Dictation language

I thnk the dictation language is determined by the iphone keyboard which is active. Any chance this is changing to English when you encounter this issue?

From the Watch documentation :

Send a preset reply.

If the preset replies aren’t in the language you want to use, you can change them by switching to the keyboard for that language in the same conversation in Messages on iPhone. Cancel your original reply on Apple Watch, then reply again to see the replies in the new language. If you don’t want to change keyboards, you can dictate and send an audio clip in the language of your choice.

Dictate text.

If you use more than one language and your dictation isn’t transcribed in the right language for a conversation, you can still send it as an audio clip. To change the dictation language, change the Siri language on iPhone in Settings > General > Siri, then start a new conversation.

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Nevertheless, when selecting a friend by the side button on the Watch, Siri was always using English whereas French was selected for Siri, and using Siri in the message app on the watch for other contacts was correctly in French.

I had removed my friend, and added her again and now Siri understands French for her messages.

Anyway this seems to be related to the keyboard used on the iPhone, even if Siri uses different languages without touching the iPhone. Is this related to the keyboard on iPhone when the friend is added to the watch?

Thibaut à Paris wrote:

Is this related to the keyboard on iPhone when the friend is added to the watch?

I think this may be the case, but can not verify it myself.

Thibaut à Paris wrote:

Is this related to the keyboard on iPhone when the friend is added to the watch?

No, in fact it is really the keyboard used in the Message app on the iPhone for this specific contact.

Solution if the language used for short answers and Siri is not the right one on the watch.

1. Lock the iPhone with the power button
2. On the lower left corner of the locked screen, swipe up the message icon => Message will open on the iPhone on the conversation with this specific person
3. Press the globe close to the space bar on the iPhone keyboard until you find the appropriate keyboard language for this person
4. Type one letter then erase it to validate the new keyboard choice on the iPhone
5. Back to the watch cancel the current screen, and start again your message. And voilà, problem solved!

Thibaut à Paris wrote:

No, in fact it is really the keyboard used in the Message app on the iPhone for this specific contact.

Thanks, useful info!