Apple Watch not vibrating for calls

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Apple Watch not vibrating for calls

My watch vibrates for everything but calls, I have confirmed sounds and haptics are turned on in my watch app (my watch>notifications>phone). Anyone know something I am missing? Thanks!

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Posted on Sep 15, 2019 3:59 PM

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Mccfox Author

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Sep 15, 2019 5:44 PM in response to Mccfox

I FOUND IT! Feeling a bit of an idiot, but I was staring at the “alert” switches not the “ringtone” switches at the bottom...honestly not quite sure if it was really necessary for those to be broken up into separate categories but 🤷‍♀️

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Mccfox Author

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Sep 15, 2019 4:17 PM in response to julieda

It is vibrating for everything else, messages, alerts, alarms...it even vibrates to let me know I’ve missed a call.

I also didn’t see an option to increase the haptics strength under “sounds and haptics” 🤔 just the on/off switch plus “default” or “prominent” options for haptics.

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julieda

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Sep 15, 2019 5:45 PM in response to Mccfox

It works as intended on my Watch. If you are near an Apple Store, you should make an appointment with their Genius Bar. If you can't do that, this same link will let you chat with an Apple Specialist. The suggestions I gave you should have corrected your issue. It is an important feature and worth the extra effort to set it right. Anyway, here is the link......https://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

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julieda

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Sep 15, 2019 4:02 PM in response to Mccfox

Turn Up The Haptic Strength On Your Apple Watch

If your Apple Watch is not vibrating, the Haptic Strength slider may be turned down all the way. Go into the Settings app on your Apple Watch and tap Sounds & Haptics. Next, scroll down to Haptic Strength and turn the slider all the way up.

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julieda

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Sep 15, 2019 5:15 PM in response to Mccfox

On your Apple Watch, click on Settings, scroll to Sounds & Haptics and tap on it and just the Alert Volume to the Maximum. also, on your iPhone Watch App, click on Sounds & Haptics and slide the Alert Volume slider to the far right . Next check "Prominent".

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Mccfox Author

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Sep 15, 2019 5:36 PM in response to julieda

It was already on prominent, but for testings sake I tested it on “default” and “prominent” again, no effect. Turned the sound all the way up (and un-muted my volume) and it rang, no vibrations, then proceeded to give me a little vibration to tell me I had missed a call...this is beginning to feel like a glitch...

I appreciate your help btw

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Apple Watch not vibrating for calls

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