Dictation & Scribble missing on Apple Watch

Dictation & Scribble are missing on my Apple Watch Series 3 in Messages when chatting with an Apple user.


But when I am chatting with a non-Apple user the options are available.


Other people with Apple Watches that I know do not have that problem.

I have tried restarting my watch, but the issue remains.

Why is that?

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 6

Posted on Dec 19, 2019 4:23 AM

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Posted on Dec 19, 2019 4:57 AM

What language are you communicating in?


Scribe is not available in all languages.


There is little info in the OS6 manual, https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/watch/apd92a90f882/watchos


Scribble a message: Tap , then

write your message. As you write, turn the Digital Crown to see

predictive text options, then tap one to choose it. Tap Send to send the

message.

Note: Scribble is not available in all languages.



but here is a post from 2 years ago.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7665246?answerId=30639566022#30639566022



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Dec 19, 2019 4:57 AM in response to yogo290

What language are you communicating in?


Scribe is not available in all languages.


There is little info in the OS6 manual, https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/watch/apd92a90f882/watchos


Scribble a message: Tap , then

write your message. As you write, turn the Digital Crown to see

predictive text options, then tap one to choose it. Tap Send to send the

message.

Note: Scribble is not available in all languages.



but here is a post from 2 years ago.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7665246?answerId=30639566022#30639566022



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Dec 19, 2019 11:46 AM in response to Randy-12

I have set my watch and iPhone in English & the region in Germany.

As I mentioned earlier people I know also have their watches set in Germany as region & have dictation & scribble, so me not having it is odd.

I am even using a couple of German apps which support dictation and scribble in German.

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