Hear Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse tell you the time

If you set Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse as your watch face, you can tap the screen to hear them tell you the time.

Set your watch face

You can change your watch face from your Apple Watch or iPhone.

On your iPhone, open the Apple Watch app, tap the Face Gallery tab, choose Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse, then tap Add.

If you want to customise the watch face, firmly press the screen of your Apple Watch.

Face Gallery showing Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse options.

Check Silent Mode

To open Control Centre, press the side button (for watchOS 9 or earlier, touch and hold the bottom of the screen, then swipe up).

Then make sure that Silent Mode is off. If it's on, tap to turn it off. When Silent Mode is off, the icon will be grey or dim.

In the next step, you can find out how to get Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse to tell you the time even when Silent Mode is on.

Control Centre on Apple Watch showing Silent Mode.

Check the settings on your iPhone

Open the Apple Watch app, tap the My Watch tab, then tap Clock.

Make sure Speak Time is on. Select Always Speak if you want Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse to tell you the time even if your watch is in Silent Mode.

You can also do this directly on your watch. Open Settings, then tap Clock.

Apple Watch Clock settings on iPhone.

Hear the time

On your Apple Watch, tap Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse with one finger to hear them tell you the time. If you have Apple Watch Series 5 and later, including Apple Watch Ultra and later, and you use Always On*, tap twice when your display is dimmed.

*Apple Watch SE does not support Always On.

With Speak Time turned on, you can also hear the time by holding two fingers on any watch face.

Minnie Mouse in a red polka dot skirt.

If Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse don't speak

You may need to download their voices:

  1. Connect your Apple Watch to a trusted Wi-Fi network, then place your Apple Watch on its charger.

  2. Wait for about 15 minutes, then tap the screen again.

If you still don’t hear their voices, remove the watch face, then add it again:

  1. On your Apple Watch, tap and hold the display.

  2. Swipe up on the Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse watch face, then tap Remove.

  3. Swipe left until you see the add buttonadd button, then tap it.

  4. Turn the Digital Crown, then tap Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse to add the face back.

  5. Tap the screen to try to hear the time.

If you still need help, contact Apple Support.

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