Fossil has its own set of smartwatches running on Wear OS, Google’s Android OS designed for smartwatches. As we all know, the main feature of the Fossil smartwatch is fitness tracking. It can track your footsteps, distance traveled, and calories burnt. Now, the latest features include heart rate monitoring and blood pressure. Moreover, you can use some of the Watch models to make calls, hear music, reply to messages, and much more from the wrist. Like other electronic gadgets, you need to reset your Fossil Smartwatch whenever you’re encountering performance issues. The reset option will troubleshoot the not working errors on the device.
Reset Fossil Smartwatch
Upon resetting your Fossil watch, you will lose all the following details
- All the data that you stored on the smartwatch.
- The apps that you added and data related to those apps.
- All the system settings and preferences that you configured.
- It will unpair from your paired phone automatically.
How to Reset Fossil Smartwatch
[1]: Press the Middle button on your watch to wake up.
[2]: Swipe down from the top or press the middle button again. It will open the app menu.
[3]: Click the Settings app and then choose the System settings.
[4]: Choose the Disconnect & Reset option. If you can’t find this option, tap Unpair with the phone.
[5]: Tap the Done option, and the watch will start to reset.
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How to Reset Fossil Hybrid Smartwatch
[1] Turn on the Fossil Smartwatch using the Power button.
[2] Press the Power Button and Volume down button at the same time.
[3] Hold the buttons until the Smartwatch gets into Fastboot Mode.
[4] Press the Power button to initiate the Recovery mode.
[5] Select Factory Reset to reset the Fossil Smartwatch.
Your smartwatch will reset to its factory settings after the restart. After reset, you have to set up the Fossil watch from the start. You have to sign in to your Google account and make the necessary customizations. There is no hard reset option in the Fossil Smartwatch. If you need more clarity with the above guide, please mention them in the comments section below.
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FAQ
Check whether the phone and watch are connected across Bluetooth.
Try restarting your phone and watch.
If nothing works, then go for the reset.
You have to turn on your Fossil smartwatch >> Go to Settings >> System >> Scroll down and tap Restart.
If your mobile and watch are connected via the Wear OS app, you can control your watch right from your paired phone. But, resetting is only possible through the watch.
Yes. The reset option will erase all the data and settings on the Fossil Smartwatch. It will transform the watch to factory settings.