How to Close Apps on Apple Watch - Simple Ways

October 20, 2022

There might be times when you think to yourself, “Why is my Apple Watch battery not lasting long?” The simple answer to that is there might be apps running in the background that drain its battery. To give your Watch a fresh start you need to close a few apps. Closing apps also help you restart apps that are stuck.

So, if you want to know how to close apps on Apple Watch, follow these simple steps:

Push the side button (not the digital crown) and release it

Scroll through the apps running in the background using the digital crown or your finger

Choose the apps you want to close by swiping from left to right and tapping on the large “X” in the red box and the app is closed.

How to Force-quit an App on Apple Watch?

Now sometimes the app doesn’t work properly and gets stuck. In such cases, you have to forcefully close apps on Apple Watch. Here’s how you close a frozen app:

Push and hold the side button and wait for the shutdown screen to appear
Push and hold down the digital crown until the app closes

How to Restart an Apple Watch?

When you close apps on Apple Watch by using the above methods, but they are not working, it’s time to reboot the Watch. Here are the two ways to do it:

Hold down the side button and slide the Power button off to restart your Apple Watch.
Howl down the side button and the digital crown simultaneously to force start an unresponsive Watch.

How to Conserve Battery on Apple Watch?

Oftentimes, closing all apps isn’t enough to prolong the battery life of your Watch. Therefore, here are a few ways to enhance its battery life:

Reduce the brightness of your screen
Use a dark watch face
Reduce the number of notifications you receive

Final Thoughts

After a few days of usage, an Apple Watch becomes your daily driver, your companion. Your day would start with your Watch and it would end with it. You would use it to make calls, send or receive texts, track sleep, heart rate, and much more. And hence, you must keep your Watch refreshed by closing the apps you are not using. In this article, we have precisely mentioned how to close apps on Apple Watch to help you keep your Watch’s performance optimum.

How to Close an App on Apple Watch - FAQs

1. Do you have to close out apps on Apple Watch?

If you notice that your Watch’s battery is draining too quickly, you can start by closing the apps on your Apple Watch. Oftentimes when apps are left open, they keep running in the background and sometimes they crash. This really makes your Apple Watch slow and drains its battery life. One way to improve its performance is to close apps on Apple Watch.

2. How do I see open apps on Apple Watch?

Here’s how you see all the open apps:

Go to the Settings app on your Apple Watch

Click on Dock

Click on Recents

The recently used app will be on the top of the Dock and the least used on the bottom. You can also use the Apple Watch app installed on the iPhone, click My Watch, click on Dock, then click on Recents.

3. Why is my Apple Watch battery draining so fast?

There’s a possibility that your battery is draining too fast because of the way it is paired with your phone. By just unpairing and re-pairing your Watch with the phone, a lot of issues can be resolved such as the corruption that led to battery glitches.

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