Q: Watch overrides audible notification alerts on iPhone
I find no way to get notifications on the watch while also preserving the audio/screen alert on the iPhone.
The watch seems to override. The screen on my phone doesn't even wake when getting a notification.
Hopefully I'm just missing a configuration option somewhere.
I like notifications on the watch, but I still want my phone act exactly as it would if the watch were not getting notifications. This is the way my Pebble works. I should be able to have the same functionality with the Apple Watch.
Apple Watch, iOS 8.3
Posted on Apr 25, 2015 12:33 PM
I just spoke to Apple support, and they stated that this is by design. They have apparently gotten enough feedback on this to escalate it to their engineering team. I would give them a call, or contact them at http://www.apple.com/feedback/ to make sure that they hear loud and clear that this should be an option.
Posted on Apr 25, 2015 1:20 PM