I know this happens if the battery swells up, but I do not see a spicy pillow in there. That battery is flush with the Digital Crown reader, and it only pops out if I shift the screen away from the Digital Crown (towards the connector). It’s an S1 circa mid-2017, at one point I replaced the screen on it (myself, not got a refurb watch from Apple) which is probably related. It’s also no longer my primary watch, it’s a sleep tracker and a backup in case I forget to charge up my S6 overnight. Lucky bonus, if I do need to replace the battery, the Force Touch sensor is still good so I can reuse that.

    • Littens4Life@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I can close it fine (I have to force it open, it’s just way too easy to) so it’s not of major concern rn (at least, it can wait until after Christmas when I’m not broke while still using it normally). At least it did open up before it became impossible to close up without crushing the battery, so I have a bit of a warning signal.

  • ermax18@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    When you replaced the first battery did you use a new seal or try to reuse the old one? I did the battery in my wife’s S0 years ago and getting the seal just right was tricky.

  • VaBomBom@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Yep. Had this exact same problem with the S0. Apple replaced it with an S1 free of charge.

  • Homey1966@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Apple offered a free replacement for Series 0/1 as this was a known defect…that was however back in 2015/16…No Idea if they still honor this…doubtful but worth a try

  • DanChicken@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Happened to my S3 about 2 years ago. Apple replaced it with another S3 free of charge even out of any warranty. My watch was about 3-4 years old at that time.

    Not sure if they would still do anything like this at this time though.

  • ankjaers11@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Yes my Series 0 and Series 4 both did that. My wifes Series 3 also did it. We dont wear Apple watches anymore

  • Stonecoldwatcher@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I had the problem on my apple watch 6, I think I banged it on the side. First replaced with a “glue seal” did not work and happened again, then I glued it. The battery had not expanded. I ended up getting the new ultra