I Have updated to iOS watch 3 and neither the Mickey or Minney watch faces speak when tapped. I am not I silent mode, the volume alert volume is set for max., and the toggle is set for tap function. I have removed and reinstalled the faces and have unpaired and repaired my watch to my phone. I have restarted the watch several times.
Apple Watch, watchOS 3
OK, after trying many different suggestions, here’s what worked for me:
Unpairing and pairing did NOT work. Simply waiting 15 minutes did NOT work.
NOTE: I was connected to WiFi for all of the above AND below attempts.
1. I turned off the Auto Lock in settings so the phone would stay awake.
2. I opened “My Watch” on the phone, and deleted the Mickey watch face. (I had added only the Mickey)
3. I added BOTH Mickey AND Minnie faces to “My Watch” and left the phone on the “My Watch” screen for about 20 minutes.
Both Mickey and Minnie now speak the time audibly.
Try to pair and unpaid your watch from the paired iPhone.
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.
Hi
Another user has found that unpairing and re-pairing their watch has resolved the issue.
Although you have already tried this once, it may help to try it again:
Also try toggling the Tap to Speak Time setting.
Thanks for the info. The problem still exists though.
You're welcome.
In that case, I suggest that you contact Apple Support or make a Genius Bar reservation for assistance:
You can also submit feedback here:
This is what you have to do:
1) Make sure your phone is connected to WiFi (unfortunately this is the only way)
2) Go to the Watch App on your iPhone
3) Activate the Mickey watch face - make sure the "Tap to Speak Time" feature is turn on
4) Leave phone on with the Watch app for 15 mins
After a short wait, it should be working. I read somewhere that is how long it takes to download the speech and made it available on the watch.
Seems true because after I did the above it worked.
After an unsuccessful visit to the Apple Store, I returned home and did the following to fix my issue with Mickey or Minnie not talking when tapped:
Ensured my phone was on my wifi.
Unpaired the phone.
Hard reset both devices and swiped all apps on my phone.
Paired the Apple Watch again and used the "Restore from Backup" option. I restored to my first backup (the watch is brand new and only had two backups listed).
Even after the re-pairing, the tap to speak time issue was still not resolved. I went to the watch app on the phone. I selected the Mickey Mouse face. I then went to the "Sounds and Haptic" option in Settings. I set the toggle to"Prominent Haptic" and turned the volume all the way up. I turned the haptic strength slide all the way to the right.
I then went back to my watch and tapped on Mickey and it worked again!!! I then changed my haptic and volume settings back to where I usually have them. I am one happy camper. Got worried there for a minute. I hope this helps you!
IM so glad you posted this. I was having the same problem and it looks like all I needed to do was turn on prominent feedback and toggle the speak off and on again!
now it works and I can put my sound settings wherever I used to have them.
Thanks!!
First time an Apple product didn't do what they claimed! I just got my I watch and Mickey and Minnie are not giving the time... glad to see I'm not alone
To use the Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse watch faces with their Tap to Speak Time feature, follow these steps:
On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch > Sounds & Haptics - turn on Tap to Speak Time.
More information:
Hear Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse speak the time - Apple Support
Minnie or Mickey aren't speaking the time on my iPhone 6 when I tap they..it use to work .
Follow the same steps in my previous reply.
Jonathan UK....THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR POST ON HERE!!!!!!!!! I was having exactly the same problem. I tried everything and each time the feature would stop working, I'd just mess around with changing the face repeatedly, settings repeatedly, un-pairing then re-pairing repeatedly, completely resetting the phone AND watch repeatedly; absolutely nothing would work. When I tried what you posted, I finally had success!!!!!!!!! To all other individuals experiencing the same problem, refer to what this genius wrote and you WILL NOT have the problem again!!!!!!
I also called Apple Support and the specialist I spoke with couldn't come up with a single thing that worked. He escalated the issue to their engineering department and I was told I'll get an answer sometime in the next week....but who wants to wait that long for a possible solution?! Came on here, found Jonathan UK's post, and BOOM, success!
You're most welcome! 🙂
Mickey face not speaking when tapped
