Siri on Apple Watch has limited functionality

Hickeroar wrote:

Siri on Apple Watch is utterly broken now. I used to use it constantly to set timers and make reminders and it’s completely unable to do those things now. I

Have you tried unpairing and re-pairing it? That seems to have fixed the timer issue for some of the people who reported the issue. Also, make sure you're updated to watchOS 27.0.1.

Well, since it cannot read apple fitness workouts, cannot interact with emails, cannot look at the weather app... I'd say it fails completely on the first point where it says "Siri AI has broad world knowledge and understands your personal context..." - it seems to fail on that personal context. About the only thing that works on it right now is setting a timer - just like it did before Siri was handed AI. Siri works wonderfully on the phone - it's a massive upgrade. On the watch... seems to not do much more than Bixby did on back in 2017 on the Samsung watch.

I’m sure Apple would love to have your opinion on the subject: Product Feedback - Apple

Which Apple Watch and iPhone do you use, and to which region is your Apple Account registered?

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Note: Siri AI is available in beta on watchOS 27 or later on Apple Watch Series 9 and later, Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later, and Apple Watch SE 3 when paired with an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or iPhone 16 model or later with Siri and device language set to a supported language. Available in English to start. Siri AI will not initially be available in the EU on iOS and watchOS. Usage limits may apply.

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Not all features are available in all areas and on all models. For more information, see watchOS Feature Availability.

*Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, or Vietnamese. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. Some devices may not be available in all regions. Siri AI is available in beta in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27 and requires an Apple Intelligence–enabled device set to a supported language. Available in English to start. Siri AI will not be initially available in the EU on iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. Certain Apple Intelligence features that rely on server-side models are subject to daily usage limits, including but not limited to Siri AI, Intelligent Photo Editing Tools, Image Playground, and AFM 3 Cloud models in Shortcuts. Daily limits may vary by feature, request complexity, system demand, system policies, and other factors. Expanded access to such features will be available for a fee in the future. Use of these features is subject to the Apple Intelligence Terms and Conditions. Learn more at apple.com/apple-intelligence.

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copied from: What’s new in watchOS 27 - Apple Support

Apple Watch Series 12, Watch OS 27 (With the latest update to keep it from turning off at random times). So it isn't the watch hardware. This is Siri being close to useless on the watch (At least for me).

I'd argue that since Apple has been burned by things having to do with Apple Intelligence and Siri before... they might want to make sure something works as stated before rolling it out. And as noted above - it is not working as stated in their documentation as is.

And I would argue that you really need to look up the meaning of the word "beta".

It has not been "rolled out". It is available for testing. If it doesn't meet your needs in its current form, feel free to revert to Siri classic.

Please move on.

Siri on Apple Watch is utterly broken now. I used to use it constantly to set timers and make reminders and it’s completely unable to do those things now. It just thinks for ages and eventually fails. The worst part is that there’s currently no way to just turn off new Siri on my watch and go back to the old one. We’re stuck with a completely broken experience. It’s literally the only reason I use an Apple watch and I’m about to just kick it to the curb.

And your iPhone is an iPhone 15 Pro or newer, and Apple Intelligence is enabled?

iPhone 17 Pro updated to iOS 27. And Siri works wonderfully there.

Since Siri AI is out in Beta, there might still be limitations.

Are these described features working on your watch?

Get started with Siri AI on Apple Watch - Apple Support

What part of "Siri AI is still in beta" was unclear?

Uh, you can’t opt out of it. So it’s just broken.

Um... yes. you can.

Except you can’t. You can only opt out at an account level which affects all your devices. You cannot turn it off just on your watch.