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I have it set to always on but it doesn’t come on. It used to but then it stopped working

I have my Apple Watch 5 set to always on so I don’t have to tap it. That stopped working a few months ago. How can I fix?

Apple Watch Series 5

Posted on Nov 4, 2021 6:37 PM

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Posted on Nov 4, 2021 8:23 PM

Make sure you are not in Theater mode and have the wrist orientation set correctly.

Use Control Center on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Change language and orientation on Apple Watch - Apple Support


The first (and simplest) thing to try if something isn’t working right is to restart your Apple Watch and its paired iPhone. If necessary (device not responding), try a forced restart. Both methods can be found here:

How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


If that doesn't help, the next steps would be to unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup just created. This should result in no loss of data. It deletes all temp and corrupted files and re-indexes the file system.

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support


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Nov 4, 2021 8:23 PM in response to sisepuede

Make sure you are not in Theater mode and have the wrist orientation set correctly.

Use Control Center on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Change language and orientation on Apple Watch - Apple Support


The first (and simplest) thing to try if something isn’t working right is to restart your Apple Watch and its paired iPhone. If necessary (device not responding), try a forced restart. Both methods can be found here:

How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


If that doesn't help, the next steps would be to unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup just created. This should result in no loss of data. It deletes all temp and corrupted files and re-indexes the file system.

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support


I have it set to always on but it doesn’t come on. It used to but then it stopped working

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