Apple Watch Series 8 - Measurement Suspended Issue

I'm having the same issue; everything works fine if the watch is rebooted, but after an indeterminate amount of time, the microphone stops picking up any audio (and the Noise app, specifically, shows "measurement suspended").

I found something on the MacRumors forum that suggested deleting the Noise app - I'm giving that a try now and will report back; so far it's been about an hour and the watch is still responding to raise-to-speak.

⌚️S8 (A2771), 📱13 Pro

You will know if you have this problem if Siri says she didn't hear you and to try again but no matter how many times you try, you get the same reply. You will also know if someone calls you and pick up a call only to find the people on the other side cannot hear you. The microphone icon on the phone app will have a circle with a slash through it. You can also try the noise app. If it says "measurement suspended", you have this issue.

Sep 27, 2022 2:04 PM in response to Brujulap

Hi

please I just find out your trouble

just bought a ultra.

hoW could I see if mine is also in trouble. Please

Exactly same issues on my Watch Hermès version. After reboot, re-pairing even if recovery my paired iPhone 14 Pro Max are not effective. On web support staff confirmed sensors were supposed to be woking on diagnosis program. Next weekend I will contact Apple specialist to report the detail of these issues.

I can confirm that I'm having this issue as well. If I reboot it works fine, but after an unknown length of time the microphone won't work at all: no Siri, no decibel reading, and no shazam or anything else that requires use of the microphone. I get the same message as described above. Any ideas if this is a hardware or software issue or if there are any fixes?

Update: It took a couple of days, but I noticed this morning that the mic had stopped responding again, so while deleting the Noise app appears to delay the issue temporarily, it doesn't resolve it entirely. If Apple doesn't push out a point-release (beyond the version released for the Ultra this morning), I'll probably set up a Genius Bar appointment.

I'm also having the same problem. Using Siri or trying to answer the phone on my watch does not work most of the time. Rebooting the watch will correct the problem for a short amount of time but the problem always resurfaces after a certain amount of time. Not sure how long exactly that is but I rebooted my watch yesterday and had the problem again this morning when I tried to answer the phone on my watch. I noticed the microphone/mute button had the circle with a slash indicating the microphone wasn't working so I tapped it. It just changed color to indicate the microphone was muted. I tapped it again and still had the circle/slash. This really limits what I use the watch for. Hopefully it can be fixed soon...

Went to the store today with the same problem. They confirmed it has now been a known issue that Apple has acknowledged. They won't replace the watch or take it for repairs with this issue anymore but there should be an update that fixes soon.

I just got a refund, they offered me a new one but the Apple rep told me the new one will just do the same but it's a software issue so just keep it and wait for an update. I told him maybe I'll try again next year when they iron out the bugs because I'm not paying almost $900 for a non functioning watch hoping for it to eventually work.

Hey everyone - installed the WatchOS update last night, and so far no issues today. The "measurement suspended" issue was called out specifically in the release notes, so hopefully this was the fix we were all waiting for.

same here I contacted Apple Support they told will diagnose this on my watch and get back to me

Update: Siri and raise-to-speak are still working some 18 hours later, so it appears that the Noise app is the culprit. Will continue to update.