Apple Watch Series 10 may have a defective speaker issue, some users report – 9to5Mac
The Apple Watch Series 10 launched in September as Apple’s latest flagship model, and there’s a lot to love about it. Since then, however, a growing number of reports have highlighted a potential hardware issue with some units that affects the built-in speaker. Here’s what you should know.As outlined by various Reddit and Apple Support threads, some Apple Watch Series 10 users have discovered they have a defective speaker.Affected users say that they will set their Apple Watch to max volume and can still barely hear what’s coming from the built-in speaker.In some cases, the issue seems to have come on gradually—their Series 10 speaker started off fine, but degraded over time. Others, however, seem to have had issues right from the start.The speaker issue affects volume across all Watch functions, such as playing music or podcasts, making phone calls, and more.You can find reports on Apple’s Support Community here and here, plus in various Reddit posts. For example, this Apple Support thread includes the following replies to the original poster:Apple has not yet officially acknowledged a hardware issue with the Apple Watch Series 10. But we’ll keep you posted on any further developments in this space.Have you had issues with your Apple Watch Series 10’s speaker? Let us know in the comments.FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news:Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.Manage push notifications
