User level: Level 4 (2,112 points)Apple Watch SE running watchOS 27 now but Siri fails when I ask it to start a timer. Rebooted it, still nothing.
Posted on Sep 18, 2026 9:19 PM
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)Sep 21, 2026 8:55 AM in response to rom.ph
Some other people have reported this issue. Two suggestions. First, try disabling Siri and re-enabling. That has worked for some people. If that doesn't work, unpair and re-pair the watch.
User level: Level 1 (9 points)Sep 27, 2026 2:27 PM in response to IdrisSeabright
Thanks Idris. Unpairing and re-pairing the Watch fixed the problem! Appreciate your help.
User level: Level 1 (9 points)Sep 20, 2026 3:19 AM in response to ckuan
I have the same situation, Watch 10 + iPhone 17. On the old Siri I could ask the watch to "set a timer for 10 minutes" or just say "10 minutes " and the watch timer would start.
On the new Siri, I tells me it can't do it because there isn't a CLOCK app. I tell it there is a TIMER app and it agrees and says I can say "set a timer for 10 minutes". Or input manually. When I pointed it the conflict in what it told me it said there was a technical issue.
I think Siri thinks it has to use the CLOCK app as on the iPhone, and hasn't learnt about the watch.
User level: Level 10 (122,944 points)Sep 18, 2026 9:37 PM in response to rom.ph
FYI, Watch SE with watchOS 27 does not have Siri AI
Device requirements:
Apple Watch Series 9 or later, Apple Watch Ultra 2 or later, and Apple Watch SE 3 when paired with an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone; some features require iPhone nearby.
Siri: Ask Siri something like, “Set a timer for 20 minutes.” See Use Siri for your daily routine.
User level: Level 4 (2,112 points)Sep 19, 2026 4:15 PM in response to ckuan
ckuan wrote:
Did you tap the top of the screen before you made a Siri request?
Not sure what you are referring to - invoking Siri brings up the new Siri (there is no old Siri), regardless of whether I trigger it via voice, Digital Crown or the icon. Tapping "the top of the screen" does nothing. :(
User level: Level 4 (2,112 points)Sep 18, 2026 9:46 PM in response to ckuan
I know Siri AI is not on the SE. :) (How do you address Siri AI to start a timer, is it different from saying "Hey Siri/Siri"?)
"Set timer for 2 minutes" fails. :(
User level: Level 10 (122,944 points)Sep 18, 2026 9:52 PM in response to rom.ph
Did you tap the top of the screen before you made a Siri request?
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)Sep 28, 2026 8:10 AM in response to Plum Duff
Plum Duff wrote:
Thanks Idris. Unpairing and re-pairing the Watch fixed the problem! Appreciate your help.
Glad to hear it!
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256360199