BRO!!!!!! It worked for me! 😭😭😭😭 I don’t have enough words to thank you for saving me from spending money for a full replacement! Thank you so much again! I’ll spread this video everywhere!
Thank you so much for the workaround! This actually worked for me. From one day to the other my watch just wouldn't charge anymore (even though it showed the green snake upon connecting to the charger). I followed your instructions and after 2 hours my watch was fully charged! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
Literally tried this last night after watching this video a couple days ago and letting my watch completely die. It finally died so I put it on the charger last night woke up this morning and it was working again! Just came back to leave a like and comment and to thank you! 100% works!!
Omg I turned on my Apple Watch (or tried at least) after not charging or using it for a couple of weeks just for it to not turn on. I followed this step by step and it actually worked thank you so much! I cannot complain AT ALL since this actually worked but this guide did require lots of patience but it’s better than paying $300.
Just got this problem for the first time today. I’ve been trying to charge my watch all morning. I’ll follow you instructions and I hope I have the success that everyone else had. Thanks for the information.
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!! MY WATCH DID THE SAME THING THE GREEN SNAKE OF DEATH, WHEN I CHARGED IT THE WATCH GOT REALLY HOT SO I LET THE BATTERY DIE, 5 DAYS NO WATCH TRIED THE HARD RESET NOTHING, SO THIS MORNING I SAW THE APPLE SYMBOL DID A HARD RESET AND ITS BACK IT WORKS I HAVE MY WATCH, THK YOU' IM SO HAPPY YOUR THE MAN!!!
Thank you! I just bought one of the Amazon Renew series 4 watches and this had the green snake of death and I was freaking out. I knew a few people in the reviews on Amazon said this happened and they had to send it back. You just saved me from having to return this. Works like a charm!
It happened with me too. The problem is that the charging round plate provided in box isn’t strong enough to jump start the now dead watch. All you need to do is connect the charging cable to a more powerful charging block. The default is 2amps but connect it to an ipad or the mac charger block. Even oneplus charging block will work. Once you have connected it you will see the apple logo appear after a min or two. Leave it like that for 5 odd minutes and you are good to go.
This happened to my watch twice. This fix worked both times! I had to wait three days for it to completely die but then I fully charged it using a regular Apple brand charger. Success! When I started re-charging I saw the snake again as well but if you let it keep charging it will go away. Thank you so much!
I’m freaking out, because it WORKED!!! Thank you so so so much!!! I had an appt scheduled at Apple to get a new battery and so happy I found your video before I went!!!
YOU ARE “THE MAN”.I let mine sit for about a day and a half until no snakes appeared. Then put it on the charger, and Bingo, everything came back to life. Originally the watch was left on the charger for about a week. Apparently this is how the watch determines a battery overcharge. Thank you, thank you, thank you...It WORKS...
Thank you so much! I haven't used my watch for 2 years. I tried getting it back,but wouldn't work. This video helped a lot! I just had to wait out only for 2 hours and charged it back, and it finally charged! Thank you😊😆
brendon is a holy bean well idk wth is going with my watch😫 it’s been dead for a year, and when I picked up it did nothing I tried to hard reset and it didn’t work! At this point I know it’s completely dead so I did like he said and put on the charger when I go to sleep but I also saw where it said try taking it off the charger for a while and then put it back on! So me being me I did that🙄 😂 so maybe I should just leave on there because if the watch is anything like the phone, if it’s been dead for a while it’s going to take a while to charge!😌
Thanks for the tips. However, I have put my watch connected to the laptop through a USB charger and the watch started taking charge within 2 minutes.... !!!
I just want to say that thank you, and I’ve tried this method twice but didn’t work before I found your video and the only difference was the unpair from the phone. You said it might be a redundant idea but it’s not, it’s literally what worked for me. I think when the Apple Watch haven’t been connected to the phone for a lunch time , it can recollect the memory of what setting pic and all that. Immediately I unpaired after the method it started rolling like thinking and worked . Thanks a bunch If your Apple Watch is still not working and haven’t tried the unpairing with your iPhone everyone please do because it’s the other thing that made mine work
Thank you so much for sharing the knowledge. My watch came back to life with the regular screen (current time, weather, date and all ) after only an hour of recharging from a no charge status. Appreciate it much!
Your video helped me save money! I have only had my watch for about 6 months which I only use twice a week since the rest of the week I work remotely. Suddenly my watch was not charging and had the famous green snake of death, I followed your instructions… it took two days of charging but today… I have my watch back!
This happened to me yesterday with my Apple 3 42 mm watch. I had just turned on airplane mode, and switched off WiFi & Bluetooth because I saw my watch had a low battery of 12% & I wanted it to charge quickly (in the morning). So when I checked on it at night, after it had been charging ALL day it was DOWN to 3% power, I took it off the charger & then it jumped between 2% then 1% within a minute. At that point it became stuck in the low power mode & I couldn’t power off or force power off (No snake on the screen yet). So I tried putting it on the charger, and the charge symbol only changed color to green, so I decided to take it off & instead kept pushing the crown to light up the screen to drain the battery (it kept switching to standby/blank screen) & after a day of persistence, the “snake” appeared! But thanks to this video, I was prepared. I continued with what I was doing & until the battery drained out completely. Then I just waited a few minutes to confirm the battery status & then I put it back on its charger. As mentioned in the video, from a red snake it became a green snake BUT I just left it on the charger overnight & in the morning it was back to normal! (No unpairing, rebooting, or resetting was done nor required for me). Thanks a lot for making the video! My watch is Apple Watch 3 GPS only running watchOS 6.1.1 & is ready to update to 6.1.2
This worked for me!! i have the series 6 and it wasn’t charging for months, it had already been fully dead so i unpaired my watch and it actually worked! saved me a lot of money on fixing it :)
My wife just bought me a series 4. And it’s doing same thing. So thank you for this. Hope it works just trying it now. Update - I kept clicking the power button every 5 seconds till it completely died for 4 hours. Then put it on my wife’s charger and it works perfect now. Had to go replace the apple charger that came with mine.
