Apple Watches are a thing of beauty, combining some solid fitness functions with fantastic value-adding everyday features to create a wonderful smartwatch companion.
However, even the best Apple Watches aren’t impervious to flaws. While we’ve not heard of any specific problems in the newest model, the Apple Watch 8, as with all smartwatches it’s important to remember the device is more like a phone than a mechanical watch when it comes to its battery; if you don’t charge it every day, it soon runs out of power.
This means charging problems aren’t just irritating, they’re disruptive. Luckily, most charging problems are easily fixed, and we’ve listed out all of the key steps to take below.
IT WILL TAKE
60 minutes
YOU WILL LEARN
How to identify and fix charging problems with your Apple Watch
YOU’LL NEED
An Apple Watch, an Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Cable or a third-party charger
HOW TO Revive your Apple Watch
1 Do some triage
This story is from the March 2023 edition of MacFormat UK.
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