Why won't my watch take dictation for a message?
My watch used to allow me to dictate a message, but suddenly that is grayed out. I'm assuming I did something wrong, but can't figure out what it was.
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CarlAVII
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Hello Pamela,
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're running into an issue with dictation on your Apple Watch. First, have you tried restarting both your iPhone and Apple Watch? If not, it's a good place to start.
How to restart your Apple Watch
There are a few settings we'd recommend checking to make sure that everything is set up right. On your iPhone go to:
-Settings > Siri & Search - check that Siri settings are enabled.
-Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions - check that no restrictions are enabled that may interfere with your microphone or speech recognition.
-Settings > General > Keyboard - check that Enable Dictation is turned on.
-Apple Watch app > General > Enable Dictation
Let us know how it goes with the information provided. We look forward to getting your update.
Best regards.