I’ve had the problem with the first watch which came out and now again with the 3rd gen. It’s been like it for a while, never clears up. When I get round to it I’ll try repairing again and see if it works.
All the best Angie > On 3 Sep 2019, at 13:02, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi Mark, > > I'm guessing it was not the re-pairing that fixed the problem. > > This used to happen to me all the time on my series 1 watch after a work-out. > It seemed as though a little bit of moisture--sweat in my case--got inside > where the speaker is, muffling the sound. That happened to me fairly often, > and it would always correct in about fifteen minutes. I'm guessing that a > tiny bit of water got into your speaker when you were cleaning it, and by the > time you re-paired, it had dried out. > > Just my theory. > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Sep 2, 2019, at 11:28 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >> >> Hello All, >> >> As the following makes absolutely no sense to me or any of the Apple Techs >> with whom I discussed this matter, I will simply list what happened earlier >> today: >> >> 1. >> With Apple Watch powered off, ran tiny stream of water over device to clean. >> At the same time, a visiting friend, with an identical device, did same, >> using same water source. >> >> 2. >> Upon powering up Apple watch, speaker sound was muffled on my device but not >> on friend's device. Attempted to clear water from speaker using Water lock >> feature, no fewer than 15 times. No success. >> >> 3. >> Rebooted my device several times but speaker remained muffled. >> >> 4. >> Went to Apple Store Genius Barr where they heard muffled sound as compared >> to friend's device, with regard to VoiceOver. They, like I, checked every >> conceivable setting on the device and all was as it should have been. >> >> 5. >> Because I have Apple Care Plus on my Watch, for faster service, used onboard >> Apple Support app to begin replacement process, said process having Apple >> ship me a new device, overnight delivery, via FedEx. I began this process >> while at the genius Barr, using my beloved iPhone 8 Plus. >> >> 6. >> In order to begin the replacement process, I had to unpair my watch from my >> phone; then, the Apple tech could set up the shipping details and create the >> RMA log. >> >> 7. >> The final step in the process was to authorize Apple to put a hold on my >> credit card before they ship the new watch. Then, if I do not return the >> old watch after having received the new one, they can charge me for the new >> watch. I have 3 days to complete the final step in the replacement process. >> I decided to wait until I returned home before providing my payment info as >> I was not certain if they would accept Apple Pay or if I would have to enter >> my card info, directly. The people at the Genious Barr could not give me a >> definitive answer so I decided to wait until I was in a more secure and >> quiet location before proceeding. >> >> 8. >> On the way home, in the car, I decided to pair my current device back to my >> phone so that I could continue to use it, muffled as it was, while I waited >> for the new watch to arrive. >> >> 9. >> During the pairing process, the sound quality switched from muffled to >> normal. I heard it happen as I had VoiceOver enabled during the process. >> It was weird, to be totally honest. The sound simply returned to normal. I >> mean it was flawless. Mind you, the time between when the Apple genius >> heard the sound and the time in which it returned to normal could not have >> been longer than 15 minutes. After paring the watch, I ran it through a >> battery of sound tests, comparing it with my friend's watch, and they were >> virtually identical. >> >> 10. >> Back at home, I ran both my watch and my friend's watch under some water, >> just as I had done, earlier. This time, however, the sound on both watches >> was perfect. >> >> 11. >> Conducted more sound comparison tests and was satisfied that my watch is in >> good working order. >> >> 12. >> Called Apple Care to update them on the status of my watch and the >> representative documented the episode, thoroughly and we both agreed to >> leave the current RMA in place and allow it to expire on Thursday. This >> means that should I authorize Apple to place a hold on my card, then a new >> replacement watch will be overnighted to me; otherwise this particular RMA >> will expire. By the way, the process does accept payment via Apple Pay. >> >> Finally, as I stated at the outset, I have absolutely no idea why un-pairing >> and then, subsequently, re-pairing the watch to the phone should have made >> any difference in sound quality whatsoever, but, today, for whatever reason, >> it did. >> >> Mark >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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