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.

  • BrenInVA@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This happened on my S6 but since I have warranty coverage there was no charge. It was not repaired but replaced.

  • BrenInVA@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This happened on my S6 but since I have warranty coverage there was no charge. It was not repaired but replaced.

  • 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.

  • Homey1966@alien.topBEnglish
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    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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.