Apple Watch Speaker Not Working Properly? Apple Says to Try These Fixes

Is your Apple Watch speaker’s audio “crackling, distorted, muffled, or intermittent?” You may be able to fix the issue by following the steps outlined in a new Apple support document.

The potential solutions listed in the support document include:

• Updating your Apple Watch to the latest watchOS version
• Restarting the Apple Watch
• Un-pairing and re-pairing the Apple Watch to an iPhone
• Checking whether Silent Mode or Do Not Disturb is turned on
• Cleaning the Apple Watch’s microphone and speaker, and drying the Apple Watch with a microfiber cloth to ensure there is no water in the microphone and speaker areas

A few days ago, it was reported that Apple Watch Series 10 owners were reporting speaker issues, including quiet or muffled audio after extended use of the device. The document may have been published in response to the issue, but Apple did not specifically mention the reports in the support document.

Apple may have released the document as a temporary solution while it investigates the matter. We will likely see a fix in a future watchOS update if the issue is software related, or a free repair program if the issue is hardware based.

Stay tuned for further developments.