Apple Watch Ultra Series 8 Facing Microphone Issues

When using Siri and placing calls, the microphone becomes unresponsive.

The related app stops functioning completely due to microphone issues.

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Apple is working on a fix after acknowledging the problems.

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The problem could be temporarily fixed by restarting the wearable.

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In the next days, watchOS 9.1 update may include the fix.

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