Some Apple Watch Series 10 owners are reporting that the volume of their speakers is so low they can barely hear phone calls or music.

If the audio playing through your Apple Watch Series 10's speaker becomes harder to hear after repeated use, you are not alone. There are

An unknown number of Apple Watch Series 10 users are finding that the speaker volume is far too low, sometimes after months of it sounding fine.

Some Apple Watch Series 10 units appear to have a defective speaker, according to various reports on Reddit and Apple’s Support Community.

That may not sound like much on the surface, but it actually powers a new feature that’s unique to the Series 10: the ability to play music and podcasts directly through the Apple Watch speaker. Older models still require you to connect a set of AirPods or other Bluetooth headphones like they always have.