Microphone on my Apple Watch Series 5 doesn't work

I received my sister's used Apple Watch Series 5, everything is fine except that the microphone doesn't work, in fact I discovered that to make myself heard I literally have to scream into the mic hole, recording only useless noises, I have already tried to do all the steps described in the various threads on how to clean it but there is no way. asking my sister she confirmed that the mic has always worked even if she hadn't used the watch for months


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Apple Watch Series 5, watchOS 10

Posted on Mar 20, 2025 10:32 AM

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Posted on Mar 20, 2025 10:54 AM

Did you also enable the Water Lock, and then hold the microphone opening of your Apple Watch under lightly running, warm, fresh water? After that press the Digital Crown to let the Water Lock expel the water from the openings and test the microphone again. You might have to do that a couple of times.

How to clean your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Mar 20, 2025 10:54 AM in response to Mottakuu

Did you also enable the Water Lock, and then hold the microphone opening of your Apple Watch under lightly running, warm, fresh water? After that press the Digital Crown to let the Water Lock expel the water from the openings and test the microphone again. You might have to do that a couple of times.

How to clean your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Microphone on my Apple Watch Series 5 doesn't work

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