Although we always say that Apple It makes your devices perform a great deal of battery and RAM management with the applications they have working in the background. On occasion, you may want to do that work on your own.
Therefore in today's article, we will see how to close applications on Apple Watch. It's quite simple, but it's true that the new Apple Watch operating system, Watch 10 has moved some functions from their usual place, and now, in these first days, we may seem a little confused.
In this article I will explain how to close an active application on your Apple Watch Series 3 or later. It also includes information on how to force applications to close in the event that we need it due to malfunctions, lags or frozen devices, or even, I will show you how to restart the Apple Watch. Go for it!
How can we close applications on the Apple Watch
If your Apple Watch slows down, loses battery power quickly, or is stuck in an app or process, it may be time to close some apps you have open and working in the background. Closing apps you're not using gives your Apple Watch a fresh start, a break, restores its usefulness, and helps you get back to work efficiently and quickly.
Follow these steps to close the active apps on your Apple Watch that you're not using yourself:
- On your Apple Watch, Press the digital crown twice quickly (not the side button)
- Now you will see the applications that your Apple Watch has open in the form of waterfalls.
- With your finger or the digital crown you can Scroll through the applications that are open.
- Select the app you want to close (without tapping on it) and swipe from right to left on it.
- Tap the large X shown in a red box to close the app.
- When we close an application on the Apple Watch, it is not removed from the device.
This process is new in watchOS 10, because if you still remember, before to close the applications on our Apple Watch we used the side button of the device and not the digital crown, the process has now changed.
How to force close apps on Apple Watch
When an app freezes on your Apple Watch, you must press and hold the side button until the shutdown screen appears, and then you must press and hold the digital crown until the app closes. Remember that you must be in the application to force it to close.
If neither of the two methods seen work, you should try restarting your computer. Keep reading this article that will teach you how to do it.
How to reset an Apple Watch
If your Apple Watch is having trouble closing an app using any of the methods above, restart the computer. There are two ways to do this. Let's see them!
You can reset your Apple Watch simply with these simple steps:
- First hold the side button, until the shutdown menu appears.
- In this window, the X symbol
- Press it and now slide the off button shown.
If this traditional method doesn't work, you should try a force restart. I show you how to do it very simply:
- To force restart an unresponsive watch, simply you must hold down the side button and the digital crown at the same time until it turns off.
While your Apple Watch has a companion app on the iPhone, you need to manage the apps running on your Apple Watch directly from the wearable device.
I hope that with all the methods shown to close applications on your Apple Watch, even restarting it if the previous steps do not work, it will help you out of trouble when you have a problem with your device.
How do I delete apps on my Apple Watch?
If what you want is remove apps from your Apple Watch and not close them, the process is different. To do this, follow the following steps:
- First on your Apple Watch, press the digital crown to display the menu of applications installed on the device.
- To select the app you want to delete, you can move through the menu with your finger or the Digital Crown.
- Once you have chosen the application to delete, you must keep it pressed until it starts to vibrate constantly.
- Remember that the application you want to delete will vibrate but also others.
- An X will appear at the top.
- Tap the X on the app to delete it.
- Confirm the deletion by tapping Delete app.
And that would be it! As always, I hope this article on how to close applications on the Apple Watch has been useful to you. If you've ever had problems with apps on your watch, let us know in the comments.