Timer Not Working On Apple Watch: Siri Can’t Find The App
Timer not working on Apple Watch
Is the Timer not working on Apple Watch when you ask Siri to set it? Are you informed that ‘You don’t have the timer app installed’ error? You’re prompted to ‘Install Timer’ although the Timer software is definitely installed on your watchOS device?
Timer Not Working On Apple Watch
This can be a common glitch in watchOS 8. Lana reported it in our watchOS 8.6 review page:
“I’m getting : You don’t have Timer app installed, when asking Siri to set one. The app is obviously there and works if I try to set the timer manually.”
How To Fix Timer Not Working On Apple Watch
First, tap Install Timer and try again.
If Siri is still not able to start a Timer reboot your device and everything should get back to normal!
How To: You can use the force restart trick (press & hold Digital Crown + Side Button until Apple logo is displayed on the screen), or simply press&hold the Side Button until the Power Off screen comes up. Slide to Power Off and turn the Apple Watch back On.
Workaround For Timer Not Working
If you can’t afford to reboot the watch you can bypass Siri and set a timer manually:
- Click the Digital Crown.
- Tap the Timer icon.
- Set Timer.
Have you managed to fix the You don't have the Timer app installed error on Apple Watch? Did the above tips help? Do you have a better solution? Share it in the comments.
Related: How to quickly set Timer on iPhone and iPad.
I know this is a radical thought., but given the frequency of the problem, how about Apple taking a closer look and fixing the problem?
Let’s hope that watchOS 9 will come to the rescue.
Rebooting the watch didn’t work. I’m getting the same error when attempting to get Siri to set the timer.
Sorry to hear this. You’ll have to do it manually for now.
I’ve just encountered this error on Apple Watch series 8. Tried force restart once, and Siri completely stopped responding all together. Second try, Siri is responding but says no timer installed. What’s the point of having a virtual assistant if it refuses to do its job?
Try to restart both iPhone and AW. Does it help?
I powered off both phone and watch… Timer on watch restored once powered back on.
Thanks for confirming.
It’s mid-January 2023 and this is happening to me 🙁
Same here I rebooted an the same result
This happens after the software update
Thanks for sharing. watchOS 9.3 will be available on Monday. Let us know if it will help.
I have iOS 9.3 and it’s the first time it’s happened in a while. I’d get this error every now and the. In the past, but it would resolve itself and wouldn’t occur again for a while. Looks like a big they’ve moved to their legacy bugs files which are bugs they’ll never fix and is probably along list.
Sorry to hear this. Some Siri fixes will be implemented in iOS 16.3, which is due on Monday. Let us know if it will fix your Timer issue too. Thanks.
This doesn’t work. Tried it several times and keep getting the same message.
watchOS 9.3 will be released today. Please update and let us know if it helps.
This hasn’t been released yet on 23Jan. When can we expect this?
It’s usually released 10am California time. That’s evening in Europe.
Maybe a solution, it depends on the sentence order (at least in german).
This sentence did not work
stelle einen timer 5 minuten
set a timer 5 minutes
This works
stelle einen 5 minuten timer
set a 5 minute timer