Siri not Talking on Series 3?

[mxdemian1]

Hey guys,

I'm not sure if anyone has tried this, but I can't seem to get Siri to speak on the Series 3 watch. I thought this was an advertised feature of the watch? I have checked and I do have sounds turned on and silent mode off. My mickey watch face also doesn't speak to me...

 

[sam3020]

It took a bit for me to get this to work. It has to be downloaded. I found I had to change my Siri voice from male to female. It then downloaded this voice and then downloaded it to the watch. If you go to settings and Siri on the watch it will tell you it needs downloading. Try the above and should work

 

[TofSanity]

Mine is working as advertised. I have only tried when using the Siri face. Haven’t tried on any other face.

 

[mxdemian1]

It took a bit for me to get this to work. It has to be downloaded. I found I had to change my Siri voice from male to female. It then downloaded this voice and then downloaded it to the watch. If you go to settings and Siri on the watch it will tell you it needs downloading. Try the above and should work

Oh okay thanks! Let me try that.

 

[billcoff]

Oh okay thanks! Let me try that.

Siri and Mickey Mouse didn't speak at first. I have British Female selected on my iPhone. i left my AW3 on the charger overnight. This morning I asked Siri the time. She said "It's 5:30 AM. You woke me up, Bill." I tapped on Mickey. He said "It's 5:30. Ha, ha, ha."

 

[profets]

Related question - is it possible to silence Siri? I was hoping that when I have the watch sent to silent that Siri would also be silent. I've searched but can't find a setting to control Siri's volume at all.

Love hearing Siri speak, but wish we could lower it's volume and also have it silent at times.

 

[billcoff]

No volume control, but try Settings on the Watch: General:Siri:Voice Feedback: Always On, Control With Silent Mode, Headphones Only.

 

[roberthodgson]

Apple Watch 3 very low volume even on max is this a bug or due to water prof speakers

 

[edhchoe]

When I ask Siri about the weather, it shows the weather info on the screen instead of stating the temperature like the phone. The watch Siri speaks but does not explain the weather. I wish it did, so I would not have to look at it.

 

[Brookzy]

Apple Watch 3 very low volume even on max is this a bug or due to water prof speakers

Same here. Voice (e.g. Siri and calls) is very quiet but the tone when dialling numbers on the keypad is loud. So the speaker doesn’t seem to be defective... software issue?

There is certainly no prospect of using the Watch for a call anywhere except a quiet room for me.

 

[hlfway2anywhere]

You need to leave your watch on its charger for a bit. As mentioned earlier, it needs to be downloaded.

 

[profets]

No volume control, but try Settings on the Watch: General:Siri:Voice Feedback: Always On, Control With Silent Mode, Headphones Only.

Amazing, thank you! I was digging through the settings, can't believe I missed that.

 

[SadChief]

Amazing, thank you! I was digging through the settings, can't believe I missed that.

Edit: Deleted.

 

[Rayfire]

Choose when Siri speaks
On Apple Watch Series 3, you can choose when Siri speaks:

1. On your Apple Watch, tap Settings > General > Siri.
2. Choose an option: Always On, Control with Silent Mode, or Headphones Only.

Siri speaks using the selected voice on your iPhone. If Siri doesn't speak, your Apple Watch needs to download the voice. The download happens when you’re on Wi-Fi and your Apple Watch is charging. This can take a while, so you might need to do this overnight.

Source: Apple Support

 

[44267547]

Same here. Voice (e.g. Siri and calls) is very quiet but the tone when dialling numbers on the keypad is loud. So the speaker doesn’t seem to be defective... software issue?

There is certainly no prospect of using the Watch for a call anywhere except a quiet room for me.

Something else you can do, is if it continues to be an issue or known throughout other threads, it can be reported to Apple and hopefully they resolve it with a software patch later on.

 

[XianNewman]

Hey guys,

I'm not sure if anyone has tried this, but I can't seem to get Siri to speak on the Series 3 watch. I thought this was an advertised feature of the watch? I have checked and I do have sounds turned on and silent mode off. My mickey watch face also doesn't speak to me...

On a few occasions, Siri has spoken, but very softly (barely audible). A power cycle fixed it both times. Bug?

 

[coolbreeze2]

Choose when Siri speaks
On Apple Watch Series 3, you can choose when Siri speaks:

1. On your Apple Watch, tap Settings > General > Siri.
2. Choose an option: Always On, Control with Silent Mode, or Headphones Only.

