With Personal Voice, you can create a synthesized voice that sounds like your own to communicate with family and friends. Use your Personal Voice to type to speak in FaceTime and phone calls, assistive communication apps, and in-person conversations. After setting up Personal Voice on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you can choose to use that voice with Live Speech on your AppleWatch. (Available in select languages.)
To use your Personal Voice on AppleWatch:
Open the Settings app on your AppleWatch.
Go to Accessibility> Live Speech.
Tap English (US), then choose your Personal Voice.
Important: You may only use Personal Voice to create a voice on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac that sounds like you using your own personal voice for your personal, noncommercial use.
FAQs
Triple-click the Digital Crown. (If you have an Accessibility Shortcut set up, tap Live Speech). Enter the text that you want spoken aloud, then tap Send.
How to use text to speech on Apple Watch? ›
Triple-click the Digital Crown. (If you have an Accessibility Shortcut set up, tap Live Speech). Enter the text that you want spoken aloud, then tap Send.
How do I use Apple Live Speech? ›
With Live Speech on iPhone, you can type and have your words spoken in person, on Phone and FaceTime calls, and in assistive communication apps using any of dozens of voices, including your Personal Voice. (Available in select languages.) Go to Settings > Accessibility > Live Speech, then turn on Live Speech.
How to type with keyboard on Apple Watch? ›
Use the QWERTY and QuickPath keyboard: (On supported models only, not available in all languages) Tap characters to enter them or use the QuickPath keyboard to slide from one letter to the next without lifting your finger. To end a word, lift your finger. Suggested words appear as you type.
How do I turn on live speech on my Apple Watch? ›
Set up Live Speech
Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch Ultra. Go to Accessibility > Live Speech, then turn on Live Speech.
How do I use Apple Watch to raise to speak? ›
How to use Siri. To make a Siri request, do any of the following: Raise your wrist and speak into your Apple Watch. To turn off the Raise To Speak feature, open the Settings app on your Apple Watch, tap Siri, then turn off Raise to Speak.
What is life speech on an Apple Watch? ›
With Live Speech, you can type what you want to say and have it spoken out loud in FaceTime and phone calls, in supported assistive communication apps, or from your device's speakers for in-person conversations.
How do I use Apple speech to text? ›
Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, turn on Enable Dictation, then choose a dictation shortcut. To insert text by dictating, tap to place the insertion point, then press the dictation shortcut key twice. To use Magic Keyboard again, quickly press the dictation shortcut key twice.
Why can't I talk to text on my Apple Watch? ›
Remove any obstructions to your microphone. A case or screen protector blocking the microphone port on your Apple Watch could distort your voice and make it difficult for the speech-to-text engine to understand what you're saying. Remove anything which could be obstructing the microphone, and then try again.
Can you type messages on an Apple Watch? ›
If you don't see the keyboard, swipe up from the bottom, then tap the Keyboard button. Use Scribble: Use your finger to write your message. To edit your message, turn the Digital Crown to move the cursor into position, then make your edit.
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Open the Phone app on your Apple Watch. Tap Contacts, then turn the Digital Crown to scroll. Tap the contact you want to call, then tap the phone button. Tap FaceTime Audio to start a FaceTime audio call, or tap a phone number.
Can you text on an Apple Watch without a phone? ›
With a Wi-Fi or cellular connection, your Apple Watch can do the following things, even if your iPhone isn't with you. Make and answer phone calls. Send and receive messages. Use Siri to get directions, send iMessages, and more.
How to reply to text on Apple Watch? ›
Reply to messages on Apple Watch
- In a Messages conversation, double-tap a specific message to reply to, then tap Reply.
- Create your response, then tap Send. Only the person you reply to sees the message.
Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch. Go to Accessibility > VoiceOver, then turn on VoiceOver. To turn VoiceOver off, double-tap the VoiceOver button. Siri: “Turn VoiceOver on” or “Turn VoiceOver off.”
How do I get talk to text back on my Apple Watch? ›
Enable Dictation : Check if dictation is enabled on your Apple Watch and iPhone. On your iPhone, go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Enable Dictation. On your Apple Watch, go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Enable Dictation.
How do I get Apple text to speech? ›
Have iPhone speak onscreen text. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content. Turn on any of the following: Speak Selection: Have iPhone speak the text you select.
How do I turn on speech to text on Apple? ›
Turn on Dictation
- Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
- Turn on Enable Dictation. If a prompt appears, tap Enable Dictation.
