Question: Have you ever had your Apple watch band stick so that you can’t remove it, which enrages you to the point that you eat a whole can of salt & vinegar Pringles? Me neither. Until last week.
My blog works this way: When I learn about or do something, I then take it upon myself to show you how to do that thing no matter how big (building a pizza oven out of clay and straw) or small (how to chop an onion). I’m really just living my life and then showing you how I navigate it with my mistrusty sidekick Philip.
I’m still in the organizing hell that a LOT of people get themselves into at the beginning of the year so you’re going to hear a lot about that once I’m … you know, once I’m organized.
Right now the basement is just getting put back together, the dining room is full of stuff I either have to sell or donate.
At the moment I’m feeling low grade panic attack every time I look around my house.
I’m still at the point where everything looks worse than it did to begin with. If I was performing open heart surgery I’d be right at the point where the heart was fixed but you can’t see it because the chest cavity is a mess of blood and goo and gauze.
I’ve also just discovered I really like the show Succession which means instead of slugging through the quicksand of Homesense accessories & wicker baskets the purge revealed – I’m either watching Succession or thinking about watching Succession.
Or talking about Succession even when it clearly isn’t appropriate. Like in the midst of a post on how to fix a watch band.
My first step after being wronged by my Apple watch band was to eat potato chips which I find is always an excellent first step when faced with challenges.
Then I did my research, tried a few things, ate more things and found success with using isopropyl alcohol to release my watch band.
And now you’re going to learn how to do it as well.
Materials
- Cotton swabs
- Isopropyl alcohol
- Potato chips (optional)
Prep Work
Eat all the potato chips.
Method
The Apple watch band is normally removed by pushing in the tiny buttons on the back of the watch face. This releases the latch that holds the band in place. IF IT WON’T RELEASE that means it’s stuck. Probably full of dirt.
- Use a cotton swab soaked in Isopropyl alcohol to saturate the button that’s stuck.
- Leave it for 5 minutes to soak.
- Using your fingernail or a sharp, non metal object like a manicure stick or skewer, press on the left side of the button, then the right repeatedly, to help unstick it.
- Now try to remove the band.
Repeat this process if it isn’t successful the first time. Once your band is removed,
- Clean the button with a toothpick, working the dirt out of the crevices.
- Wipe with isopropyl alcohol again to make sure it’s clean.
- Clean the channel the band slides into the same way.
Then you can attach your new band.
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