Cant swipe up on apple watch 6

Apple Watch has great features such as fall detection, heart rate monitor, ECG, and many others. But it all comes to no use if you cannot swipe up on it. There are multiple reasons why you can’t swipe up on Apple Watch, but first, I would suggest cleaning the screen and edges, removing the screen protector, and swiping up with clean hands.

If this doesn’t help, move on to the fixes listed in this article.

  1. Restart Apple Watch
  2. Try slow swipes
  3. Unpair and re-pair Apple Watch
  4. Change watch face
  5. Check for cracks on the screen
  6. Contact Apple Support

1. Restart Apple Watch 

Restart is that one magic spell we always rely on whenever a gadget freezes or does not respond properly. Since your Apple Watch is not letting you swipe, I suggest you restart your Apple Watch. But if that doesn’t help, or your Apple Watch is not responding, the next best way is to restart it.

2. Try slow swipes

Since you can’t swipe on your Apple Watch like usual, I recommend trying to do the same a bit slower. It could be a software bug preventing the watchOS from detecting the normal swipes, and until a fix update is pushed, you can try slow swipes.

However, if this doesn’t fix the issue, move on to the following fixes.

3. Unpair and re-pair Apple Watch 

The next best fix is to unpair Apple Watch and pair it again. But before that, I highly suggest taking a backup of your Apple Watch so that you can restore it later.

4. Change watch face

Sometimes it isn’t a software or hardware issue but a watch face preventing your Apple Watch from registering swipe gestures. So, try changing the watch face of your Apple Watch and see if it helps.

Lift your wrist to light up the screen. You may also tap once. Swipe horizontally from the left or right edge to easily switch between different watch faces.

5. Check for cracks on the screen

Since Apple Watch rests on our hands, it’s easy to get scratches or minute cracks around the bezels and corners, thus affecting the areas where you swipe. Check if there are scratches or cracks; if you notice anything, it’s time to visit Apple Support.

If you have noticed scratches or cracks on your Apple Watch or could not find a solution through all these fixes, chances are it’s a hardware issue. Your last resort is to contact Apple Support and inform them about the problem. I hope that you can fix the issue from there.

FAQs

Q. Why can’t I swipe down on the red dot on my Apple Watch?

The red dot in your Apple Watch indicates unread notifications, but if you cannot swipe them on your Apple Watch, restart the device and see if it helps. If it still doesn’t fix, force restart and check again.

Q. Why is my Apple Watch not responding?

If your Apple Watch is not responding properly, force restart and see if that fixes the issue.

That’s it!

Since the swipe gesture is an important way to control your Apple Watch, its productivity loses greatly if it’s not working. That’s why I have tried to bring you the tried-and-tested fixes. Were you able to fix the issues? Let me know in the comments below.

Read more Apple Watch fixes and tips:

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Cant swipe up on apple watch 6

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Question:

From time to time I can't swipe up or down to reveal the Notifications or the Control Center on my Series 5 Apple Watch. My wife doesn't seem to have the same issue on her Series 6 but I see where other users have reported having the problem on 6 so don't think issue is related to hardware but more likely watchOS.

While the workaround is to restart the watch, the frequency of it becoming unresponsive to these swipe gestures, I'm currently having to restart over two days when the problem happens. No, I haven't wiped the watch completely clean and started over again, can't say I've ever had an issue resolved with that step but looking to see if others have this, other workarounds and will look to report this as a bug that hopefully can be addressed in an update to WatchOS.

Apple Watch Sport

Posted on Sep 23, 2021 7:17 PM

Answer:

Answer:

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

BTW - I assume you have also tried cleaning the watch and removed the screen protector (if any).

How to clean your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Posted on Sep 23, 2021 8:05 PM

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Question: Can't Swipe Up or Down on Apple Watch

Why can't I swipe up on my Apple Watch Series 6?

Many users reported force restarting the watch solved the problem with the swipe-up gesture not working. Press and hold the Digital Crown + Side Button simultaneously. Keep doing it until you see the Apple logo on the screen.

How do I get my Apple Watch to swipe up?

Touch and hold the bottom of the watch face. Wait for Control Center to show, then swipe up. You can open Control Center from any screen.

Why can't I swipe up on my Apple Watch 2022?

Solution 1: Normal Restart the Apple Watch Users have reported that a simple reset of the watch resolved the issue for them. You can do the same thing for yourself, and here's how. To access the Power Off lever, click and hold the side button. Swipe to the left on the POWER OFF lever.