Apple Watch 6 - Hourly chimes will not work while watch is set to silent mode.

I have my first Apple Watch and would like an hourly reminder (chimes) at the top of every hour for a set of pushups; however, unless the watch's sound is on, the chimes will not function.


Is this normal? Does the sound have to be on for them to work? That would be annoying at work.

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Posted on Oct 19, 2020 5:41 PM

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Posted on Dec 4, 2020 10:08 AM

hi kujoe,

i‘ve had the same issue but the solution (for me) was pretty easy: i just disabled and re-enabled the chimes in the settings. after enabling it you will instantly feel the vibration and then it should work again! i also use my apple watch in silent mode only. maybe the last watchos update caused this issue...

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Dec 4, 2020 10:08 AM in response to Kujoe

hi kujoe,

i‘ve had the same issue but the solution (for me) was pretty easy: i just disabled and re-enabled the chimes in the settings. after enabling it you will instantly feel the vibration and then it should work again! i also use my apple watch in silent mode only. maybe the last watchos update caused this issue...

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