Series 3 - Rebooting after WatchOS 7

[MrMapple]

Hey together,

My Series 3 (bought this year) keeps restarting after the upgrade to WatchOS 7. Before that, it worked really great and stable.
I did a complete reset (and didnt restored a backup) but the problem is still there. It happens 2-3 times per day, randomly, when wearing it (no action, no touch, nothing).

Anyone except me encountering this problem? Of course, its a .0-release and the Series 3 might not be as popular anymore as 4, 5 or 6 - but maybe some of you have this bug, too.

Greetings!

 

[jetOne]

Same issue. S3 Stainless Steel model.

Not impressed and hoping I don't need to shell out for a new model.

 

[Cassandle]

Same for me. Day one on OS7 was fine but today I’ve had 3 restarts.

 

[Undertakercl]

Same here, random reboots after WatchOS 7 with iPhone 11 Pro and of course iOS 14. Series 3 42mm.

 

[James_C]

Same here, started when I downloaded the public beta, I get 2 or 3 restarts a day.

 

[Undertakercl]

Any way to downgrade to 6.x?

 

[Apple_Robert]

Any way to downgrade to 6.x?

You have to send the watch to Apple to get downgraded. They ship you a box and it gets overnighted both ways with Fed Ex.

 

[miguelnuno]

Same here...

 

[cygnusjen]

Hmmm maybe I should stop trying to get this to even download on my watch. I have Unpaired and completely reset the thing multiple times trying to free up the space to even be able to do the update and keep failing

 

[MrZippyUK]

Just reported this exact same bug in the feedback app. Suggest everyone does the same.

 

[Swetsenegger]

Same issue series 3 42 and series 3 40

 

[Jxdawg]

Running fine on my S3. My battery life was actually improved!

 

[TiggrToo]

My 42mm Aluminum Series 3’s been pretty rock solid since the upgrade.

 

[Undertakercl]

I think it may have something to do with some watch faces... Namely the animated ones. I‘ll keep you posted guys.

 

[harriska2]

Might it also have to do with battery health. Some Series 3 might be old enough to have OS7 use more battery and thus reboots. Could also be working memory runs out and reboots. Just throwing out theories.

 

[MrZippyUK]

I’m using utility, that isn’t animated, one swipe left is toy story but I very much doubt it’s an accidental swipe as don’t ever recall seeing the wrong watch face.

 

[TiggrToo]

Might it also have to do with battery health

Except @MrMapple (the OP) reported he brought his series 3 this year.

 

[MrZippyUK]

My battery health says max capacity 100%, watch is almost 2 years old.

 

[harriska2]

Except @MrMapple (the OP) reported he brought his series 3 this year.

Sorry, missed that. The Series 3 has 768mb RAM (working memory) vs 1GB on the Series 4/5. Could make a difference. I know that when the ipad 2 came out and iOS was updated for it, my ipad 1 constantly rebooted as it had half as much memory. Very annoying. A good reason to buy with enough memory and not go for the cheaper models.

 

[Dan East]

Same. My Series 3 has been flawless for months until today, after upgrading it to WatchOS 7 overnight. It has restarted at least 3-4 times already. I can tell after each reboot because the watch is locked and not connected to my phone. I finally caught it just now in the process of actually rebooting with the Apple Logo. Without a doubt this is due to the upgrade last night. This watch is not even a year old, and the battery lasts 24+ hours each charge for me.

 

[TiggrToo]

The Series 3 has 768mb RAM (working memory) vs 1GB on the Series 4/5

Doesn’t explain why there are folk out there with perfectly happy Series 3 watches. Including myself and my 3 year old series 3.

There has to be another reason that’s more user/environmental based that’s causing these issues.

 

[menist]

Same here, mines was freezing and randomly shutdown, but happen only once yesterday. Battery health is 98%.

 

[TheSkywalker77]

It seems to be an issue with the S3 watch. Here's to hoping 7.0.1 or 7.1 fixes it.

It happened today to me during a workout, super annoying! Luckily, it seems to only be a software issue though.

 

[dave006]

Try check your watch's storage stats in the iPhone Watch app: General > About. Might be one or your apps do any of you have third party apps installed?

Dave

 

[James_C]

Doesn’t explain why there are folk out there with perfectly happy Series 3 watches. Including myself and my 3 year old series 3.

There has to be another reason that’s more user/environmental based that’s causing these issues.

Do you have a cellular watch ? I think this issue tends to be seen on cellular series 3 watches - one thread I saw suggested it is connected to connecting / disconnecting from wifi through the phone.