Normally we will never have to force the closure of an application on the Apple Watch, but it is possible that an application freezes or something happens that needs to take a little more drastic measures. If we find ourselves in a situation with an application that does not work as it should, we should not worry since Apple, as with the iPhone, offers us a simple way to close the rogue app and go back to the home screen.
Forcing an app to close on the Apple Watch is exactly the same as on the iPhone. We will only have to change the combination of buttons, the start button being the side button of the Apple Watch, which helps us to access our contacts in normal use.
How to force close an app on Apple Watch
- Within the application, we press and hold the side button until the shutdown menu appears.
- When the shutdown menu appears, we release the button.
- We press and hold the side button a second time until the application closes and we return to the home screen.
The Apple Watch manages applications and resources without requiring our intervention, so we will use this technique very rarely. Logically, all software can fail and can be very useful in specific failures that we see erratic behavior in an application.
