Apple Watch 6 Microphone Not Working

Tried cleaning mic hole. Soft+hard reset. Unpair/pair. Software updated on iphone and watch. Does not detect talk sound. Does detect blowing air into mic noise. Tried with walkie talkie, calls and dictating.

Reposting this question from a year ago. any updates?

Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 10

Posted on Sep 4, 2024 6:33 PM

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varjak paw

Level 10

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Sep 5, 2024 7:20 AM in response to brianats93

I would imagine that the same advice you received then would apply now; if it's in a case remove the case, clean the microphone, force a reset of the Watch, unpair and restore the Watch, and if none of that helps contact Apple Support. My guess is that there's a hardware issue, though I can't be certain.

Regards.

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