Thank you Robert!!! Apple should pay you something!! This tutorial worked just fine. I even had a report made by Apple and after various days the final solution with them was change battery or the whole watch. I really enjoy Apple and was the first time that I experienced malfunction with the Apple Watch, but that radical solutions is why so many customers complain about Apple so much. Thank you again and greetings from Mexico. USA and Mexico are brothers. We must never forget that.
Man i never commented on any youtube video but i need to write this one out to thank you!!!! It works!!!! I replaced my battery yesterday and ended up getting this green snake of deaths for 24 hours until I tried this method, you deserve everything good in life man, thank you so goddam much!!!!
Valencia Phang kasusnya sama persis mbak kayak di video? Ada gambar kabel panjang warna ada gambar listrik hijau/merah? Kalau iya apple watchnya didiemin aja (jangan di charge) 1-7 hari sampai kalo tombol powernya dipencet ga muncul apa apa lagi (pencet yang lama) kalau sudah mati total baru deh di charge lagi
Hi. I have got a new apple watch (Series 7) and facing this issue. Couldn’t see the apple logo. Shall I get it replaced from the Apple Store or follow the steps explained in your video. Please suggest. Thank you.
@@trishalacharaya Hi Trishala, Initially, I kept it for 2 days to get it fully drained (it was brand new and there was a green snake on the screen after switching it on). But even after 2 days, it wasn’t fully drained. After that, I did the opposite and charged it for some time (for about 1.5 hours). While on charging, I pressed the digital crown and side button together for about 20/30 seconds and it worked. You may try this. If it doesn’t work, then you can get it replaced. Make sure that your charger (socket as well) is not damaged. Hope this helps.
Holy moly you are a legend, it worked. I’m absolutely shocked and delighted. I haven’t had my watch working for 18 months, thinking it was cactus. I pulled it out yesterday to see if it would charge and no surprises, it had the red/green snake of death. I tried charging it for several hours and nothing, I started searching on UA-cam and after watching several videos, I stumbled on your video. So I took the watch off charge, let it die, put it back on charge this morning and to my amazement it’s charging with the nightstand mode on and displaying the charging progress ring. Thank you so much, you’ve saved me $$$
Thank you for this video! After the dreaded green snake appeared on the watch I thought I’d need a new one. I followed your instructions and it charged fully to 100%
hey! just wanted to add to the chorus here -- my series 7 which is only months old stopped charging and got the same snake error. found your video and did what you suggested (tho it actually took my watch over a week to COMPLETELY drain to where i was not seeing the red snake) i put it on the charger overnight and woke up today to see the nightstand mode! back in business! thanks!! even tho im under warranty, i really didnt want to have to deal with repair/replacement.
Your fix worked for me! Before I watched your video, I called my local Apple store. The tech informed me that I had to bring it in for a repair estimate. Not me! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Hi, this was helpful. Thanks for the video. I have series 4. The battery started draining off too quickly lasts not even a whole day despite charging it completely. It shows the same red n green charging screen. I followed ur tip. Waited for the battery to drain completely. But when I put for charging it charged to 100% too quickly maybe in just 30 minutes. And again it drained off too quickly n I had not even used it throughout the day. I even unpaired n paired my watch. Could you please provide any inputs on this situation?
Ok so I was at the beach yesterday and it died or overheated , then I brought it home and charged it , it got a green snake thing , then I woke up the next day and I’m not getting it now all it’s doing is coming up with the Apple logo every 10 seconds
I got a old serie 1 from back in the day i left it on the charger for the night and the next day i wake up to a black screen like the watch died lol i tried alot of thibgs but look like the watch just died over night i still got the watch and every few month i try to see if a miracle would happen lol
Man thank you so much. My apple watch has been “broken” for a whole year. Been sitting at the bottom of my drawer since last summer. I found it & figured I give it one last shot. The key is to let it die & unpair your phone. The second I unpaired my phone it started to charge! Liked & subscribed immediately 🙌🏽
just came across this video after trying to charge my watch after a year of not using it. as soon as i plugged it in the green snake appeared and when I unplugged it the red snake was there. I was super worried that I’d have to get the battery replaced after reading so many other people not being able to fix this issue, but after letting the watch completely die, the apple logo appeared and my watch restarted itself and once i plugged it in the normal charging screen appeared and I was so so so happy and relieved!! thank you so much!!!!!
Thank you sooo much, I have an Apple Watch series 7…. Literally brand new and it’s having this issue- absolutely not a huge fan of that. This is the first time I’ve ever had this issue. Thank you so much
2020 update: I tried this and it works.THANK YOU! this worked with my SERIES ONE haven't touched it since the beginning of quarantine, but it now my apple watch is good to go. I just need to repair.
i followed your advised and it worked. For my series 6, it took 5 days to be completely drained. Then I plugged it and in a matter of two hours it was working perfectly fine. Thanks dude!
THIS WORKED!! I got the green snake of death when I put it on the charger. I have just recently switched to the iPhone 11. So I got my iPhone 7 back out charged it up enough to turn it on. Once it was on I went in and unpaired my Apple Watch. I put my Apple Watch back on the charger and left it for about 20-30 mins. When I checked on it I had an Apple logo!! After a few mins it lit up to the time screen! Yayy!!!!
I forgot my Apple Watch for a year! Because the maintenance guy told me the battery needed to be replaced!! Now when I watched this video I went to charge the watch and the shock is that it worked! Thank you ❤❤❤❤❤
Soy de Argentina, y fuiste la solución a mi problema. Tengo un iwatch primera generación y le pasaba eso, cuando se queda con muy poca batería no carga, hay que esperar a que se descargue por completo pata luego ponerlo a cargar y arranca. Ahora, me queda una duda...cual es en definitiva la falla??? Es la batería??? Digo ... si lo quiero arreglar definitivamente que habría que hacer??
