Galaxy Watch 3: Stuck in Boot Loop? 4 Fixes!

I show you how to fix the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 that is stuck in a boot loop. Basically its constantly restarting. Hope this helps.

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[roccorides]

Hey first of all thanks for putting up such a detailed video. I had the same issue with my watch active 2. Now it has powered on but i guess still some water is there because touch is not responding so well. Also i would like to add few pointers which will be helpful for others facing similar issues.
1. If you are victim of this because of water then i would suggest let your watch run of of battery and use hair dryer to evaporate some of the water and then keep in rice bag over night. It will help a lot.
2. Next press both the buttons as fast as you could as shown in the video.
3. Also try removing any trapped water by holding the watch and doing sudden jerks.
4. Next put it charge and hold both back and power button together. This method worked for me at once.

[malikluma]

Fixed!
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 3.
After being okay for months, including swimming, paddling, sailing, showering, etc, it has gone in rebooting loop tonight, after showering yesterday evening.
First I have uselessly tried pressing both bottons.
Then I repeteadly pressed just one and then the other, as shown in this videoclip, and it worked.
Thank you.

[prabhun]

I got this same problem in my Samsung Gear Sport watch (bought 4yrs ago, no warranty) after swimming and pressing the buttons inside the pool. The next moment it went into rebooting loop; I wiped the watch and coved the watch inside a bag of rice (for dehrdatrion) for a week. This removed all the water drops inside the watch. After a week I charged it and, my watch is back to normal. My observation is these watches are actually not waterproof after 1 or 2 years, so water goes inside and cause this rebooting loop. Just need to remove water completely. Hope this helps someone.

[alexandersalazar]

I can't believe it... the button mashing actually Thank you! It's been over a year since my watch has worked...

[HansSabastian]

So unfortunately none of these worked for decided to just leave the rebooting Active Watch 2 on the charger and left the room.10 minutes later, it booted normally and resumed charging. Watch wasn’t flat or anything...charge showed 78% so not sure why it went into a reboot loop....no apps were installed prior as well. Strange but at least it’s back to normal. Hope this helps someone else out.

[arlaniahines-guy]

Thank you, I was scared the first step worked for me. I got scared but, I'm happy now 👍💯

[charlesred]

Thanks as your tips worked for me!!! You saved me a trip from going to the Samsung Store!

[williamramirez]

This video was so good that it had been stuck on boot loop for a while and as soon as as I started watching the video it booted itself up on its own thanks lol

[marpot]

Had a rebooting problem with my Samsung Gear3...was trying the double button press but it continuously failed to open....your tip on using the base charger with double button pressing worked a treat ...many thanks however i now have less of an excuse to go get a garmin instinct x2 solar

[kimarmina]

Thank you it work, the options to push many time the top bottom

Thank you so much!

[gregtaylor]

I contracted the sequential "rebooting" problem a week ago at one of the Niagra Falls excursions and have tried these various recommendations off and on for the week with no success. I did a successful battery transplant two years ago, so thought replacing the battery again would help, but it didn't. I'll keep at it though. I have an old running watch that's been ticking away so will wear that for a while. Thanks all, for your suggestions.

[petervince]

thank you so much my watch whent into a boot loop for the first time and your fix method work like a charm thank you so much

[lany_gaming]

Nice info for the Galaxy watch 3 users.👍

[czieilitalianloverfoodadventur]

Thanks for the video, I was really hoping it would work. I ended up doing the full reset. And now I can't even reconnect it because it still won't swipe. I've had it just over a year and clean it often. I don't understand what happened 😕

[bug]

Apparently mine was lying to me about battery life (said 100% when I went to bed - normally goes 100% -> 70% overnight with fulltime heartrate monitoring - I think pairing it to my computer to see if there was any functionality there killed the battery overnight) to the point where after bootup my watchface that has battery % on it showed 100% for 2-3 seconds until it loaded the actual number after charging for about half an hour (and unpairing from the computer side before trying to turn the watch on).

[jorgefernandes]

Awesome! I was so sad 'cause it was just in the reebot screen... I followed one of your tips (tap the bottons like crazy) and it did work. Thants a million!!!

[tigger]

ive bounced the button that hard and fast before, but i tried again like u said and got it, too bad a bought a new one but the replacements half the weight . thanks anyway

[gregtaylor]

Miracle alert! See post just below...my watch has been in a coma for a month in that reboot mode. I tried everything over and over, including contact cleaner. I had essentially given up a few days ago and left it in a small sealed container on a bag of rice with watch back removed, sitting on a sunny window sill for four additional and bought a new Galaxy 4 Classic on sale....the latest is 6. I'm happy with the 4 and learning apps. Anyway, , I planned to box up the 3 and put it to rest, but decided to snap the back on and check for a heartbeat. The new battery had died, so gave it another round of button pushes and set on the charger, and quite unexpectedly it did a real reboot and came out of coma. I haven't check all function but contacts are there, time reset to 2015 and currently recharged to 38% on the new battery, so now I have 2 smart watches. I'll be putting the back screws on and wrist band, time set, etc, but I'm a pretty happy camper at the moment. Thanks to WorldofTech and a few other related posters!

[irelandmyisland]

Perfect i had mine on for the first time in the swimming pool and it got stuck in a boot loop. fallowed your steps and boom its back tnx a lot.

[mydjiflights]

i have the first galaxy watch and the active 2 which i used in water swimming activities in my house pool and both of them have hold the claim of being ip68. this galaxy 3 did not hold even just one swimming time after just 3 weeks of ownership. send it to Samsung care and they won't honor the warranty and want me to pay 220 for the repair.
if you're planning to use it on water like swimming i would not recommend to buy it.
update: received the watch from the repair center and the back cover of the watch was broken, 3 of the 4 holes that keep it on please where broken. and was hanging by the cable from the sensor attached to the main board on the case.