Also, that’s an awful lot of swiping to the right. The whole point of being able to message from your watch is that it be quick, convenient, and easy. By the time I do all that I might as well just get my phone out and message from my phone. Cheers, Donna
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 16, 2021, at 1:44 PM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: > > Hey, Brad, > > I have no idea how you figured that out. Once I press the dictate button, > VoiceOver completely goes silent. So I had no knowledge that I was expected > to swipe all the way to the right and then tap again. I don’t even know what > the button is that’s all the way to the right. Maybe it’s not a disaster, but > I definitely think Apple could’ve done a better job of making this version of > messages on the watch accessible. > Cheers, > Donna > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 16, 2021, at 1:23 PM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net> wrote: >> >> I do not find that the messaging app is a disaster at all. It has just >> changed. You must first navigate to the message edit field, and do a one >> finger double tap to activate it. Once activated, then swipe to the >> dictation button and dictate as in the past. Once finished dictating, you >> should swipe right until you cannot swipe right anymore, then do a one >> finger double tap to complete the dictation process. you will then find your >> dictated message in the message edit field, where you can edit the dictated >> message or add emojis to it if you wish. once you have finished and are >> ready to send your message, swipe less to the send button, then double tap >> to send your message. >> That's it. >> >> HTH. >> >> - Brad - >> >> On Oct 16, 2021, at 13:07, Anders Holmberg <aholmberg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Donna! >> Oh Yeah this is an annoying issue I have. >> There seems to be a text field also that you can type in. >> But yes the messages and also messenger apps are a disaster. >> /A >> >>>> 16 okt. 2021 kl. 14:56 skrev 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Ever since upgrading to WatchOS 8, I am unable to dictate messages. 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