watchOS 3 Mickey tap to speak

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watchOS 3 Mickey tap to speak

I have updated my phone and my watch to iOS 10 and watchOS 3, respectively. I have all sounds turned on and the "tap to read time" feature for the Mickey and Minnie watch faces turned ON. I cannot get either watch face to recite the time when pressed. I've single tapped, double tapped, and force touched. Anyone else having this problem, and whar might a solution be?

Apple Watch, watchOS 3

Posted on Sep 13, 2016 7:19 PM

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Answer 1

Shuntaye

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Nov 23, 2017 8:00 AM in response to Jonathan UK

Thank you. It worked!

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Answer 2

AppleJoe

Community Manager

Sep 14, 2016 4:08 PM in response to Fenway15

Greetings Fenway15,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

I see that you have updated your iPhone and Apple Watch software to the latest versions, and the tap to speak time feature isn't working on the Mickey and Minnie Mouse watch faces. I can understand how it is concerning to not have this speak feature working. Let's see how I can help.

Please toggle this feature off and on again by going to the Watch app > Sounds & Haptics > Tap to Speak Time. Then, please use the following article to give your Apple Watch a fresh restart, and then try this feature again on both watch faces:
Restart your Apple Watch

All the best.

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Answer 3

Bbygurl7

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Sep 14, 2016 7:14 PM in response to AppleJoe

im having the same exact problem

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Answer 4

Sep 15, 2016 4:44 AM in response to AppleJoe

Hi,

In Portuguese, Mickey is saying it's midnight when it's actually noon 🙂

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léonie

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Sep 15, 2016 5:18 AM in response to Fenway15

In this discussion: Re: Unable to get Mickey/Minnie to speak the time - Watch OS 3

F1FTY01F1FTYposted this solution: Update:

I contacted Apple Support and Brady instructed me to Un-pair my Watch from my iPhone and then Re-pair. Once I did that Mickey/Minnie begain to speak, pretty cool feature.

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Answer 6

Dec 20, 2016 10:45 PM in response to Fenway15

toggle this feature off and on again by going to the Watch app > Sounds & Haptics > Tap to Speak Time. Then, give your Apple Watch a fresh restart, and then try this feature again on both watch faces:

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Answer 7

Jonathan UK

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Dec 21, 2016 2:27 AM in response to Fenway15

Hi

To use the Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse watch faces with their Tap to Speak Time feature, follow these steps:

Select the Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse watch face:
https://help.apple.com/watch/#/apdb0c5fb937
Check that Tap to Speak Time is enabled:
On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch > Sounds & Haptics - turn on Tap to Speak Time.
When viewing the time on your watch, swipe up on the display to open Control Centre.
Check that Silent Mode is not enabled:
- If the Silent Mode button (crossed out bell icon) is grey / dim, it is turned off.
- Change the audio and notification settings on your Apple Watch - Apple Support
Ensure that your watch has access to Wi-Fi:
- Check that your watch is connected to your iPhone via Bluetooth (Connected + green phone icon) and that your iPhone is connected to Wi-Fi.
- Or, if your iPhone is not currently connected via Bluetooth, check that your watch has connected to a trusted Wi-Fi network as a fallback (Connected + green cloud icon).
- About Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on Apple Watch - Apple Support
Place your watch on the charger, connected to power.
Wait for around 15 minutes (it may take significantly longer) for the voices to download to your watch.
Test by waking the screen and then tapping the watch face.

More information:

Hear Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse speak the time - Apple Support

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