So how bad is this microphone issue on the series 8?

[ssledoux]

I was planning to go ahead and get a series 8 when I get back in town tomorrow, if I can ever truly decide between getting a 45mm aluminum, and a 41mm stainless.

Is this microphone issue widespread, and guaranteed, or is it safe to take my chances?

 

[Howard2k]

I have no issue and regularly use the Siri on the watch. It doesn’t seem that there are many posts about it. It’s not something I am worried about at all.

 

[D1G1TALR0B0T]

I have the Apple Watch Ultra and yesterday I had issues with Siri not being able to understand what I was saying.
A reboot of the watch seems to have fixed it so far.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I haven't experienced the problem on my Series 8.

 

[fraternihil]

I am experiencing this problem on my Series 8.

 

[flimpy]

I am having this issue. I tried setting-up the watch as new - did not help.
I tried hard reset - the microphone has started to work, but only for a few days... it's not working again.
This seems to be a software issue... failing to fix it for so long is just ridiculous.

 

[alee]

The good news: It behaves like a software issue (e.g. it appears that reboots can temporarily solve the issue). Nothing should stop you from buying it now - a software fix will permanently address the issue.

The bad news: That update could be anywhere from a few days away in a patch, or a few weeks away with WatchOS 9.1. If you rely heavily on the microphone, it could get frustrating.

 

[flimpy]

The bad news: That update could be anywhere from a few days away in a patch, or a few weeks away with WatchOS 9.1. If you rely heavily on the microphone, it could get frustrating.

Unless Apple will wait for a class action lawsuit to actually do something about it. Fixing this could take a lot more time then a few weeks.

 

[Fantasigraphic]

More of an issue with the software than the microphone part itself. Next update should fix the error it throws

 

[alee]

Unless Apple will wait for a class action lawsuit to actually do something about it. Fixing this could take a lot more time then a few weeks.

That’s pretty fatalistic and unlikely. Apple has had a pretty bad track record on new release software bugs, but they’re fixing them pretty quickly in general.

 

[papbot]

That’s pretty fatalistic and unlikely. Apple has had a pretty bad track record on new release software bugs, but they’re fixing them pretty quickly in general.

I think it was the iPhone 12, I had ordered the 12 Pro Max on the first day, and when I got it launching the camera just brought up a black screen. No way to use the camera. I found a fair number of posts but there was no way to determine how many were actually affected but it was being reported. I remember that xx.0.1 update fixed it. Wasn’t a good look especially for the much vaunted camera functions of the Pro versions. But it was resolved. Not that these issues aren’t aggravating but they are usually fixed fairly quickly.