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WatchOS 2 and Xcode 7: App does not launch on the Watch

My Watch app builds and runs fine when I launch it through Xcode 7 (beta 4) on the Watch, but when I try to launch the app on the Watch by tapping on its icon, it never launches and shows the spinning circle for ~1 minutes and then goes back to the watch-face.

Solution

  • Ran into the same issue. Solution found here: https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/9607

    1. Run app on device from xcode. Wait for loading daisy on watch
    2. Force quit app before the app finishes loading. (Hold friends button until power options displays, then hold friends button again until app closes.)
    3. Stop debugging on Xcode
    4. exit xcode (do not reboot/restart xcode)
    5. run app on watch. It should run now.
    6. if this does not work start from step 1 again.