In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the issue of the back button not working when set to Back Gesture on Galaxy Watch 4. While the fourth iteration of the smartwatch was already the crowd favorite, it has further scaled the popularity charts ever since its successor was rolled out. This is because it has witnessed a significant price drop and at the current price, it’s hard to get your hands on a better wearOS watch.
But in spite of all the goodies that it has to offer, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues either. As of now, numerous users have voiced their concern that the back button is not working when it is set to Back Gesture on their Galaxy Watch 4. If it is set to multi-tasking then it works fine, the issue is only when the gesture is selected. If you’re also in a similar situation, then this guide will help you out. Follow along for the fix.
Fix Back button not working when set to back gesture on Galaxy Watch 4
In order to rectify this issue, you will have to toggle the Water Lock feature and then restart your watch. So proceed with the below steps to give it a try and check out the results:
- Head over to Settings > Advanced Features > Water Lock.
- Then turn on the toggle to enable Water Lock.
- Once done, press and hold the Power key for around 3 seconds.
- It will now exit the Water Lock. Once done, restart your watch.
That’s it. This should fix the issue of the back button not working when set to Back Gesture on Galaxy Watch 4. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
Samuel Olebara
I’m stuck on press back key to go back after I reset my watch
Alex
Excellent! Thank you!