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Apple Watch Series 6 (Nike) Restarts/Resprings Randomly

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appleuser181

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As the title says it, my Apple Watch Series 6 (Nike edition) sometimes restarts/resprings randomly. I was wondering if anyone else is having this issue as well. After doing some research online, I found out that this has been a known issue with the Nike edition of the AW (previous generations). I asked a friend of mine and his regular S6 never does this, so at this point I'm not sure whether mine has a hardware or software issue.
Also, my watch is running watchOS 7.0.1 if that helps.
 
jz0309 said:
Call Apple and have it replaced, not normal behavior
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Thanks for your response! Fortunately I'm still within the return/exchange window so I'll contact Apple and see what they say. But at this point should I change the model and go with a regular aluminium instead of the Nike edition?
 
Not normal. Worth resetting to factory / unpairing/re-pairing and talking to Apple Support, but I'd expect an exchange is the likely fix as it's perhaps a hardware issue.

As for regular aluminum vs Nike+ version -- only difference is the Nike+ version comes with a Nike+ band and has additional exclusive watch faces. No hardware differences. IMHO there's no reason to pick regular alum vs Nike+ unless you specifically want a color/band choice not in the Nike+ lineup.
 
deeddawg said:
Not normal. Worth resetting to factory / unpairing/re-pairing and talking to Apple Support, but I'd expect an exchange is the likely fix as it's perhaps a hardware issue.

As for regular aluminum vs Nike+ version -- only difference is the Nike+ version comes with a Nike+ band and has additional exclusive watch faces. No hardware differences. IMHO there's no reason to pick regular alum vs Nike+ unless you specifically want a color/band choice not in the Nike+ lineup.
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Yea you are definitely right. That's why I chose the Nike version in the first place, but after what happened and reading the following stuff, I'm starting to think that they are somehow defective lol

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/new-apple-watch-keeps-on-restarting-42mm-nike.2028042/

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7997570
 
This is definitely not normal my Nike Series 6 is actually running amazing and I'm getting better battery life than what is reported on the regular Apple ones.
 
appleuser181 said:
Thanks for your response! Fortunately I'm still within the return/exchange window so I'll contact Apple and see what they say. But at this point should I change the model and go with a regular aluminium instead of the Nike edition?
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Stick with the Nike unless you want blue or red, my S3 was a Nike and I had no issues with it
 
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Mine has done this like 3 times since I got it last Monday. It seems to reboot pretty quickly, but I’m worried it’s going to do this during a race. I’m wondering if it’s part of the buggy messes that are watchOS 7 and iOS14.
 
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MJ22 said:
Mine has done this like 3 times since I got it last Monday. It seems to reboot pretty quickly, but I’m worried it’s going to do this during a race. I’m wondering if it’s part of the buggy messes that are watchOS 7 and iOS14.
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Same advice, get it replaced
 
I have Nike Apple Watch 6 and I don't see any of this issues on latest betas. Replace the watch if the issue is persistent.
 
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meetsam23 said:
I have Nike Apple Watch 6 and I don't see any of this issues on latest betas. Replace the watch if the issue is persistent.
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Yeah I don’t have an Apple store within 2 hours of my house so I really don’t want to have to go through the process of mailing it in and waiting for a new one.
 
MJ22 said:
Yeah I don’t have an Apple store within 2 hours of my house so I really don’t want to have to go through the process of mailing it in and waiting for a new one.
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Your choice I guess, but given the relative dearth of reports of spontaneous reboots, it's far more likely a hardware issue than a software issue.

I'd get on the phone with Apple ASAP to figure out your options. Possibly even order a replacement, then initiate the return on the existing one. Make due with whatever you were previously using to cover the gap if need be.

Good luck.
 
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MJ22 said:
Yeah I don’t have an Apple store within 2 hours of my house so I really don’t want to have to go through the process of mailing it in and waiting for a new one.
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call Apple and see if they send you a new one before mailing yours in ... I've heard they've done that
 
MJ22 said:
Yeah I don’t have an Apple store within 2 hours of my house so I really don’t want to have to go through the process of mailing it in and waiting for a new one.
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Yea I feel you, this process is definitely annoying. I will most likely return my unit as well and buy a new one. As annoying as it is, this might be a hardware issue and I'd rather take my chances with a new one instead of keeping my defective unit.
 
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My Series 3 spontaneously rebooted with 7.0. My Series 6 SS (not Nike) just rebooted with 7.0.1. There are other posts about rebooting, and the common denominator seems to be watchOS 7.0. I think it’s a software problem and not a hardware problem.
 
Smoothie said:
My Series 3 spontaneously rebooted with 7.0. My Series 6 SS (not Nike) just rebooted with 7.0.1. There are other posts about rebooting, and the common denominator seems to be watchOS 7.0. I think it’s a software problem and not a hardware problem.
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Then hopefully this is just a software issue and Apple will resolve it soon
 
I turned off WiFi on my watch last night and it hasn’t rebooted since then. Fingers crossed.
 
IamScotty said:
This is definitely not normal my Nike Series 6 is actually running amazing and I'm getting better battery life than what is reported on the regular Apple ones.
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I know this is unrelated to the post but I was wondering with what settings do you usually use your AW with? Settings like display brightness, always on display etc
 
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