Is your Samsung Galaxy Watch stuck on the rebooting screen instead of starting up?
It may be because of a stuck power button, a caching issue, insufficient storage, a completely drained battery, or exposure to water during swimming. And chances are your Samsung Galaxy Watch is running an outdated Wear OS version if it restarts and turns off repeatedly.
How to Fix the Samsung Galaxy Watch Rebooting Problem
To get your Samsung Galaxy Watch out of the boot sequence:
1. Clean the Home or Power Button
Dirt, debris, grease, and grime may have accumulated around the home or power button of your Samsung Galaxy Watch, causing them to become sticky. The stickiness causes the buttons to press and hold down on their own forcing the watch into a reboot loop.
First, clean the smartwatch. Focus on the areas around the home and power button to remove anything stuck therein. Second, have a regular cleaning schedule for your Galaxy Watch to keep dirt from accumulating in the home and power button in future.
2. Clear Stored Cache from the Watch
Cache data refers to temporarily files from Wear OS and apps. Your Galaxy Watch doesn’t need these files for normal operations. So delete them if your smartwatch won’t load past the boot loop screen.
- Long press the Home and Back buttons until you see the rebooting screen.
- Press the Home button a couple of times until the Reboot Mode menu appears.
- Use the Home button to select the Recovery option.
- Wait for the recovery menu to appear.
- Press the Back button to select Wipe Cache Partition and press the Home button to select.
- Select “Yes” and press the Home button to confirm.
- Give the watch some few seconds to wipe all the cached data.
- Select Reboot System Now.
These steps apply only to Samsung Galaxy Watches that run on Wear OS. Follow them if you own a Galaxy Watch 4, Watch 5, Watch 6, or later.
3. Delete Unwanted Files and App
It’s possible for a Galaxy Watch to stick in a boot sequence because of insufficient storage and used up memory. Delete unwanted Galaxy Watch apps and files such as music, and images to free up space in the built-in storage.
- Open the Galaxy Wearable app on your Android or iOS smartphone.
- Select Watch Settings.
- Scroll down and tap on About Watch.
- Tap Memory.
- Give the app a few seconds to load all the watch memory information.
- Tap Clean.
- Go back to the “About” menu
- Tap on the Storage option to delete the temporary files.
- Press and hold the power button until the watch restarts.
This fix works only for a Galaxy Watch that runs on Tizen operating system. Try this if you have a Galaxy 3 Watch or Galaxy Active 2 Watch.
4. Drain and Recharge the Battery
Let your Samsung Galaxy Watch drain the remaining charge. Charge the Galaxy Watch from 0% to 100%, as sometimes this helps to solve the boot loop problem.
Disconnect the watch from its charging station once the battery is full. Press and hold the power button until the Samsung logo appears on the screen.
5. Force Restart Your Galaxy Watch
There are two way to force restart a Galaxy Watch.
Your first option is to use the power button.
Press and hold the power button until you see the Samsung logo and the word, “Rebooting”. Leave the watch. Don’t press any button or tap the screen. Just wait and see if the watch restarts and loads its watch’s face.
The second option is to use the reboot mode.
Press and hold the Back and Home/Power buttons until a Rebooting message appears. Press the Home button a few times to bring up the Reboot Mode menu. Select Continue and long press the Home/Power button until the watch shows the Rebooting message. Wait for the watch face to load.
6. Dry Your Samsung Galaxy Watch
Excessive exposure to water can cause the smartwatch to fail to start up properly. This is a common Galaxy Watch problem related to swimming. Simply dry the watch to fix the problem.
- Try to turn off the watch.
- Place the watch in a container with a packet of desiccant.
- Wait for at least 24 hours.
- Remove the watch from the container.
- Turn the watch on to see whether it loads past the rebooting screen.
Alternatively, place the watch near a fan that blows air at room temperature.
