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TL;DR
- Some Galaxy Watch owners are reporting that certain apps won’t open on their smartwatch.
- After tapping on an app, the splash screen will show for a few seconds before returning to the app drawer.
- The issue is believed to be related to a Wear OS 6 bug causing “ghost” threads to get stuck in the watch’s memory.
It’s bad when a bug is causing certain app features to malfunction. However, it’s worse when the bug won’t even let you open the app at all. That’s a problem some Galaxy Watch owners have been experiencing lately. Fortunately, it appears the issue may already have a fix available.
Some Galaxy Watch owners have recently reported an issue where apps are refusing to open. One Galaxy Watch 8 Classic user has taken to Reddit to report that they can’t open Gmail, Google Calendar, or WhatsApp. After tapping on these apps, the splash screen will show for a few seconds before returning to the app drawer.