Siri speaks using the selected voice on your iPhone. If Siri doesn't speak, your Apple Watch needs to download the voice. The download happens when you’re on Wi-Fi and your Apple Watch is charging. This can take a while, so you might need to do this overnight.

Source: Apple Support

When I tap Settings > General > Siri, I don't get the options you are mentioning. Here is a screenshot. Why am I not getting the options? Also I don't see where I choose a voice for Siri. Please help.

 

[Rayfire]

When I tap Settings > General > Siri, I don't get the options you are mentioning. Here is a screenshot. Why am I not getting the options? Also I don't see where I choose a voice for Siri. Please help.

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On the post you quoted, the bolded part - it needs to download Siri first. Make sure your iPhone and Apple Watch are paired and charging, while connected to your wifi. This should start the download process for your AW.

 

[coolbreeze2]

On the post you quoted, the bolded part - it needs to download Siri first. Make sure your iPhone and Apple Watch are paired and charging, while connected to your wifi. This should start the download process for your AW.

Ok other than making sure both phone and watch are on WiFi and the watch is on its charger, I don’t need to do anything else to have Siri download? I don’t need to somehow initiate the download ?

 

[Rayfire]

Ok other than making sure both phone and watch are on WiFi and the watch is on its charger, I don’t need to do anything else to have Siri download? I don’t need to somehow initiate the download ?

None, it does it automatically. Mine only took like an hour, not overnight; then the options showed up and my AW started to have voice feedback.

 

[dave006]

Ok other than making sure both phone and watch are on WiFi and the watch is on its charger, I don’t need to do anything else to have Siri download? I don’t need to somehow initiate the download ?

Just to clarify. There has to be an active Bluetooth connection between your iPhone and Watch. Just like for syncing Music or syncing new Wi-Fi Networks.

Dave

 

[coolbreeze2]

Just to clarify. There has to be an active Bluetooth connection between your iPhone and Watch. Just like for syncing Music or syncing new Wi-Fi Networks.

Dave

The phone and watch are on Wifi and the phone and watch are connected to each other via bluetooth. They both are also connected to chargers even though they both are already 100% charged. I'm just waiting to see the options appear. I've got my fingers crossed.

 

[Rayfire]

The phone and watch are on Wifi and the phone and watch are connected to each other via bluetooth. They both are also connected to chargers even though they both are already 100% charged. I'm just waiting to see the options appear. I've got my fingers crossed.

Take a break, it will show up eventually. Or like what Apple suggested, it will do it overnight.

 

[dave006]

The phone and watch are on Wifi and the phone and watch are connected to each other via bluetooth. They both are also connected to chargers even though they both are already 100% charged. I'm just waiting to see the options appear. I've got my fingers crossed.

I re-read your earlier post. So just to be clear that you have Siri setup first on your iPhone. The voice: Male or Femail and language: list are downloaded to to iPhone first and then downloaded to your watch. As reported earlier in the thread: if you switch voice / language Siri selection on your iPhone forces a download to be scheduled for you iPhone.

Setting Up Siri for Watch:

Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Go to the Siri & Search setting. Tap the Press Home for Siri slider to enable Siri for iPhone and Apple Watch. Tap on Siri Voice. Select the voice that appeals

Note: Both your iPhone and Watch will share the same Siri voice / language selection

Dave

 

[coolbreeze2]

I re-read your earlier post. So just to be clear that you have Siri setup first on your iPhone. The voice: Male or Femail and language: list are downloaded to to iPhone first and then downloaded to your watch. As reported earlier in the thread: if you switch voice / language Siri selection on your iPhone forces a download to be scheduled for you iPhone.

Setting Up Siri for Watch:

Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Go to the Siri & Search setting. Tap the Press Home for Siri slider to enable Siri for iPhone and Apple Watch. Tap on Siri Voice. Select the voice that appeals

Note: Both your iPhone and Watch will share the same Siri voice / language selection

Dave

Yes last night I had completed all that you mentioned and ensured bluetooth and wifi setup was correct before going to bed. This morning the options were still not present; therefore, I called Apple technical support. The technician walked me through the same checkpoints as listed in this thread (great job forum contributors!) . The technician also had me check all settings on both watch and phone. We still could not get the options to show to allow Siri to talk. So, my Siri still isn't talking. A bug report was submitted and now I must wait, unless we can identify a resolution on this forum.