iFixit - Answers With Device "Smartwatch"

Apple Watch: No display after screen and battery replacement

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 08:57:05 -0700

I recently ordered from iFixit three items to repair my apple watch. Battery (just was not holding a long enough charge), force touch sensor and used sapphire screen (screen was shattered from a three foot unlucky angle drop). After installing all three without any issues (no torn cables, took about 30 minutes), I get no display.

When I charged my watch for about 1 hour the battery gets warm (the actual battery not the whole watch). Seems about as warm as is normally the case. I have tried putting the old screen on and the old battery back in with no luck. I have tried hard resets (holding crown and side button for up to a minute) . Nothing is working and nothing looks even slightly damaged. Am I out of luck? I throughly read through iFixit instructions before starting.

This is the first gen device. Series 0 or revision 1. As a side note I have successfully repaired at least ten iPhones; screens, batteries, cameras and even a proximity sensor (very small parts). One time I even tore apart a water damaged iPhone 4, cleaned all the parts, including the logic board with isopropyl, and had it running for a year.

⟐ Commented novembro 20, 2019 at 8:57 GMT-7

Apple Watch: Bloated battery, screen popping off. Watch series 0, service?

Sun, 22 Sep 2019 11:53:22 -0700

So I literally got this watch last night from my brother. Apparently the battery is like four years old and is now bloated and popping the screen off. Obviously, it’s not in warranty. I contacted Apple and they want $250 plus tax and shipping to replace everything in which I told them isn’t going to happen because if I had that kind of money I’d buy a brand new watch instead. I got the watch for free because I couldn’t afford one and because my brother upgraded to their 4 series. Oh the envy.

My question is how hard is it to replace the battery and possibly the adhesive (to get the screen to stick back on) for a Series 0 watch? I looked at the tutorial and I’m a bit apprehensive about doing it. I honestly don’t want to do the repair myself because I tend to shake a lot and can’t do this type of in depth tiny part technical work anymore. It’s like !&&* trying to get tiny screws tightened on my glasses with my shaky hands. It’s not fun. So does anyone have any recommendations for (reputable) companies that charge a lot less for battery replacement? I thought ifixit might offer such a service themselves (in addition to those who want to fix it themselves) but I can’t find anything like that on the website. If not I suppose I’ll have to go about and try to do it myself because it seems the inexpensive route.

⟐ Answer accepted setembro 22, 2019 at 11:53 GMT-7

Samsung Gear S2: Not keeping the charge

Sun, 25 Nov 2018 14:32:42 -0700

Why is my gears s2 not holding the charge

⟐ Commented novembro 25, 2018 at 14:32 GMT-7

Apple Watch Series 1: My glass open but still working

Sun, 30 Sep 2018 10:38:45 -0700

i have apple watch its sundly open the glass

but still working and battery good

i try to push on screen to fix but still open

⟐ Answer accepted setembro 30, 2018 at 10:38 GMT-7

Apple Watch Series 2: Compatibility series 3 lcd

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 20:39:48 -0700

Does the apple watch series 3 has the same lcd as the series 2? In other words would a series 2 lcd work on a series 3 watch and viceversa?

⟐ Commented setembro 25, 2018 at 20:39 GMT-7

LG G Watch: Where can you find the replacement screen for a Lg G watch?

Thu, 16 Nov 2017 23:09:53 -0700

I cant find the glass for this anywhere! I was wondering if anyone knew where you could find it.

⟐ Commented novembro 16, 2017 at 23:09 GMT-7

Apple Watch: Is the LCD and Digitize fused?

Thu, 05 May 2016 21:45:00 -0700

Apple watch came into my store for repair. the digitizer is broken. Is it fused with the lcd panel? I am seeing both parts online but want to be sure. Thank you

⟐ Commented maio 05, 2016 at 21:45 GMT-7

Xiaomi Mi Watch: xiaomi miwatch dead can not charge suddenly

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:34:49 -0700

mymiwatch dead suddenly i have charge 24hour but still dead . how to repair it?

⟐ Commented agosto 03, 2025 at 15:34 GMT-7

Apple Watch Series 2: Touch screen not working after display replacement

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:01:59 -0700

I’ve cracked my watches and when it was broken the touch screen didn’t work so i thought when i buy a new screen, the touch screen should work, but it didn’t.The display normally work, just that touch don't work. I have some spare broken screens and they also don’t work. Tried to change battery and no success. all the ribbon cables look untouched without any problem. Pretty clueless now

⟐ Commented março 13, 2019 at 14:01 GMT-7

Apple Watch: Apple Watch won't power up, has charger snake icon

Tue, 31 Jul 2018 00:18:21 -0700

Apple Watch displays a snake charger cable icon while connected to charger cable. It will not power up. Tried all trouble shooting from Apple: power reset, hard reset, leave off charger till dead then charge again but nothing. Help! No physical damage to unit.

