Unable to fix crackling sound issues on Apple Watch Series 10

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Unable to fix crackling sound issues on Apple Watch Series 10

I got my Apple Watch 10 for Christmas 12/25/24. After a few weeks I noticed my sound through the speakers sounded muffled. Then my notifications were barely noticeable despite having all volume controls at max and sound crackly.

I took it in yesterday 03/04/25 and they ran diagnostics on it and said it was fine. I found an article today from idownloadblog (it won’t let me post the link) and others are having the same issue after a few weeks. I made another appointment today to see what they are going to do about it.

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Apple Watch Series 10

Posted on Mar 5, 2025 1:04 PM

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Ingo2711

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Mar 6, 2025 12:35 AM in response to Ham1120

Did you already try this?

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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

Other series 10 users also enabled/disabled the Water Lock a couple of times after cleaning the watch with warm water, in addition to the brush.

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Unable to fix crackling sound issues on Apple Watch Series 10

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