Apple Watch Series 10 speaker volume too low for calls and music

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Apple Watch Series 10 speaker volume too low for calls and music

I noticed volume of call via watch is too low, almost unable to hear the caller.. (volume is set to max)

I tried to play some music via watch to verify if its related to speaker (volume is set to max) - it behaves the same way... I must put watch tide next to ear to be able to hear something...

Then I tried steps:

hard reset of watch (crown+button) - did not help
unpair of watch and then paired as a new ones - did not help

I have AW Series 10, 46mm

watchOS 11.2 (22S101) installed

I don't know when it started to behave like this.. My guess is that problem came with some watchOS update. Question is if there is something wrong with speaker itself and I should claim watch in Store or what to do. I can wait for next OS update and if this will not help then claim in Store..

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Apple Watch Series 10, watchOS 11

Posted on Jan 21, 2025 3:15 AM

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Ingo2711

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Jan 21, 2025 4:16 AM in response to Jennydrums

Did you already try to clean the speaker?

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3 .Wipe your Apple Watch clean with a nonabrasive, lint-free cloth. If necessary, lightly dampen the cloth with fresh water. If your Apple Watch has substances or debris visible in places such as the speaker ports, you can hold your Apple Watch under lightly running, warm, fresh water until it's clean. Soaps and other cleaning products shouldn’t be used. With Apple Watch Series 10, you can use a soft bristle brush to remove debris from the speaker ports.

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copied from: How to clean your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Jennydrums Author

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Jan 29, 2025 5:17 AM in response to Ingo2711

Oh my god.. I just noticed that I did not post reply right after you replied me... :) Here is what I already had written:

"No I did not. But I did it now and it helped a lot! Thanks for this advice :)

This didn't come to my mind - to clean watch... I used to have AW 4 since they were introduced and during the years I haven't faced issue with volume. But yeah, it make sense - speaker port is totally different on Series 10 compared to Series 4"

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Ingo2711

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Feb 22, 2025 3:13 AM in response to Clmattox

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3 .Wipe your Apple Watch clean with a nonabrasive, lint-free cloth. If necessary, lightly dampen the cloth with fresh water. If your Apple Watch has substances or debris visible in places such as the speaker ports, you can hold your Apple Watch under lightly running, warm, fresh water until it's clean. Soaps and other cleaning products shouldn’t be used. With Apple Watch Series 10, you can use a soft bristle brush to remove debris from the speaker ports.

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copied from: How to clean your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Jennydrums Author

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Jan 29, 2025 5:22 AM in response to F3nya

Try to clean watch as Ingo2711 replies. This really helped. You are right, speaker is not much loud by default but different construction of speaker vent causes that it makes dirty/filled by sweat and skin

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Mar 17, 2025 11:32 PM in response to F3nya

Hi, what about RMA? I have same issue, looks like SW bug or broken piece.

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F3nya

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Jan 28, 2025 1:23 PM in response to Jennydrums

Hey Jennydrums, I started having the exact same problem with my S10 watch recently, it was fine before that, I mean sure, the speaker was never loud, but it was totally possible to speak to someone in a quier environment, using the watch. Now I can barely hear someone speaking. Going to try to RMA them.

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Clmattox

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Feb 22, 2025 12:49 AM in response to Jennydrums

How and what did you use to clean your watch? Having the same problem!

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Apple Watch Series 10 speaker volume too low for calls and music

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