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Apple acknowledges Apple Watch Series 8 and Ultra microphone issues
Mactrast, Mactrast, 2022
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- An October 2022 news report that Apple acknowledged a microphone bug on Apple Watch Series 8 and Ultra. The bug stopped Siri, Dictation and voice memos from hearing the wearer, and the report relays a memo shared by MacRumors.
- How much weight it carries
- A news report that relays Apple's memo through MacRumors. We did not see the memo itself, the report is from 2022, and we did not find confirmation that a fix shipped. Treat it as a record of one bug, not a current status.
Facts taken from this source
- 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.
“Apple says that restarting the Apple Watch may temporarily fix the problem and indicates the problem is not hardware related.” (Article body, paragraph on Apple's memo)