Hey I am totally new to Apple Watch, so I have to ask a stupid question: I thought the green lightning bolt is what you want to see, and that the red lightning bolt means that it’s almost dead. But since you’re calling it the green snake of the death I understand it’s the other way around?
Apple may not appreciate you, but I do. I changed the battery after mine swelled and popped the face out. I bought a kit on amazon with the gasket and battery and swapped it easily. I followed your instructions but found that the watch would not drain completely (red snake) until I unpaired it from my phone. Once it went dead I placed it on the charger, it displayed the green snake initially. After about an hour it displayed the normal screen. Thank you!
This worked!!! But I had to let my watch drain for 2 months at least. I had forgotten about my watch after it failing to charge via the methods in this video. And then one day I found it collecting dust and decided to try again. Miracle! Thanks, Bearded One.
OMG! Thank you so much. I didn’t realize how much I loved my watch til I accidentally dipped it in water. I followed your instructions and IT WORKS! Thank you!
WORKS PERFECTLY FOR MY WIFE’S SERIES 0 APPLE WATCH! I CAN’T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR MAKING THIS AWESOME VIDEO!!!👍👍👍👏👏👏 The step of unpairing the watch was not needed in my case. THANK YOU SO MUCH BROOOOOO!!! 👏👏👏👍👍👍
Pls answer so mine currently is green with out you’re steps so I let it sit for 2 days so it turns red then charge it or if it’s green I just charge it for some time ?
Thank you this was so helpful~! The green snake of death showed up on mine and I got so scared as it was the first time I’ve seen it and I’m happy google gave me the link to your video 🙂🙂
I have the same problem mate, on the apple watch series 4, what should i do? I already unpaired with my phone, but i do it when my iwatch already on the green lightning
Hi do you leave it unplugged for two days then plug it in trying to not sound dumb just want to do it correctly, also when I tried to u pair from my phone it keeps saying I have saying wrong Apple ID when I make purchases I notice I do have two Different I’d them the one the app if Different from the app Store don’t know how that happened but I can’t unpair my phone please help Some one who is not that good a tech stuff.
Thank you Sir - I am back up and running! Exact steps work, and I didn’t have to unpair the watch from my phone. My watch took a week to die once the red snake started.
I had it put mine on the charger, it was fine before and then when I woke up I had the red snake, and even when I plugged it up to different chargers it never changed to green. I’m just going to leave it for 2 - 3 days tops and see if it will work hopefully it does🙏
Mine was dead for months because I upgraded to the series 5 but when I found my series 3 it showed the snake of death while plugged into the power strip in my computer. Nothing was working until I switched it to the actual Apple box and cord it came with and 2 minutes later it turned on. Just make sure your using the actually charming box and cord you got in the box with the watch.
Wow! I think this may have worked for me too! My watch came back to life this morning after two days on the charger with the Green Snake Of Death. I had followed your steps exactly but was still worried because the green snake was still there. If I took the watch off the charger, the red snake immediately appeared, leaving me to think it just would not hold any charge and then suddenly it was ON this morning! I am restoring and hoping it holds the charge good. Thanks! Any idea why this happens?
Hey, I’ve left it off the charger for a week now!! So am I supposed to charge it when I press the buttons down and there is a black screen. Or am I supposed to automatically charge it when I left it out and the time and the snake pop up?
Wow,Thank You! I just had this problem with my new iWatch 4 and this worked. I let it run full down and unpaired it. So far so good. Just paired it back. Will see if the battery dumps again. Thank you for your time and input. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for the tip. Actually found using a iPad charging adapter worked and brought watch back to life. Guessing this is because the adapter is stronger so helped charge the watch with an added boost. Will see if it does it again - if yes then will seek assistance with AppleCare that I got.
Literally just got my Apple Watch for Christmas and I had the “green snake of death” stupid pulled it out of the box and I had this happened to me second after setting it up
Iwatch 5 has started to misbehave after a major update and this is one of the latest problems. I will try letting the watch go completely dead and hopefully I can restart again after it's charged. Great instructions. Nothing else seems to work. Keeping fingers crossed that this will be the fix.
@@ivancruzrj Nop, didn`t work! the watch went too hot and did not pass the green snake so i unplug it. Im gonna try tonight again with another charger.
I almost sold my apple watch but after watching this video and following your instruction which was not necessary coz it was boxed ready for eBay sale, looking dead!. I placed it on the magnetic charger and within 4 hours, i pressed the button and it was back to its normal clock face, alive and kicking and does not need a new battery as advised by apple store. Just to think I almost lost a good watch which I love specially when I am doing my shopping. It took awhile to pair it with my iPhone but it was worth it. A million thank yous 😍you're a genius🤓
Thanks for your advice, Robert, it helped! I left my apple watch 7 just on my wrist until it was dead as could be, and wonder: it charges again! Markus
It worked!!!!! Leave the battery drained for a couple days before charging. I have the apple watch sport series (1) and this happened to me while I was on vacation! The watch was dead and I left it alone for 2 weeks and for about a week after that, it would not charge. I tried to drain as this video suggested but I think you really need to leave it completely dead/drained for at least a day or 2. I left it alone from Friday - Monday morning and it finally turned on today! Not sure if it made a difference but I also happened to update my iphone AND put the watch in "lost" mode.
My Apple Watch series 4 is only 1 year old and this happened to me. So I follow the instructions and it worked. But I waited 5 days and it still won’t die completely, then I tried to charge it and it worked 👍. It shows the time for many days without turning off. Thanks for the information!
