The most common reason for this is accidental touches, like the screen being tapped by mistake while charging or when the watch is in your pocket. Sometimes, entering the wrong passcode on purpose can also cause this.
Troubleshooting Prerequisites
As we begin troubleshooting, remember some steps may vary depending on your Apple Watch generation.Clean your watch’s screen to prevent further ghost or missed touches during the process.Before resetting your watch, make sure you have a backup of its data, either on your iPhone or in iCloud.If you reset your watch, you’ll have the option to restore from a backup or set it up as new when pairing with your iPhone again.
1. Enable ‘Unlock Apple Watch’ When You Unlock Your iPhone
The easiest method is to enable this feature on your iPhone so your Apple Watch unlocks automatically when you unlock your iPhone.
2. Reset or Disable the Passcode Using Your iPhone
You can try to reset the passcode using your iPhone’s Apple Watch settings, or even disable the passcode.
3. Reset the Apple Watch Using Your iPhone
If none of the previous methods worked, you may need to completely reset your Apple Watch and erase all its data. Before you do, ensure you have your important data backed up to iCloud or your iPhone.
4. Hard Reset the Apple Watch
If your paired iPhone isn’t available, you can perform a hard reset using the watch’s buttons.
4.1. Use the Digital Crown Button
4.2. Use the Power Button
4.3. Hard Reset After a Force Restart
4.4. Force Touch the Too Many Passcode Attempts Message
4.5. Discharge the Apple Watch
5. Use the iCloud Website
If nothing else works, you can reset your watch from the iCloud website (if it’s still online and connected to the internet).
6. Reset Using iTunes
Though the Apple Watch does not have an obvious port, there’s a hidden connector used for diagnostics. With an iBus adapter, you can connect the watch to iTunes or the Finder on a Mac.
