Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
In a 2022 memo relayed by MacRumors, Apple said that restarting an Apple Watch may temporarily fix a microphone bug that stopped Siri, Dictation and voice memos from hearing the wearer, and that the problem is not hardware related.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Apple says that restarting the Apple Watch may temporarily fix the problem and indicates the problem is not hardware related.”
Apple acknowledges Apple Watch Series 8 and Ultra microphone issues, Mactrast, Mactrast, 2022, Article body, paragraph on Apple's memo.
Open the original- What it measures
- The bug affected Apple Watch Series 8 and Ultra. The news report says the bug also stopped Siri, Dictation and voice memos, and that the Noise app showed a Measurement Suspended error.
- What it does not show
- This is a 2022 bug on specific models. The report relays the memo through MacRumors, and we did not find a confirmed fix. Do not read it as a current Apple statement about your watch.