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My watch started vibrating and I noticed this spacy animation. It disappeared after about 15-20 seconds. This happened while sitting on the couch doing nothing. My iPhone was about a meter away. My SO sitting next to me, also about a meter away.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's just the watch self actualizing. Don't panic. Just stay on friendly terms with it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I‘m always on friendly terms with it :) It’s the best device Apple ever invented.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's the airdrop a contact feature. Hold another, phone or even yours, up to it and it will trigger it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Wow, that is a strange UI choice for that feature. Nebulous - both figuratively and literally.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Ahaaa thanks! Good to know :D

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Looks like it’s reset and trying to run through the setup. Sounds basic but have you tried a hard restart?

  1. Press and hold both the side button and Digital Crown for at least 10 seconds.
  2. Release both buttons when you see the Apple logo.
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Actually it restored its self after a few seconds. No data loss of similar.