Me too! I just bought the series 6. This is crazy. I’m about to get a new one. I’m not about to play. You don’t want pay for something that clearly is already messed up
THANK. YOU! The closest Apple store is a distance for me, and I’d never be able to pay the repair, let alone buy a new one! I followed your advice, and it is now working. I think I love you.
Your amazing! Thank you it worked. Left the watch for about 2 months and put it on charge yesterday and after 2 hours it switched to night stand mode and started charging. Thank you!
Did it work for you? I am going to try this. My face fell off my watch. Second time. I have the original 2015 iWatch. First time I sent it to Apple Care and they fixed it. This time they want $199! I paid $350 for watch and $50 for Apple Care. I repaired the watch myself by gluing it back on. Then I had red snake. I charged it and now I have green snake. I am going to try this trick and pray it works again!
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Sí me funcionó! Tuve que dejarlo 3 días para que se descargara totalmente y hoy que lo volví a conectar prendió con el Apple Logo! 👌🏻. Saludos Durango, México🇲🇽
BYMaRriOo Claro!, Básicamente lo que explica en el vídeo tienes que esperar a que se descargue tu apple watch (puede ser desde 6hrs hasta 3 ó 4 días, depende sea el caso de la pila de tu apple watch) una vez que se descargue por completo (que no se prenda la pantalla aunque le aplastes a los botones) ahora sí lo vuelves a conectar para que se cargue. Y una vez que se cargue debe volver a funcionar. Preferentemente: cuando lo vuelvas a cargar, cargalo hasta el 100%
Hey Robert. I just wanted to thank you for your advise. I did follow your instructions and after letting it die completey today I recharged it again and strated working. Very GOOD ADVISE
Thank you for your advice. It worked for me. But I had to try it twice the first time did not work and I left it unplugged for 3 days. Then tried again and worked. You are a life saver
So does it mean that the battery is faulty? I bought mine brand new and the same thing happened. Will it happen again if I choose to keep the watch please? Am really scared seriously, after spending so much on this series 8 45MM LTE version.
BRO!!!!!! It worked for me! 😭😭😭😭 I don’t have enough words to thank you for saving me from spending money for a full replacement! Thank you so much again! I’ll spread this video everywhere!
@@IMXVideoDesign for mine it has the similar issue, but the only difference is that mine didn't have the green snake diagram
Giorgia C. I’m trying this shit
Giorgia C. Mine is less than two years old and it turned out to be the same state now I’m so pissed
mine hasn’t been charged for about 4 months and this is happening. not sure what to do since it’s been dead for 4 months
Contact Johnny_hacks on IG..He helped out with mine
Thank you so much for the workaround! This actually worked for me. From one day to the other my watch just wouldn't charge anymore (even though it showed the green snake upon connecting to the charger). I followed your instructions and after 2 hours my watch was fully charged! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
Literally tried this last night after watching this video a couple days ago and letting my watch completely die. It finally died so I put it on the charger last night woke up this morning and it was working again! Just came back to leave a like and comment and to thank you! 100% works!!
Omg I turned on my Apple Watch (or tried at least) after not charging or using it for a couple of weeks just for it to not turn on. I followed this step by step and it actually worked thank you so much! I cannot complain AT ALL since this actually worked but this guide did require lots of patience but it’s better than paying $300.
My old Gen 1 watch has this. Going to try this trick!!
Update: it worked! Thank you!!
U charged it for how many hour
How long did you not charge it
Just got this problem for the first time today. I’ve been trying to charge my watch all morning. I’ll follow you instructions and I hope I have the success that everyone else had. Thanks for the information.
did it work?
@@amorningcupofjo1467 nope. I tried several times.
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!! MY WATCH DID THE SAME THING THE GREEN SNAKE OF DEATH, WHEN I CHARGED IT THE WATCH GOT REALLY HOT SO I LET THE BATTERY DIE, 5 DAYS NO WATCH TRIED THE HARD RESET NOTHING, SO THIS MORNING I SAW THE APPLE SYMBOL DID A HARD RESET AND ITS BACK IT WORKS I HAVE MY WATCH, THK YOU' IM SO HAPPY YOUR THE MAN!!!
Thank you! I just bought one of the Amazon Renew series 4 watches and this had the green snake of death and I was freaking out. I knew a few people in the reviews on Amazon said this happened and they had to send it back. You just saved me from having to return this. Works like a charm!
@tori bassett so you actually tried this method and it worked?
I haven’t charged my Apple Watch since March 12th because of quarantine and no school. I plugged it in and it’s got the green snake
same
Same!! i thought the watch was trynna have me play snake or smth😩😩😩😩
Me too 😡
dude same
It happened with me too. The problem is that the charging round plate provided in box isn’t strong enough to jump start the now dead watch. All you need to do is connect the charging cable to a more powerful charging block. The default is 2amps but connect it to an ipad or the mac charger block. Even oneplus charging block will work. Once you have connected it you will see the apple logo appear after a min or two. Leave it like that for 5 odd minutes and you are good to go.
Any idea how long it takes for the battery to die? I haven’t recharged my watch for over a week, but the red snake is still popping up.
How long did it take? My phone is on week 2 and still showing the red snake.
This happened to my watch twice. This fix worked both times! I had to wait three days for it to completely die but then I fully charged it using a regular Apple brand charger. Success! When I started re-charging I saw the snake again as well but if you let it keep charging it will go away. Thank you so much!
Kelley Hartman what series you did it to ?
I’m freaking out, because it WORKED!!! Thank you so so so much!!! I had an appt scheduled at Apple to get a new battery and so happy I found your video before I went!!!
Hello, do they replace Apple Watch batteries? I was told it cannot be opened in the first place.
YOU ARE “THE MAN”.I let mine sit for about a day and a half until no snakes appeared. Then put it on the charger, and Bingo, everything came back to life.
