Q: Can't Set Reminder on Apple Watch
I find I can no longer use Siri on Apple Watch to set a reminder. It always just says "One sec..." and then tells me it cannot set the reminder (no more specifics given).
If I try the same thing on the iPhone, it works just fine. Note: I am not doing a location-based reminder, just an everyday normal reminder.
I re-paired my Apple watch to see if that would help. It didn't.
What am I missing here? Something which "could" be at play is I have work's Outlook calendar being used on my iPhone but is not the default calendar and I am not using Outlook for reminders. And if that mattered, why can I create reminders with the iPhone and not the watch?
iPhone 6, iOS 8.1.2
Posted on Jul 9, 2016 6:08 PM
Hi,
Restart your watch.
- Press and hold the side button until you see the Power Off slider.
- Drag the slider to turn off your device.
- After your watch turns off, press and hold the side button again until you see the Apple logo.
And restart your iPhone.
- Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the red slider appears.
- Drag the slider to turn your device completely off.
- After the device turns off, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button again until you see the Apple logo.
Then see if Siri can set a Reminder.
Set a reminder. Use Siri on Apple Watch. Press and hold the Digital Crown, then speak. Or just raise your wrist and say “Hey Siri, set a reminder.” You can also set reminders on iPhone or another iOS device or Mac that is signed in using your Apple ID.
Ask Siri. “Set a reminder for five o’clock.”
Posted on Jul 9, 2016 8:19 PM