Samsung Active Watch

[BIFCAIDS]

So, I'm currently an owner of a Samsung Active watch 2, I've had this watch for a good few years from new.

Whilst on holiday, I went swimming with the watch on, not the first time it's been for a swim mind. However, it then got itself into a tis and repeatedly tried to reboot itself.

Now I've tried what the internet says but as soon as I connect it to power it just wants to reboot continuously again.

Has anybody else had this issue, tried something else or should I just trade it in "knackered" and get the latest one?


I sort of "need" the watch as I'm really active and it's fantastic for me keeping track without my TV (S21 Ultra) being in my shorts pocket trying to pull them down.

 

[Thrust-Rated]

So, I'm currently an owner of a Samsung Active watch 2, I've had this watch for a good few years from new.

Whilst on holiday, I went swimming with the watch on, not the first time it's been for a swim mind. However, it then got itself into a tis and repeatedly tried to reboot itself.

Now I've tried what the internet says but as soon as I connect it to power it just wants to reboot continuously again.

Has anybody else had this issue, tried something else or should I just trade it in "knackered" and get the latest one?


I sort of "need" the watch as I'm really active and it's fantastic for me keeping track without my TV (S21 Ultra) being in my shorts pocket trying to pull them down.

I've just gone through a good 2.5 month period of sending my galaxy watch 4 classic off to Vodafone for a very similar issue.

Used to use it for swimming last year, no issues. Used it from Jan onwards this year and it goes through a constant reboot cycle until I've stopped swimming or it's drained the battery completely dead.

Vodafone have now refunded me for the watch after I sent it off for inspection 4 times.
Was tempted to get the watch 5 but not sure I'll bother.

 

[JamesBryan]

Probably better off with one of Garmin's offerings paired to your phone tbh.

 

[BIFCAIDS]

Probably better off with one of Garmin's offerings paired to your phone tbh.

Am I going to have to download another app or subscribe though? Got that many fitness apps going it's unreal.

 

[Racky]

Have you tried a hard reset ?

 

[JamesBryan]

Am I going to have to download another app or subscribe though? Got that many fitness apps going it's unreal.

Probably 😅

 

[BIFCAIDS]

Have you tried a hard reset ?

I've tried the advice on Samsungs support page. However, even with the watch being dead, as soon as I connect it to any power it starts repeatedly rebooting 😮‍💨

 

[Racky]

I've tried the advice on Samsungs support page. However, even with the watch being dead, as soon as I connect it to any power it starts repeatedly rebooting 😮‍💨

My watch 4 got in a boot loop after a reset, and I've done a hard reset(back and power buttons pressed together, and then select recovery menu) and it worked.

 

[BIFCAIDS]

@Racky

 

[Racky]

@Racky
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Any chance the watch will turn off if you keep just the power button pressed for a good few seconds ? If it does, try the 2 buttons with it turned off.

Or, once the battery drains out from being on this loop, keep the 2 buttons pressed and put it on the charger(with buttons still being pressed), and maybe it will then go to the recovery menu.

Unfortunately, other than this, I am out of ideas.

 

[BIFCAIDS]

Any chance the watch will turn off if you keep just the power button pressed for a good few seconds ? If it does, try the 2 buttons with it turned off.

Or, once the battery drains out from being on this loop, keep the 2 buttons pressed and put it on the charger(with buttons still being pressed), and maybe it will then go to the recovery menu.

Unfortunately, other than this, I am out of ideas.

As for it turning off it isn't on, it's dead already. It instantly starts that boot loop if I put it on charge.

I've come to terms it's actually fucked.

 

[BIFCAIDS]

Motherboard was fucked.

£50 off a Galaxy Watch 5 in Black this afternoon.

 

[Thrust-Rated]

Motherboard was fucked.

£50 off a Galaxy Watch 5 in Black this afternoon.

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Not bad then. I'll probably get one once my refund is process through Vodafone

 

[BIFCAIDS]

Ordered the Milanese strap for it, doesn't have great reviews mind but we will see.

 

[BIFCAIDS]

Can confirm Milanese strap is great, I dunno what all of the bad reviews were for.

 

[Crayola]

I had an active watch 2 until I went in the pool with it on. They deffo don't like water 😂

It decided to drink it and died. I've since got a watch 4 and think they're great. I did try to fix the active watch 2 but even cleaning and drying it out properly it was in a constant bootloop. Had my active 4 for about a year now, the active 5 had just come out so were stupidly priced so went with the 4

 

[Crayola]

I got a face cover too. For good reason, I always smash it into s**t🥲🤣

I should probably clean it🤣