it from the Watch App on her phone -- no dice. The install icon spins for a few seconds, then goes right back to saying INSTALL -- and the app does not appear on her watch.
So, I went to my Series 6 and randomly tried to install an app that isn't installed on my Watch -- I tried to install my bank app, the Duo app, the Apple Store app, and the Bible app. None of them will install.
Update: Resolved, partially. I tried to install an App from the watch itself, and it made me login to my app store account, then installed successfully. I went back to my phone and I can now install SOME apps from the phone, but not all -- more won't install than will. Notably, the Apple Store App will not install.
We both have separate iCloud accounts, but use the same App Store account (which neither of us uses for iCloud). I suspect this has much to do with this issue -- perhaps the Watch/App is getting confused as to which account it should be using.
[Screentime is Off everywhere -- can't stand the nanny pop-ups, which almost always happen at times I an involved in other things.]
Do you have screen time enabled?.
Screen time?
Why do you ask about ScreenTime (giving no other context/suggestions). If you think it is related, it would be helpful if you mention whether on or off might be the problem.
apps won't install on my apple watch
