Level 1 (10 points)

Raise to Speak for Siri not working on Apple Watch Ultra 4

Is anyone else having trouble with Raise to Speak for Siri on the Ultra 4? I’m running watchOS 27.2, and the feature isn’t working at all. I’ve checked all the relevant settings on both my watch and iPhone, and everything looks correct. I’ve also tried turning off Siri features on both devices, restarting them, then enabling Siri on my iPhone and retraining it to recognize my voice using the five-step prompts. After setting up Siri on the Ultra 4 again, Raise to Speak still doesn’t work. Siri responds when I use the Digital Crown or speak the voice commands, but not when I raise my wrist to talk.

Posted on Nov 3, 2026 7:37 AM

3 replies

tillu_code

Level 4 (2,112 points)

Nov 4, 2026 8:50 PM in response to TJM_SemperFi

Worth double checking a few things: Settings > Siri > Raise to Speak is on, Wrist Detection is on, and the watch isn't in Low Power Mode. It also helps to raise the watch close to your mouth and talk right away, rather than waiting.

Kirill-213

Level 1 (18 points)

Nov 3, 2026 8:12 AM in response to TJM_SemperFi

I have the same problem; it also doesn’t work when I raise my wrist. Also, the watch face with the “Siri module” theme: when you press the button on the Siri activation screen, it processes the request until you press the screen again… with the Digital Crown, everything works.

TJM_SemperFi Author

Level 1 (10 points)

Nov 5, 2026 6:07 AM in response to tillu_code

thank you for your reply, but like I stated in my original post, I have checked to make sure all relevant settings are correct yet. Siri does not activate on raising on my wrist, no matter how high speed of raising my wrist.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256388211