Originally the watch was left on the charger for about a week. Apparently this is how the watch determines a battery overcharge. Thank you, thank you, thank you...It WORKS...
Back to life, back to reality…back to the here and now, yeah! 😂
An absolute lifesaver. You are amazing 😉
Thank you so much! I haven't used my watch for 2 years. I tried getting it back,but wouldn't work. This video helped a lot! I just had to wait out only for 2 hours and charged it back, and it finally charged! Thank you😊😆
brendon is a holy bean well idk wth is going with my watch😫 it’s been dead for a year, and when I picked up it did nothing I tried to hard reset and it didn’t work! At this point I know it’s completely dead so I did like he said and put on the charger when I go to sleep but I also saw where it said try taking it off the charger for a while and then put it back on! So me being me I did that🙄 😂 so maybe I should just leave on there because if the watch is anything like the phone, if it’s been dead for a while it’s going to take a while to charge!😌
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Mits Bautista how long did it take to restart it
Thanks for the tips. However, I have put my watch connected to the laptop through a USB charger and the watch started taking charge within 2 minutes.... !!!
I just want to say that thank you, and I’ve tried this method twice but didn’t work before I found your video and the only difference was the unpair from the phone. You said it might be a redundant idea but it’s not, it’s literally what worked for me. I think when the Apple Watch haven’t been connected to the phone for a lunch time , it can recollect the memory of what setting pic and all that. Immediately I unpaired after the method it started rolling like thinking and worked .
Thanks a bunch
If your Apple Watch is still not working and haven’t tried the unpairing with your iPhone everyone please do because it’s the other thing that made mine work
Thank you so much for sharing the knowledge. My watch came back to life with the regular screen (current time, weather, date and all ) after only an hour of recharging from a no charge status. Appreciate it much!
Your video helped me save money! I have only had my watch for about 6 months which I only use twice a week since the rest of the week I work remotely. Suddenly my watch was not charging and had the famous green snake of death, I followed your instructions… it took two days of charging but today… I have my watch back!
This happened to me yesterday with my Apple 3 42 mm watch. I had just turned on airplane mode, and switched off WiFi & Bluetooth because I saw my watch had a low battery of 12% & I wanted it to charge quickly (in the morning). So when I checked on it at night, after it had been charging ALL day it was DOWN to 3% power, I took it off the charger & then it jumped between 2% then 1% within a minute.
At that point it became stuck in the low power mode & I couldn’t power off or force power off (No snake on the screen yet). So I tried putting it on the charger, and the charge symbol only changed color to green, so I decided to take it off & instead kept pushing the crown to light up the screen to drain the battery (it kept switching to standby/blank screen) & after a day of persistence, the “snake” appeared!
But thanks to this video, I was prepared. I continued with what I was doing & until the battery drained out completely. Then I just waited a few minutes to confirm the battery status & then I put it back on its charger. As mentioned in the video, from a red snake it became a green snake BUT I just left it on the charger overnight & in the morning it was back to normal! (No unpairing, rebooting, or resetting was done nor required for me).
Thanks a lot for making the video!
My watch is Apple Watch 3 GPS only running watchOS 6.1.1 & is ready to update to 6.1.2
Have you solved then?
And this actually works!!! Can’t believe this. I had to wait foe 17 days before this but Man it saved me a lot of bucks. Thank you so much!
This worked for me!! i have the series 6 and it wasn’t charging for months, it had already been fully dead so i unpaired my watch and it actually worked! saved me a lot of money on fixing it :)
My wife just bought me a series 4. And it’s doing same thing. So thank you for this. Hope it works just trying it now. Update - I kept clicking the power button every 5 seconds till it completely died for 4 hours. Then put it on my wife’s charger and it works perfect now. Had to go replace the apple charger that came with mine.
Thank you Robert!!!
Apple should pay you something!!
This tutorial worked just fine. I even had a report made by Apple and after various days the final solution with them was change battery or the whole watch. I really enjoy Apple and was the first time that I experienced malfunction with the Apple Watch, but that radical solutions is why so many customers complain about Apple so much.
Thank you again and greetings from Mexico.
USA and Mexico are brothers. We must never forget that.
This video saved my life,and I didn’t have to buy a new watch!😁
I,ve been struggling with my watch for some time now, and I stubble over your video. And it worked. Thanks!
Man i never commented on any youtube video but i need to write this one out to thank you!!!! It works!!!! I replaced my battery yesterday and ended up getting this green snake of deaths for 24 hours until I tried this method, you deserve everything good in life man, thank you so goddam much!!!!
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Valencia Phang kasusnya sama persis mbak kayak di video? Ada gambar kabel panjang warna ada gambar listrik hijau/merah? Kalau iya apple watchnya didiemin aja (jangan di charge) 1-7 hari sampai kalo tombol powernya dipencet ga muncul apa apa lagi (pencet yang lama) kalau sudah mati total baru deh di charge lagi
How did y replace the battery
thank so much best solution to kill this Green Snake my Apple Watch ok now.This video helped me
Hi. I have got a new apple watch (Series 7) and facing this issue. Couldn’t see the apple logo.
Shall I get it replaced from the Apple Store or follow the steps explained in your video. Please suggest. Thank you.
Hi Himanshu , i am in the same position as you faced.. can you please help me with what steps you took to fix this or got it replaced??
@@trishalacharaya Hi Trishala,
Initially, I kept it for 2 days to get it fully drained (it was brand new and there was a green snake on the screen after switching it on). But even after 2 days, it wasn’t fully drained.
After that, I did the opposite and charged it for some time (for about 1.5 hours). While on charging, I pressed the digital crown and side button together for about 20/30 seconds and it worked. You may try this. If it doesn’t work, then you can get it replaced. Make sure that your charger (socket as well) is not damaged.
