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I had a similar issue with my Apple Watch. One day the screen went black and stayed that way. Hard reset did nothing. The screen didn't turn on when charging,
by raylad 5y ago
I had a similar issue with my Apple Watch.
One day the screen went black and stayed that way. Hard reset did nothing. The screen didn't turn on when charging, but the watch got warm. Apple tech support said it was a hardware problem and I would need them to service the watch.
This is a 1st generation watch though, and their nearly $200 service fee seemed excessive. So I just let the watch sit around for a week or so. Then I tried charging it again and it worked!
What must have happened was that it was either a really bad software issue of some kind or an intermittent hardware issue that prevented the watch from working or rebooting, but when the power gave completely out and it was recharged, everything was set back into a functioning state.
The watch has worked perfectly (or as well as it ever did) for weeks now.
- codetrotter 5y agoI had the same thing happen with an old iPod touch or iPhone a couple of years ago that I had bought second hand and which had worked as it should until one day the screen went black. I let it sit for a day or two but when it still wouldn’t respond I got angry at it and threw it in the freezer in order to make it turn off sooner. This might not be a great idea, but the next day I took it out and let it sit for a little while and then put it on charging and the screen came back on when it turned on and it worked as it should after that.