Why does the watch still ring with Do Not Disturb turned on?

Turning on Do Not Disturb on the watch does not stop it from ringing on incoming calls. The synced iPhone does not ring, but the watch does.

You have to also set it to silent mode. That seems inconsistent with the intent of do not disturb, and the documentation.


Apple Watch Series 4, watchOS 6

Posted on Oct 27, 2019 8:46 AM

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Posted on Oct 28, 2019 6:02 AM

I found the problem. Within DND the Silence setting has to be Always. This prevents the watch from ringing. If the setting is "While iPhone is locked" then the watch will ring even if the iPhone is locked.

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Why does the watch still ring with Do Not Disturb turned on?

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