User level: Level 1 (10 points)'Speech to Text' function on Apple Watch stopped working with applewatchos 26, started working again with a later update, but no longer works again with os27. I have an Apple Watch Ultra 3.
Posted on Oct 24, 2026 11:34 PM
User level: Level 1 (108 points)Oct 24, 2026 11:53 PM in response to Mikawa-J
Sometimes, software updates can turn off default features like this. To check if the feature is still on go to watch app> general> enable dictation and make sure it is toggled on. If it is on and still not working, then the next best thing is to restart both devices, this reboots the system. To restart watch, press and hold the side button until a menu appears, then slide the slider that says power off. Then wait and then press and hold the Digital Crown for it to turn back on. On your iPhone, press and hold the volume up and power button until the same menu appears, then slide the slider, and press and hold the power button for it to turn back on. If this does not work, your best option is to wait for a future update like watchOS 27.1 which is a minor update, but will most likely fix these issues. I hope this helps 👍
User level: Level 1 (10 points)Oct 28, 2026 3:07 PM in response to Mikawa-J
Thank iOSRay_27 for your reply. I checked, the dictation settings, turned both devices on and off, and also toggled from US English to another English and back again as I was told by Apple Support (this process did fix the problem once before), but none of this fixed it. I also se the region to the US even though I do not live there. I have also just updated to 27.2 and tried all these steps again and it still does not work. As before, dictation works great in Japanese. This really needs to be fixed once and for all.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256382489