How to reset or restore a Xiaomi Watch 2

How to reset or restore a Xiaomi Watch 2

If your smartwatch Xiaomi Watch 2 it works very slow, it hangs, you have a full memory and you want to erase everything or you want to sell it or give it away and you want nobody to be able to access your accounts and passwords you can do a factory reset so that it returns to be like the first day.

In the following steps we explain how to format the Xiaomi Watch 2 to erase all your information and make it totally clean as it came out of the store.

Keep in mind that a reset or return to the factory state on a smartwatch deletes all its content, so make a backup of your data before doing it if you don't want to lose everything.

Restore from the options of Xiaomi Watch 2

If you want to make a reset using the device options to return to the factory state an Xiaomi Watch 2 you have to follow these simple steps:

Estimated time: 5 minutes.

1- First step:

Swipe down from the top of the Xiaomi Watch 2 screen to display the quick access bar. Click on the settings icon, it is an icon of a cogwheel like the gear of a clock, not to be confused with the brightness adjustment icon that is very similar and represents a kind of sun with its rays.

Xiaomi Watch 2 Shortcut bar

2- Second step:

Scroll down through the Xiaomi Watch 2 settings by sliding your finger from the bottom up the screen until you find the “System” section. Press to access.

Wear OS settings menu

3- Third step:

Within the system menu of the Xiaomi Watch 2 you will see a section called “Reset” or “Restore”, this method only restarts the Watch 2 but does not erase all its data or restore it from the factory so, look for the section called “Disconnect & reset” or “Disconnect and restore”. Press to continue resetting the watch.

Wear OS system menu

4- Fourth step:

A message will appear stating that the Xiaomi Watch 2 will be unpaired from the mobile phone to which it is paired and that all personal data and settings stored in the watch will be erased. Click on confirm to proceed.

Disconnect and reset Wear OS

5- Fifth step:

Your device Watch 2 from Xiaomi it will restart and take several minutes to start while restoring the device to its factory state and optimizing the applications pre-installed in the operative system Android Wear OS.

Start Wear OS

If these instructions have not worked, try to follow the following steps in your Watch 2:

Go to the “Settings” and then scroll to “General Administration”. Click on “Reset device” and then confirm by clicking on “Done”.

Uninstall he Wear OS app on your phone and reinstall it, the try again.

Restore Xiaomi Watch 2 from a mobile phone

If you want to reset the Xiaomi Watch 2 from a linked mobile phone follow the next steps.

1- Go to Settings > Bluetooth on your smartphone and find your smartwatch under Paired devices, then tap on the gear icon at the right and choose Unpair or Forget. Xiaomi Watch 2.

2- Uninstall the Wear OS app and reinstall on your phone and set up your smartwatch as new.

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About the device:

Xiaomi Watch 2 is a watch / smartwatch / bracelet with dimensions of 47.5 x 45.9 x 11.8 mm (1.87 x 1.81 x 0.46 in), a weight of 36.8 grams, , a screen resolution of 1.43 inches.

It has a processor , a RAM memory 2 GB and an internal memory of 32 GB 2 GB RAM.

The Xiaomi Watch 2 comes from the factory with the Android Wear OS operating system.

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