The voice is not just hard to hear but impossible to hear because the watch will have waterlock turned on and Voiceover does not work in that context. I use my Apple Watch Ultra for swimming laps and even the Ultra which is louder than the regular Apple Watch is difficult to hear in a swimming ppool where there is usually some noise, echos and especially the water background noise. Even once I unlock the waterlock, it’s almost impossible to understand what Voiceover says and I usually step into the sauna which at our pool is just off the pool deck and where it is quieter. Alternatively you could try some sort of Bluetooth headset which is waterproof, this might make it easier to hear the watch when you remove the waterlock, but it won’t help while the waterlock is on. It’s too bad Apple does not set it up so that you get some sort of haptic feedback every 5 or 10 laps or something like that. I do also scuba dive, but have not been on a dive since I got my apple Watch so I haven’t used it for that purpose yet, but of course again during the actual dive you would not be able to get any information as a blind person.
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kevin Minor Sent: Saturday, October 4, 2025 9:21 PM To: 'Juan' via VIPhone <[email protected]> Subject: How does the Apple Watch Ultra sound when you're in fairly deep water? Hi. There’s a lot of differences between air and water, and one of those things is sound. I’ve never been in very deep water. The deepest I’ve been is in a swimming pool at 12 feet. I’m just curious how the watch handles this, because something tells me the voice might be hard to hear. I definitely could be wrong on that. Just curious Kevin and Lily the shrimpy lover -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CH0PR14MB5058224757EF89AE0706C824C3E2A%40CH0PR14MB5058.namprd14.prod.outlook.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CH0PR14MB5058224757EF89AE0706C824C3E2A%40CH0PR14MB5058.namprd14.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/BY5PR02MB6929F04DCA72FCB746B2E4BDC7E3A%40BY5PR02MB6929.namprd02.prod.outlook.com.