Hope this helps.
Just got a series 8 today and literally not charging the just green snake
Holy moly you are a legend, it worked. I’m absolutely shocked and delighted. I haven’t had my watch working for 18 months, thinking it was cactus. I pulled it out yesterday to see if it would charge and no surprises, it had the red/green snake of death. I tried charging it for several hours and nothing, I started searching on UA-cam and after watching several videos, I stumbled on your video. So I took the watch off charge, let it die, put it back on charge this morning and to my amazement it’s charging with the nightstand mode on and displaying the charging progress ring. Thank you so much, you’ve saved me $$$
Thank you for this video! After the dreaded green snake appeared on the watch I thought I’d need a new one. I followed your instructions and it charged fully to 100%
hey! just wanted to add to the chorus here -- my series 7 which is only months old stopped charging and got the same snake error. found your video and did what you suggested (tho it actually took my watch over a week to COMPLETELY drain to where i was not seeing the red snake) i put it on the charger overnight and woke up today to see the nightstand mode! back in business! thanks!! even tho im under warranty, i really didnt want to have to deal with repair/replacement.
did you unpair your watch? or just let it die?
@@joloredana5881 don’t need to unpair it, just needs the battery to completely drain to zero.
Your fix worked for me! Before I watched your video, I called my local Apple store. The tech informed me that I had to bring it in for a repair estimate. Not me! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Hi, this was helpful. Thanks for the video. I have series 4. The battery started draining off too quickly lasts not even a whole day despite charging it completely. It shows the same red n green charging screen. I followed ur tip. Waited for the battery to drain completely. But when I put for charging it charged to 100% too quickly maybe in just 30 minutes. And again it drained off too quickly n I had not even used it throughout the day. I even unpaired n paired my watch. Could you please provide any inputs on this situation?
Mine is the same except it OVERHEATS really bad whenever I try to charge it
Mine overheats like every other time I try to charge
Ok so I was at the beach yesterday and it died or overheated , then I brought it home and charged it , it got a green snake thing , then I woke up the next day and I’m not getting it now all it’s doing is coming up with the Apple logo every 10 seconds
Mine ended up having a crack in something and it got wet through the crack and ruined the watch somehow. I ended up busting getting a new one
@@killerryan6856 oh dang that sucks ima try doing what the vid said but ya kinda wish I just didn’t bring it yesterday
I got a old serie 1 from back in the day i left it on the charger for the night and the next day i wake up to a black screen like the watch died lol i tried alot of thibgs but look like the watch just died over night i still got the watch and every few month i try to see if a miracle would happen lol
This was great. This method worked for me and it’s 2023 and thus video is still relevant. Thanks a lot
Also remembered after following the step on the new watches ..the symbol show up when plugged but will disappear after 30 minutes
Man thank you so much. My apple watch has been “broken” for a whole year. Been sitting at the bottom of my drawer since last summer. I found it & figured I give it one last shot. The key is to let it die & unpair your phone. The second I unpaired my phone it started to charge! Liked & subscribed immediately 🙌🏽
just came across this video after trying to charge my watch after a year of not using it. as soon as i plugged it in the green snake appeared and when I unplugged it the red snake was there. I was super worried that I’d have to get the battery replaced after reading so many other people not being able to fix this issue, but after letting the watch completely die, the apple logo appeared and my watch restarted itself and once i plugged it in the normal charging screen appeared and I was so so so happy and relieved!! thank you so much!!!!!
Thank you sooo much, I have an Apple Watch series 7…. Literally brand new and it’s having this issue- absolutely not a huge fan of that. This is the first time I’ve ever had this issue. Thank you so much
Same.
Unboxed it and it had that status right away. What a great „premium experience“…thinking about returning it right away and never look back
2020 update:
I tried this and it works.THANK YOU! this worked with my SERIES ONE
haven't touched it since the beginning of quarantine, but it now my apple watch is good to go. I just need to repair.
i followed your advised and it worked. For my series 6, it took 5 days to be completely drained. Then I plugged it and in a matter of two hours it was working perfectly fine. Thanks dude!
THIS WORKED!! I got the green snake of death when I put it on the charger. I have just recently switched to the iPhone 11. So I got my iPhone 7 back out charged it up enough to turn it on. Once it was on I went in and unpaired my Apple Watch. I put my Apple Watch back on the charger and left it for about 20-30 mins. When I checked on it I had an Apple logo!! After a few mins it lit up to the time screen! Yayy!!!!
This saved my watch that was left in a warm car for a few weeks!!! Thank you so freaking much😭😭😭😭😭
I forgot my Apple Watch for a year! Because the maintenance guy told me the battery needed to be replaced!! Now when I watched this video I went to charge the watch and the shock is that it worked! Thank you ❤❤❤❤❤
thank you so much i was just on with apple support and they told me i had to buy a new one but you just saved me $300 wowowow THANK YOU
Soy de Argentina, y fuiste la solución a mi problema. Tengo un iwatch primera generación y le pasaba eso, cuando se queda con muy poca batería no carga, hay que esperar a que se descargue por completo pata luego ponerlo a cargar y arranca. Ahora, me queda una duda...cual es en definitiva la falla??? Es la batería??? Digo ... si lo quiero arreglar definitivamente que habría que hacer??
Está igual tiene 10 y no quiere cargar que tengo que hacer bro esperar a que se descargue ?
El mío se descargo tanto que no puede cargar y me sale un laberinto con un rayo verde Qué hago ??? Saludos desde Venezuela Gracias
It has just worked!!! Thanks so much Baldwin
Thanks for your video. I did it and I think it worked. Just wandering... is there any chance that this happens again with the watch?
BRO YOU SAVED MY LIFE, I LIVE IN GUATEMALA AND I DONT HAVE AN APPLE STORE HERE, BUT I OWE YOU BIG TIME, I WAS SKEPTICAL AT FIRST BUT IT WORKS!
