I came from fitbit. Super excited to get the apple watch but i cant seem to get it to let me know when text messages come in 100% of the time.
It seems to be sporadic. I get them sometimes and sometimes not.
help
Apple Watch
Hey, Vxeel.
Congratulations on your first Apple Watch. I see that you're not always receiving notifications on your Apple Watch when you receive a message, and I'm glad to help.
Notifications on your Apple Watch -- Where you receive the notification is dependent on the state of your iPhone. If your iPhone is unlocked, the notification goes there. If your iPhone is locked, the notification will go to your Apple Watch.
Apple Watch User Guide -- Since you're new to Apple Watch, this guide provides everything you need to know.
How to use your Apple Watch — Apple Support -- Here is a brief video which also demonstrates how to use your Apple Watch.
Take care.
so, since this post its become clear to me that the apple watch wont recieve text notifications if your iphone is unlocked and there is no way around this limitation (without turning off other valuable features)
This is unconscionable. The smartest, smart watch in the world cant receive text notifications if my phone is unlocked.
All i need in a smart watch is the ability to never miss calls and never miss texts in cases of emergencies. Every other smart watch in the market can do this except apple.
I'm returning my watch unfortunately because this limitation is quite serious.
Update your iPhone to IOS 13.1 this clears up a number of issues with notifications.
It may fix yours.
I've narrowed the problem down more. When I'm using the Baby video monitor app and watching my 7 month old I don't get any texts on my watch. What could this be? Its really important I don't miss texts from my loved ones.
my new S5 Watch is not telling me when text messages come in? Calls work fine.