⟐ Commented julho 31, 2018 at 0:18 GMT-7

Android Wear Smartwatch: Why is my smart watch's screen turned white?

Sat, 07 Jul 2018 08:03:47 -0700

when I turned on the smart watch, the screen turned white and I only hear the sound of it turning off and on.

⟐ Answer deleted julho 07, 2018 at 8:03 GMT-7

Fitbit Surge: LCD screen for a Fitbit surge

Fri, 07 Apr 2017 01:02:43 -0700

Hi can you please tell me where I can buy a LCD screen for my Fitbit surge many thanks Eric

Apple Watch: No touch after Lcd/touch replacement

Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:26:13 -0700

We have a iWatch 42mm steal, after touch replacement the lcd was fine but touch did't work.

So we replaced iT for a new one... No touch again.

So we ordered touch/lcd compleet, but again no working touch...

When we replace the original (broken) touch workshop fine...

So again new touch.... Not working.

Hard reset is not solving the problem.

Andy one?

⟐ Edited junho 15, 2016 at 14:26 GMT-7

Apple Watch Series 2: Pairing failure after LCD shift

Sun, 28 Jun 2020 03:22:49 -0700

I cracked my Apple Watch 2 screen and replaced it with a new on my own. However, after the screen shift, the watch fails pairing to any watch. I have tried it a hundred timed on five different iPhones but it always fails. What might have gone wrong? The display shift was easy and was done without apparent problems. Thankful for input!

I read here that the only way to get the watch to work again is to ‘reflash new firmware by ibus 2...’:

http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f1023/pa...

Can anyone confirm that this is what needs to be done?

⟐ Commented junho 28, 2020 at 3:22 GMT-7

Samsung Gear S3: stuck in a reboot loop help!

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 03:32:55 -0700

Gear S3 was disconnected from S7 Galaxy this morning. I tried reconnecting from the app in the phone, and it didn't see the watch. I tried to reset the watch from the boot menu. Now it wont reboot, and I can only turn the power off through the boot menu. I've seen several people complaining about this issue, but no solutions. Any advice or help would be appreciated.

⟐ Commented agosto 23, 2024 at 3:32 GMT-7

Apple Watch Series 2: Apple Watch Series 3 screen replacement

Tue, 26 May 2020 06:08:14 -0700

Hello people from ifixit,

I need to know if the complete screen from Apple Watch Series 3 is the same as Series 2 and can be replace one for the other or need to remove some flex or IC from one to put in the other. Some people tell me that need to change the NFC IC.

Thank you

Hello Dan, and thank you for you're quickly answer.

Really what I need is a technical opinion and not about warranty coverage because I have many Series 2 from many customers with crack screens that need to be replaced.

But no one has big quantity of Series 2 complete screen on the market to buy. For this reason I posted the question. My supplier in China who I did buy many Series 1 complete screens (hyper-trustable) tell me that the LCD & Touchscreen module is compatible.

But, need to replace a flat ribbon cable with some component that are glued on the back side of this module, they call it the NFC IC but I don't know really if is trueIy inclusive in the Series 3 teardown description the IFIXIT team wrote this info: "Spec-wise, the display is unchanged from the Series 2, with one key difference - it now functions as a multifrequency (LTE?) antenna. We'll be testing compatibility to see if the displays really are interchangeable."

Based in this info I believe that both are compatible.

Thanks

⟐ Commented maio 26, 2020 at 6:08 GMT-7

LG G Watch R: My watch is not charging at all

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 21:10:58 -0700

My step-dad recently gave me his LG G Watch. He said it's about 2 years and has been sitting for a while unused, but was working when he stopped using it. It's been on the charger for at least 2 hours now, but still no charge. Please help

⟐ Answered fevereiro 28, 2022 at 21:10 GMT-7

Firebollt: Smartwatch is not on

Sat, 16 May 2026 05:41:44 -0700

My fireboltt smartwatch is not charging not working

⟐ Answered maio 16, 2026 at 5:41 GMT-7

Samsung Gear S: Why is my screen black and white

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:34:53 -0700

My s gear screen turned black and white and it isn't showing color anymore

⟐ Commented outubro 30, 2023 at 9:34 GMT-7

Polar M400 Watch: A button has been jammed

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 15:11:12 -0700

The button that takes me down in the menu is stuck in depressed mode, making sure the screen always shines at maximum power. This means that my battery life is only a few hours. how can you solve it?

⟐ Answered fevereiro 19, 2023 at 15:11 GMT-7