The watch is currently taken apart to replace the display flex cable, but this is a photo of where it disconnected.

⟐ Commented 1월 03, 2026 at 2:47 GMT-7

⟐ Answer accepted 12월 06, 2022 at 13:13 GMT-7

I did whatever it need to fix it such as hard rest or update and....

with screen monitoring I can access to my apple watch via my iPhone and the touch is working too!

and sometimes suddenly screen start working and sometimes turn off again!

what should I do??????

⟐ Commented 6월 21, 2024 at 19:18 GMT-7

⟐ Answered 7월 03, 2022 at 19:17 GMT-7

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⟐ Answered 9월 16, 2021 at 19:26 GMT-7

⟐ Answer edited 11월 26, 2025 at 10:25 GMT-7

Thanks!

⟐ Answer edited 7월 18, 2026 at 3:14 GMT-7

⟐ Commented 11월 27, 2023 at 16:09 GMT-7

i had a problem with my Apple Watch s6 44mm, two screws loosened the back plate and let in sea water...

when I opened it I washed it all down with isopropyl alcohol but during this operation I think I blew away a capacitor or had already blown away.

the capacitor in question was in the green circle of this photo.

after all this, can you tell me what capacitor would these two be?

thanks a lot!!

⟐ Commented 9월 13, 2023 at 5:20 GMT-7

My Apple Watch is not switching on even after 2 hours of charging. When connected to the charger, it shows a green charging sign but it goes red as soon as it’s off the charger. Any thoughts?

thanks!

⟐ Commented 9월 20, 2022 at 4:58 GMT-7

At this point I took it to Apple , and they basically said we can send it back for repairs, but it’s gonna cost me an arm and a leg. So I’m trying to see if I can fix it myself otherwise it’s just a piece of junk.

I removed the screen to try to see if there was any corrosion or evidence of water damage and I couldn’t find anything. But I did notice when I remove the screen that some lines on the screen itself, which makes me think that it did take the charge at least.

Any thoughts on what’s happening or how I can go about fixing it or even figuring out what’s wrong with it in the first place I can’t tell if it’s a board issue, battery issue, or screen issue.

Is there anything I can do to get the watch to display the actual power level or am I stuck with this?

⟐ Commented 1월 13, 2026 at 15:42 GMT-7

⟐ Answered 3월 21, 2025 at 13:10 GMT-7

My Apple Watch Series 6 - 44mm is not turning on,

I had already charged for few days and it is brand new too! Please help!!

⟐ Answered 9월 25, 2022 at 4:22 GMT-7

Before you answer, please, take a look at these pictures.

I recently replaced the battery on my S6 Apple Watch LTE following one of the repair guides here.

Everything ok, the watch is working fine.

However! Upon reassembly, I found that brownish/reddish film both on the case, and on the display. On the display side, it was already partially unglued.

So I thought: ook, maybe it's just another adhesive strip I need to peel off... Which I did. I removed both strips from the case and from the display. And replaced everything with only one adhesive strip, the one that came with the battery replacement kit.

Something like this.

So, it was a seal on the display with a brownish/reddish film on top of it, an identical one on the case (you can see it in the picture above), and some glue (the transparent one you can see in the pictures) in between them. Well, it was the same glue on all of them, but yeah.
So:
Seal on the display
Seal on the case
Glue in between the two
And glue under each brown strip.

Now, aside from the fact that the display didn't stick and constantly pops up of the frame, when putting back everything, I noticed the display was sitting a tiny little bit under the edge of the frame. It made kind of a lip of some sort. It's not noticeable unless you look really close, or if you run your finger over it.

Other than that, everything works fine, as far as I can tell.

However, now I wonder:

1. 1. should I have removed those strips (they felt a bit harder to remove, but I just thought it's probably just a harder glue to remove)?
   
   Funny enough, before removing those strips, I asked Google about it, and the first answer was: don't remove it, that's a 3D Touch Sensor. And I was like: what 3D Touch Sensor? Series 6 doesn't have that! And of course, it said: you're right, my bad. So I removed it, and now I'm confused.
2. 2. is there a 3D Touch/Force Touch sensor on the Series 6?! Cause, as far as I know, there isn't!
   
3. And if so, then what the hell are these sellers sell on sites like AliExpress (here), as "3D Force Touch Sensor Gasket For Apple Watch Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SE Gravity Induction Sense Coil Flex Cable 38mm 40mm 42mm 44mm"?
   
4. For Series 1-5, yes, there is a 3D Touch sensor. But with Series 6, as far as I know, there is no such thing. So...what the hell is that?! A wireless sensor? There is no connection to the motherboard! How would that even work? Is it just a simple waterproof gasket....?
   The replacement they're selling seems to be similar to the thing I removed. So I'm thinking it's probably a multi-layer kind of sealant (is it?).

1. 3. do I need that? If so, is that supposed to replace the regular adhesive strip? Do I need to add both? I'm so confused!

What's even more confusing is that the guide I followed didn't seem to have any of that neither on the display side, nor the case side. So I thought: ok, he might have removed it. So here I am, removing it as well and cleaning everything up so that the new seal can properly adhere to the watch.

Can anyone, please, tell me what the hell is going on? Cause I'm completely lost at this point.

EDIT:
Apparently, there are different kinds of adhesive strips. And yes, as far as I can tell from this video here, that is supposed to be a lot thicker than what I got.

EDIT2:

The reason why the display would lift up is because this kind of adhesive strips (both the one that came with the battery, and the double sided one) are meant to be applied with a bit of heat and a bit of pressure. After heating up the watch with a hair dryer for a couple of minutes, and letting it clamped down for a few hours, looks like the issue was fixed.

So yeah, if you only apply the adhesive strip, without heating and keeping the watch pressed down for a while, it will likely not stick properly. I wouldn't be courageous enough to take this to the pool or anything. But at least it doesn't lift up on its own anymore.

⟐ Commented 7월 18, 2026 at 9:49 GMT-7

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⟐ Commented 3월 20, 2026 at 11:17 GMT-7

⟐ Answered 1월 21, 2026 at 17:35 GMT-7

At Christmas, our employer gave gift and one of them was an apple watch 6. The employé who won it, kept it to give as a gift later.

Unfortunately, it's not working, it's now too late to return and apple was asking 400$ to send for repair. (Rip off), so at work they were like never mind.

I took it to see if I can repair and then give back as a gift for one of my employee if possible.

The watch doesn't turn on at all.

I let it on charge for over a day without success. Unfortunately, I don't have other cable to testthat component but I have wireless phone charger. May be?

I suspect the battery is dead but does that make sense?

I also see a tiny crack where the charging and sensors are. Could that be the issue?

What do you think? I am uploading a picture, it's difficult because of the reflection.

⟐ Commented 7월 18, 2025 at 19:36 GMT-7