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how to close apps on apple watch or force quit

how to close apps on apple watch or force quit

Close apps on your Apple Watch with a simple tap, just like an iPhone. It won’t save your battery life, but it’s satisfying to fly through. If an app is frozen and won’t close, there are ways to fix it, from turning off the power to restarting your Apple Watch. This article is about how to close apps on apple watch or force quit .

To close an app on the Apple Watch, press the side button and press left.


To force quit the application, long press the side button until you see the closing menu.

If all else fails, you can restart or force restart your Apple Watch.


how to close apps on apple watch or force quit

Here, we cover how to close an app on Apple Watch, how to force quit an app, and other troubleshooting tips.

How to close apps on Apple Watch


Click the side button to show the Dock of your open apps.

If there are no apps open, you will see a message saying: “Recently used apps are shown here“.

Otherwise, you will see a list of windows representing different applications.

You can scroll through this list by swiping your finger up or down on the watch screen or by turning the digital crown.

Left click on any open app you want to close. This will move the window to the left and reveal a red X. Tap the X to close the app.


How to force quit apps on Apple Watch


Press the digital crown (rotary button on the right side) to view all the apps on your watch.

Tap the app you want to close.
Press and hold the side button until the power off menu appears.

Press and hold the digital crown until the app closes the screen and returns to the home screen.


How to restart or force restart Apple Watch


To restart your Apple Watch, press and hold the side button until you see the Power Off menu.

1.Release the power button on the right to turn off your Apple Watch.

2.Once the watch is off, press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears in the middle of the screen.

3.To force restart your Apple Watch, press and hold the side button and Digital Crown at the same time.

Release both buttons as soon as you see the Apple logo (about 10 seconds).

  1. To reset your Apple Watch and disconnect it from your iPhone, use the Watch app on your iPhone or the Settings app on your Apple Watch.

How to save battery on Apple Watch


Closing apps won’t extend your Apple Watch’s battery life, but there are things you can do to save battery life. These include:

  • Use a dark watch face.
  • Adjusts your screen brightness.
  • Reduce the number of levels you get.
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