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Samsung Watch Active: The power button is pressed on.

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:01:49 -0700

The power is pressed on and won't press.The watch starts to charge only the power button is the problem.Is it possible to replace the button??

⟐ Commented January 06, 2025 at 15:01 MST

Samsung Watch Active: Disconnected Microphone Array During Battery Replacement

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 15:53:19 -0700

While replacing the battery the microphone array broke. Can this be repaired?

Samsung Watch Active: The center of the screen is very dim. I can read the hour and seconds

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 05:30:08 -0700

The minutes do not show on my Galaxy. Watch active display. But I can see the hour and the second. Can this be repaired?

Samsung Watch Active: Galaxy Watch Active suspected dead

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 07:34:54 -0700

Hello there! Today I was able to purchase Galaxy Watch Active for a really good price (even risking it's dead).

After plugging it onto original charging cable nothing happens apart from one single vibration every few times when it's plugged. I disassembled it carefully before first time plugging it in to be sure there's no liquid damage. After I inspected motherboard, battery assembly and display assembly there was nothing I could say is wrong. Even what I suspect was water damage marks wasn't damaged.

Do you think there's something more I could do or just stop loosing time trying to bring it back to life?

Samsung Watch Active: Screen starting to fail after glue melting off

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 21:08:34 -0700

the screen started displaying these weird vertical bars recently after the glue started failing. i will check the ribbon cable and see if i can glue the screen back on. touch capacitor still works

Samsung Watch Active: Screen fell off due to failed adhesive.

Sun, 02 Apr 2023 16:58:46 -0700

Woke up to find that the screen was flopping about connected only by its ribbon cable. I see there's no official repair for the first generation model, and that the screen replacement for the second does not have its adhesive available separately from the full screen repair kit. Any recommendations for path forward?

Samsung Watch Active: Watch won't turn on

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:04:14 -0700

My watch screen turns on when I put it on the charger to show me that it's charging. It displays perfectly fine, but won't actually turn on for use.

When I take it off the charger, it's just dead. Won't turn on, won't do anything.

I've taken it completely apart and haven't seen any visible damage. Any ideas what could be wrong and how to fix it?

It honestly hasn't gotten that much use in the year that I've had it, so not sure why this happened all of a sudden.

Thank you.

Samsung Watch Active: watch keep coming up with over heating sign and turns off

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:54:35 -0700

Why does my watch keep coming up with over heating sign and turns off

⟐ Edited March 10, 2023 at 20:54 MST

Samsung Watch Active: My Samsung Watch Active Front Cover Glass fell off

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:00:11 -0700

My Samsung Watch Active, which is 2&1/2 year old, the front glass cover fell off, I took to Samsung Service station they fixed it, but again after 1 week it came out again.

Kindly suggest, how to fix it myself?

Samsung Watch Active: Watch screen stopped working after swimming in pool

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 20:14:44 -0700

Hi,

The screen on my watch hasn't been working after using it whilst swimming.

The watch vibrates when placed on the charging pad and only one button seems to work on the side, it only gives a small vibration when it's held for around 10 seconds.

I've had the watch apart and its been cleaned with isopropyl alcohol, which has made no difference.

Suspect either the screen or mother board is unserviceable, but seems strange as there is no visible water damage inside the unit.

Any help would be great ☺️

⟐ Commented August 18, 2022 at 20:14 MST

Samsung Watch Active: The screen glitched and now it wont turn on

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 12:25:02 -0700

My screen glitched with a few color lines and just stopped working. Now it wont turn on or anything.

Samsung Watch Active: The clasp that unlocks the band broke off

Sun, 16 May 2021 18:29:25 -0700

I have replacement bands, but I have no way of getting the current ones off now, and with the clap broke, no way to get the new ones on either. Can this part be fixed in a store and if so, where?

⟐ Commented May 16, 2021 at 18:29 MST

Samsung Watch Active: Error message while trying to download apps

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:56:33 -0700

I own an iPhone X and I use it for my Samsung galaxy watch active daily, after troubleshooting for months, I cannot find a solution. Whenever I try to download an app on the watch or via the phone, it shows an error message. I did connect to the watch properly via the galaxy watch app on my phone, but it still dosen’t work. I am aware that Apple prevents you from trying to use samsung watches to the full extent, I would like to know if I can reverse this issue or maybe to get the phone to stop restricting it. Any idea is helpful.

Samsung Watch Active: Active 2 bootloop issue

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 19:10:27 -0700

My wife's Active 2 40mm went into a bootloop. Tried all the rebooting tricks to no avail. Got an RMA from Samsung and sent it in. They claimed water damage and voided the warranty on a 9 month old watch, and wanted $210 to fix a watch that is retailing for $200 new depending on the week. No thanks, had them send the watch back. It's still bootlooping but now the display is all weird. Is there anything I can do, I'm not seeing much on repairs for this watch outside of screen replacements. I haven't seen anyone else with the same problem. What can I do?

Samsung Watch Active: My Samsung Galaxy watch active not working

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 13:02:43 -0700

My Samsung Galaxy watch active is not working anymore because it was inside a room of high magnetic field(MRI magnet) which causing interruption to electronics devices in general , any idea to fix the watch?