Please advise if I have to return it back to the store as I have the same issue. I just bought my new apple watch series 6
Mine is brand new from Best Buy and this happened wtf 😭
Mikey Salvez same
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Hey I am totally new to Apple Watch, so I have to ask a stupid question: I thought the green lightning bolt is what you want to see, and that the red lightning bolt means that it’s almost dead. But since you’re calling it the green snake of the death I understand it’s the other way around?
You are correct. Green means it’s charging. Red means battery is low and needs to be charged.
Apple may not appreciate you, but I do. I changed the battery after mine swelled and popped the face out. I bought a kit on amazon with the gasket and battery and swapped it easily. I followed your instructions but found that the watch would not drain completely (red snake) until I unpaired it from my phone. Once it went dead I placed it on the charger, it displayed the green snake initially. After about an hour it displayed the normal screen.
Thank you!
Same story here. Just replaced the battery and got the red snake. I’m leaving it on the charger now and hopefully I can repeat what you achieved.
This worked!!! But I had to let my watch drain for 2 months at least. I had forgotten about my watch after it failing to charge via the methods in this video. And then one day I found it collecting dust and decided to try again. Miracle! Thanks, Bearded One.
OMG! Thank you so much. I didn’t realize how much I loved my watch til I accidentally dipped it in water. I followed your instructions and IT WORKS! Thank you!
I can’t thank you enough for this video 😭😭😭😭😭 I was totally sad that i lost my watch 😭 but your video help me and my watch is back to life 😮💨
WORKS PERFECTLY FOR MY WIFE’S SERIES 0 APPLE WATCH! I CAN’T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR MAKING THIS AWESOME VIDEO!!!👍👍👍👏👏👏
The step of unpairing the watch was not needed in my case.
THANK YOU SO MUCH BROOOOOO!!! 👏👏👏👍👍👍
Pls answer so mine currently is green with out you’re steps so I let it sit for 2 days so it turns red then charge it or if it’s green I just charge it for some time ?
Thank you this was so helpful~! The green snake of death showed up on mine and I got so scared as it was the first time I’ve seen it and I’m happy google gave me the link to your video 🙂🙂
I have the same problem mate, on the apple watch series 4, what should i do? I already unpaired with my phone, but i do it when my iwatch already on the green lightning
Sir this is not working for me how to fix it
Hi do you leave it unplugged for two days then plug it in trying to not sound dumb just want to do it correctly, also when I tried to u pair from my phone it keeps saying I have saying wrong Apple ID when I make purchases I notice I do have two
Different I’d them the one the app if
Different from the app
Store don’t know how that happened but I can’t unpair my phone please help
Some one who is not that good a tech stuff.
Thank you Sir - I am back up and running! Exact steps work, and I didn’t have to unpair the watch from my phone. My watch took a week to die once the red snake started.
I had it put mine on the charger, it was fine before and then when I woke up I had the red snake, and even when I plugged it up to different chargers it never changed to green. I’m just going to leave it for 2 - 3 days tops and see if it will work hopefully it does🙏
If this doesn't work for you, contact *jerrytoolzz* 0n 1G for help. He fixed my device in no time.
Thank you so much, you gave clear instructions without being too technical, il give it a go and fingers crossed it will work .
Janet Armitage did it work??
@@frfrfram For me, no, I had to bring it into the apple store
Thnaks for the video. Mymyy watch goes from green to red back and forth - any advice
Have my brand new series 4 plugged in right now, hoping this works! It was completely dead when I opened the box up. Thanks for the great info!
Kayla Marie let me know if this work been having this same issue and I’m about to try this steps just wanted if it did work for 4series as well.
Did it work? This happened to me also
Mine was dead for months because I upgraded to the series 5 but when I found my series 3 it showed the snake of death while plugged into the power strip in my computer. Nothing was working until I switched it to the actual Apple box and cord it came with and 2 minutes later it turned on. Just make sure your using the actually charming box and cord you got in the box with the watch.
Anjelica Alvarez this worked for mine thank you 🙏
Wow! I think this may have worked for me too! My watch came back to life this morning after two days on the charger with the Green Snake Of Death. I had followed your steps exactly but was still worried because the green snake was still there. If I took the watch off the charger, the red snake immediately appeared, leaving me to think it just would not hold any charge and then suddenly it was ON this morning! I am restoring and hoping it holds the charge good. Thanks!
Any idea why this happens?
Nice.😊 Did you have to unpair the watch like he did ?
My Series 4 just got this problem… Hope that your trick will fix it 🤞🤞🤞
Thanks bro 🙏 I was so worried, my watch wasn’t working for the last 3 day 😣 I tried this and it worked. Thank you sooo much 😋
Hey, I’ve left it off the charger for a week now!! So am I supposed to charge it when I press the buttons down and there is a black screen. Or am I supposed to automatically charge it when I left it out and the time and the snake pop up?
Message *jerrytoolzz* 0n ¡NSTA for help if this video doesn't work for you.
Wow,Thank You! I just had this problem with my new iWatch 4 and this worked. I let it run full down and unpaired it. So far so good. Just paired it back. Will see if the battery dumps again. Thank you for your time and input. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for the tip. Actually found using a iPad charging adapter worked and brought watch back to life. Guessing this is because the adapter is stronger so helped charge the watch with an added boost. Will see if it does it again - if yes then will seek assistance with AppleCare that I got.
Literally just got my Apple Watch for Christmas and I had the “green snake of death” stupid pulled it out of the box and I had this happened to me second after setting it up
Iwatch 5 has started to misbehave after a major update and this is one of the latest problems. I will try letting the watch go completely dead and hopefully I can restart again after it's charged. Great instructions. Nothing else seems to work. Keeping fingers crossed that this will be the fix.
