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Dictation in Messages no longer works on my Apple Watch

I’ve used my Apple Watch to dictate an i message many times but now it won’t work…

I’ve rebooted both phone and watch



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Posted on Jun 7, 2022 6:22 PM

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Jun 8, 2022 12:41 PM in response to Ronvreeken

Hello Ronvreeken,


You've come to a great place for help with using Siri to dictate messages on your Apple Watch. It sounds as though you're walking through the steps outlined in the following article to compose and send a message. To confirm, are you having issues with the microphone being grayed out?


Send messages from Apple Watch


Also, have you verified that iOS and watchOS are updated to the latest versions? If not, updating your devices is a great next step. For reference, the articles below outline the steps for updating iOS and watchOS. 


Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Update your Apple Watch


Let us know how that goes!

Dictation in Messages no longer works on my Apple Watch

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