If your watch has locked up entirely you can try either a traditional shutdown and restart or a force restart.
Apple watch touch screen not working on one side.
Disconnect any lightning or usb c accessories.
The apple watch series 2 and series 3 are both water resistant.
One issue that we ve experienced a couple of times is when the watch face stops responding to touch.
Press and hold the side button to attempt to bring up the power off screen.
Remove any cases or screen protectors.
If that works slide the power off switch to the right to turn off your apple watch then press the side button again to turn it back on.
If the screen isn t working rather than being physically broken try how to fix an unresponsive apple watch screen.
Apple watches tend to be pretty reliable pieces of kit but they are not immune to malfunction.
Follow below steps to hard reset you apple watch.
Long press the digital crown button and side button simultaneously for about 12 seconds.
I ve done it all and tried everything there is and know a lot.
If something goes wrong and you ve replaced any part of your iphone with a non apple part the genius bar won t even look at your.
Options for fixing a broken iphone touch screen.
If your watch is unresponsive when you try to hold the side button.
I cannot explain why one would have touch and not the other.
If part of your screen doesn t respond responds intermittently or responds even when it s not touched contact apple support for your iphone or ipad.
If apple watch touch screen not working is not solved by a soft reset go for a hard reset.
Once your watch is turned off again long press the side button until the apple logo is seen on the screen.
I ve tried different watches on that one screen too so but it s not impossible to save your cracked watch.
One time i even changed out a series 2 and it worked and had touch but wouldn t pair.
If your screen works after removing an accessory try using a different outlet cable or charger.