Update 25/12/19 :
It worked!!!!!!!!!! I’m so happy 😭✨ Thank u Bro 😭🥰
I just put mine on the charger 🤞🏽 let’s wait !
E aí ???? What happened????
@@ivancruzrj Nop, didn`t work! the watch went too hot and did not pass the green snake so i unplug it. Im gonna try tonight again with another charger.
Ivan Cruz It worked!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🥰✨✨
Sue Carela Que bom !!!! Wonderful!!!
@@sue17148 did you tried with another charger ???
I almost sold my apple watch but after watching this video and following your instruction which was not necessary coz it was boxed ready for eBay sale, looking dead!. I placed it on the magnetic charger and within 4 hours, i pressed the button and it was back to its normal clock face, alive and kicking and does not need a new battery as advised by apple store. Just to think I almost lost a good watch which I love specially when I am doing my shopping. It took awhile to pair it with my iPhone but it was worth it. A million thank yous 😍you're a genius🤓
This worked! Took me four days before it went completely dead, but my watch is back up and working! Woohoo! Thank you so much!
How to kill the watch? I didn't understand, please help me🥺🥺
Thanks for your advice, Robert, it helped! I left my apple watch 7 just on my wrist until it was dead as could be, and wonder: it charges again! Markus
Thanks so much my watch is fixed. 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️
Tik Toks For ? You’re welcome! 👌
It worked!!!!! Leave the battery drained for a couple days before charging. I have the apple watch sport series (1) and this happened to me while I was on vacation! The watch was dead and I left it alone for 2 weeks and for about a week after that, it would not charge. I tried to drain as this video suggested but I think you really need to leave it completely dead/drained for at least a day or 2. I left it alone from Friday - Monday morning and it finally turned on today! Not sure if it made a difference but I also happened to update my iphone AND put the watch in "lost" mode.
I just wanna say THANK YOU!!!! it really works for all you viewing this video! Don't give up friends! < 3
My Apple Watch series 4 is only 1 year old and this happened to me. So I follow the instructions and it worked.
But I waited 5 days and it still won’t die completely, then I tried to charge it and it worked 👍. It shows the time for many days without turning off.
Thanks for the information!
Just opened it brand new and it’s giving me green snake lol
Could you fix it??
Me too! I just bought the series 6. This is crazy. I’m about to get a new one. I’m not about to play. You don’t want pay for something that clearly is already messed up
@@justty4080 i bought the series 6 a week or two ago and i have this issue already 😭
Same lol
Same
THANK. YOU! The closest Apple store is a distance for me, and I’d never be able to pay the repair, let alone buy a new one! I followed your advice, and it is now working. I think I love you.
When I take my watch off the charger the red snake of death doesn’t even come on someone plz help I don’t know what to
how did you fix it
Contact Johnny_hacks on IG..He helped out with mine
Your amazing! Thank you it worked. Left the watch for about 2 months and put it on charge yesterday and after 2 hours it switched to night stand mode and started charging. Thank you!
This worked like a charm for me.
I have the same problem with my series 1 I’m going to try and I will update if it works!
Did it work for you? I am going to try this. My face fell off my watch. Second time. I have the original 2015 iWatch. First time I sent it to Apple Care and they fixed it. This time they want $199! I paid $350 for watch and $50 for Apple Care. I repaired the watch myself by gluing it back on. Then I had red snake. I charged it and now I have green snake. I am going to try this trick and pray it works again!
I’m going to try this trick today and I will get back to you in 3 days to tell you if it worked.
Angel Gonzalez-Rosa so did it?
yes I need to know did it?
It worked for me, too! Unpair the watch and let it die, then let it charge for a few minutes. JUST SAVED 200€ 🙏🏻 appreciate it man
Haha right when I started watching this my Apple Watch turned on 😂😂 what a coincidence 😁
.💯💯 I was able to get my apple watch and iphone📱 & apple watch back 🔐🔐by the help of ☑️☑️hevron202☑️☑️⭕N ❗ G, his a life saver, my heart was full of joy 🤗
Same! Ha!
Same!! 🤣🤣
Quick fix: just watch this video 🤣🤣 I didn’t do anything yet and my watch turned on by itself 🤣🤣
Wtf bro, as I was reading your comment, my Apple Watch turned on itself 😂😂😂
It worked for me. Drain the battery completely and then charge. Thanks!
Sí me funcionó! Tuve que dejarlo 3 días para que se descargara totalmente y hoy que lo volví a conectar prendió con el Apple Logo! 👌🏻. Saludos Durango, México🇲🇽
Saúl Fuentes hola, me lo puedes explicar mejor como hacerle en español, te lo agradecería mucho
BYMaRriOo Claro!, Básicamente lo que explica en el vídeo tienes que esperar a que se descargue tu apple watch (puede ser desde 6hrs hasta 3 ó 4 días, depende sea el caso de la pila de tu apple watch) una vez que se descargue por completo (que no se prenda la pantalla aunque le aplastes a los botones) ahora sí lo vuelves a conectar para que se cargue. Y una vez que se cargue debe volver a funcionar. Preferentemente: cuando lo vuelvas a cargar, cargalo hasta el 100%
Gracias!
Hey Robert. I just wanted to thank you for your advise. I did follow your instructions and after letting it die completey today I recharged it again and strated working. Very GOOD ADVISE
HOLY CRAP and this is a recent upload too! Thank god, this is very helpful.
Thank you for your advice. It worked for me. But I had to try it twice the first time did not work and I left it unplugged for 3 days. Then tried again and worked. You are a life saver
Thank you for this advice! I’m having same issues now with my apple watch😃
So does it mean that the battery is faulty? I bought mine brand new and the same thing happened. Will it happen again if I choose to keep the watch please? Am really scared seriously, after spending so much on this series 8 45MM LTE version.