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Apple Watch not turning on after water

I turned my Apple Watch to water mode and swam for around and hour and the screen went black. I tried charging it and force starting it. What do I do?

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Posted on Jul 14, 2021 9:14 PM

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ckuan

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Posted on Jul 14, 2021 9:17 PM

You need to do this:

Manually clear water after swimming

Touch and hold the bottom of the screen, swipe up to open Control Center, then tap .
Turn the Digital Crown to unlock the screen and clear water from the speaker.

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