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Thierry de Villeneuve
User level: Level 1 (125 points)

Apple Watch Series 11 voice feedback for HR zones not working

Sorry to post again a call for help on a topic a few times presented here but with conversations closed.


-> Cycling Work out with custom heart rate zones.

-> Voice feedback turned on.

-> Apple Watch Series 11, WatchOS 16.6 (23U67).


==> I had my Watch say each heart rate zones transitions our loud. It was working great up until I made an adjustment to my custom heart rate zone. Now the watch is silent. I've changed no other settings.


What went wrong?


Thank you.

Thierry

Posted on Sep 23, 2026 3:48 AM

4 replies

poonam_kumawat
User level: Level 4 (1,080 points)

Sep 26, 2026 11:15 AM in response to Thierry de Villeneuve

Apple confirms that Voice Feedback is controlled under Settings -> Workout ->Voice Feedback, while custom heart-rate zones are configured separately under Settings -> Workout -> Heart Rate Zones. Apple also allows heart-rate alerts to be configured for individual workouts.

Try this:

  • Turn Voice Feedback off, restart the Watch, then turn it back on.
  • Open Workout -> Cycling -> … -> Alerts and check that your heart-rate alert is still configured.
  • Temporarily switch Heart Rate Zones back to Automatic, test a short ride, then switch back to Manual and re-enter your custom zones.


More Info: Apple Support — Start a workout on Apple Watch

Thierry de Villeneuve Author
User level: Level 1 (125 points)

Sep 28, 2026 7:26 AM in response to poonam_kumawat

Hello Thanks. I did all that already and this morning, I went for a new bike ride. I was happy as my watched said "Workout pause off", when I started pedaling ... then it went totally mute ... again !


Do you think that threatening that pesky Watch of a prompt encounter with a 10 pound sledgehammer could help?


(I'm a software developper ... and I hate when a piece of code doesn't behave as intended)


Cheers

Thierry

Thierry de Villeneuve Author
User level: Level 1 (125 points)

Oct 22, 2026 6:07 AM in response to Thierry de Villeneuve

It's still the same after the Watch OS 27 upgrade that I've done yesterday. Much frustrated!


I did filed in an issue on the Feedback page.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256363347