{"id":506513,"date":"2026-06-18T18:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/506513\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T18:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:12:09","slug":"apps-not-opening-on-your-galaxy-watch-youre-not-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/506513\/","title":{"rendered":"Apps not opening on your Galaxy Watch? You&#8217;re not alone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro Apps\"  alt=\"A Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro on a user's wrist displays the app screen.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Samsung-Galaxy-Watch-5-Pro-Apps-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kaitlyn Cimino \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>Some Galaxy Watch owners are reporting that certain apps won\u2019t open on their smartwatch.<br \/>\nAfter tapping on an app, the splash screen will show for a few seconds before returning to the app drawer.<br \/>\nThe issue is believed to be related to a Wear OS 6 bug causing \u201cghost\u201d threads to get stuck in the watch\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s bad when a bug is causing certain app features to malfunction. However, it\u2019s worse when the bug won\u2019t even let you open the app at all. That\u2019s a problem some Galaxy Watch owners have been experiencing lately. Fortunately, it appears the issue may already have a fix available.<\/p>\n<p>Some Galaxy Watch owners have recently reported an issue where apps are refusing to open. One Galaxy Watch 8 Classic user has taken to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GalaxyWatch\/comments\/1u8teir\/gw8c_apps_randomly_not_launching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reddit<\/a> to report that they can\u2019t open Gmail, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-calendar-event-color-expansion-3678634\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Calendar<\/a>, or WhatsApp. After tapping on these apps, the splash screen will show for a few seconds before returning to the app drawer.<\/p>\n<p>Several users confirm they are experiencing similar issues with their Galaxy Watches. One of those commenters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GalaxyWatch\/comments\/1u10hax\/found_the_exact_cause_and_quick_fix_for_wear_os_6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">adds<\/a> that they may have found the root cause of the problem.<\/p>\n<p>According to that Galaxy Watch owner, the problem is a Wear OS 6 bug where a \u201czombie process\u201d (a process that has completed execution but still has an entry in the process table) is causing a deadlock due to an OS-level kernel glitch. As they explain, a \u201cghost\u201d thread gets caught in the watch\u2019s memory when the app tries to close. So when you try to reopen the app later, the OS sees the old process and aborts the launch because the process can\u2019t be killed.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned earlier, there may be a fix available if you\u2019re also running into this problem. The same user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GalaxyWatch\/comments\/1u5tvnt\/gw7_may_2026_security_update_samsung_quietly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">says<\/a> that they recently installed the May 2026 security update on their Galaxy Watch 7. Since installing the update, the user claims the bug has yet to rear its ugly head again.<\/p>\n<p>Have you been having trouble opening apps on your Galaxy Watch lately? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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