Scribble not working after updating to watch iOS 8.3

After update, the Scribble does not work in Messages.

Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 8

Posted on Dec 17, 2021 11:52 AM

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Posted on Feb 28, 2022 8:21 AM

I have a similar issue.


I don't have scribble enabled either, even if I select English. Since the latest update or two most recent ones I have lost the scribble feature.


I've found a fix however, or rather a work around.


On my phone I have Swedish primarily, and the emoji keyboard secondarily. My default language is English (UK) however, secondary language is Swedish. My Apple Watch Series 6 is set to be custom and not mirror my phone, yet it still mirrors my phone for whatever reason when it comes to the keyboard selection.


As long as I have an English Keyboard set on my phone as a keyboard I can use scribble, but if I only have it set on my watch as a keyboard I have the same features as if I only had the Swedish one selected.


Even when the only language I have selected on my watch is English (UK), my Swedish keyboard shows up.


Apple, please fix.


I do not want to be forced to have three keyboards on my phone when two of them are the same with 3 additional letters (ÅÄÖ), which I need to use daily.

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Feb 28, 2022 8:21 AM in response to gvgeissinger

I have a similar issue.


I don't have scribble enabled either, even if I select English. Since the latest update or two most recent ones I have lost the scribble feature.


I've found a fix however, or rather a work around.


On my phone I have Swedish primarily, and the emoji keyboard secondarily. My default language is English (UK) however, secondary language is Swedish. My Apple Watch Series 6 is set to be custom and not mirror my phone, yet it still mirrors my phone for whatever reason when it comes to the keyboard selection.


As long as I have an English Keyboard set on my phone as a keyboard I can use scribble, but if I only have it set on my watch as a keyboard I have the same features as if I only had the Swedish one selected.


Even when the only language I have selected on my watch is English (UK), my Swedish keyboard shows up.


Apple, please fix.


I do not want to be forced to have three keyboards on my phone when two of them are the same with 3 additional letters (ÅÄÖ), which I need to use daily.

Dec 18, 2021 8:49 AM in response to gvgeissinger

Once again Apple has taken something simple and made it complex. With the watchOS 8.3 update, Scribble and voice to text input is "hidden" but not missing. On your watch, when you attempt to reply to a message, the Scribble screen you would usually see is now missing. With a finger slide up from the bottom of the watch screen and a Scribble activation button should appear, tap it and Scribble is restored. It looks like this needs to be done on a per message basis.


Apple, this is absurd! Please restore normal Scribble functionality!!!

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