Apple watch series 6 scribble

Greetings Itsdorbo,

We understand that you are having some difficulty with Scribble on your Apple Watch, and we'd like to help. If you’ve set up your Apple Watch to use more than one language, you can choose a different language when using Scribble. Just swipe up from the bottom of the screen, then choose a language. Scribble is not available in all languages. You can learn more here:

Scribble on your Apple Watch

Take care.

I have a similar problem. The scribble / dictation language always defaults to Spanish, even though the keyboard in the app, the default language etc. is all set to English. Whenever I try to reply, for instance in Whatsapp, it defaults first to Spanish. Even if I change it to English in the first Dialog, it still is in Spanish when I want to answer and I have to switch to Scribble, then change there to English and then I can dictate in English. There is clearly a bug. I think this started since it upgraded to the latest version.

My series 6 with 8.3 did this too. I think I solved it by tapping in the center of the screen in the message area, as if you want to start a message. Just start scribbling. Or touch the microphone to dictate. That button is a toggle between Scribble and dictate on my watch. I’m still having inconsistent results though. Bad “upgrade” on this I think.

Your picture is how my watch now looks after 8.3 got added except I don’t even have the microphone! I have lost the ability to use my watch to reply to anyone in a message except using an emoji or canned response on the prior screen. This has got to get fixed ASAP!

Same problem except when I tap on the scribble/text icon I am offered Apple Pay Memoji stickers gif options Apple Pay button or microphone. If I start writing in the center of iMessage I get nothing. A real bite.

I have the same issue with my series 7 Apple Watch - no scribble option and there are only 2 language options, English Australian and English US

when I change to either language scribble is still missing

Thanks! This worked but needs a little bit of clarification…

While you’re in the text you want to reply to, press the bubble at the bottom that’s says “iMessage or SMS”, it’s before the suggested auto replys.

Then you will get the blank screen that has a blinking cursor, emoji icon at the bottom left, and microphone icon at the bottom right.

This is where you will swipe up from the bottom of the screen to reveal the scribble option as the previous poster mentioned. Just select it!

After doing that, my texts have been defaulting to scribble when I want to reply so I don’t have to do that whole process every time. Hopefully it stays this way

I think I had the same issue. Scribble just recently disappeared. The solution is simple: open a message, and then swipe up on the screen where you thought you could draw. You should see the word "Scribble." Click that word and the old drawing box reappears.

I’m having the same issue. The ability to write a reply shows up intermittently and I’m only using English. This issue started with Watch OS 8.3

Same here scribble is not showing up even if I set the watch keyboard to manual language…

Just change the language in your watch setting to custom and select English (UK). It worked for me.

I changed my language to British UK and it IS all back!!

Yes! I have many choices for language but to no avail. Very frustrating since I use the function frequently.

Okay just kidding…it is gone again