iPhone 12 Pro Notifications with no sound or alert of any kind

My thoughts exactly, but no. It's either or which is very disappointing considering Samsung delivers sound and vibrate notifications to BOTH phone AND watch.

I want both my watch and phone to make a sound and vibrate when I get a notification. I guess Apple knows better than we do what we want.

As mentioned earlier go to;

https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT204791

Basically all I had to do was shut notifications off on the Apple Watch app. And everything works properly.

This is all you need to do:

Open Apple Watch app on iPhone

click in MY WATCH

scroll to MESSAGES. And hit >

check “custom”

and

cleck “Notifications off”

check “Notifications off”

text messages will still show up on your Apple Watch.

I followed this thread with great interest as I had the issue. I tried all the suggestions, they didn’t help.

Looking further afield I found something I hadn’t tried. Maybe this is only me on my iPhone 12 but my solution was to turn off silent mode and bingo.... So simple but I’d overlooked it.

I hope this works for you too!!

We are not getting any audio notification when text messages come in. Help, this is on 12pro max

We have 2 sets of noice cancelling buds one does not hold a charge. I already call you for help and ran through the steps and it is broken.

The 12 also doesn't like to take a charge from the mag safe charger or the Duo charger. It doesn't make a noise when you set on them. It does make a noise when you plug it in with a wire.

please advise!!

As mentioned earlier go to;

https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT204791

Basically all I had to do was shut notifications off on the Apple Watch app. And everything works properly.

This is all you need to do:

Open Apple Watch app on iPhone

click in MY WATCH

scroll to MESSAGES. And hit >

check “custom”

and

cleck “Notifications off”

— text messages will still show up on your Apple Watch.

many of us do not have the Apple Watch and have the no notification issue. I’ve spent hours on the phone with both apple and ATT with no Joy. Just about every day someone posts a “Fix” that has not worked for me in since I’ve had the 12 pro.

I have been to the Apple store. I was just actually there three days ago. They reset my whole phone which also resets the Apple Watch. While I was in the store we finally got it to work. Once I got to my car and It all stopped working and back to no tones for

texting or watch nor iPhone 12

pro. This is extremely frustrating. I’ve been on with tech support with Apple and Verizon. Then to the Apple store had to make an appointment take time off from work. Then to the Verizon store. Verizon nor Apple can fix this issue an Apple is not chiming in with a fix for an update for this.

extremely frustrating. Apple if you’re reading any of this please find a fix. I would also like the choice like before, but I can do haptics on my wrist and still hear my phone tones For texts and everything else.

Karen 143......I’ve been going through the same thing! Just went to the Verizon Store, where I bought the IPhone12 Pro Max, and got the answer! The girl that works there had the same problem. The Apple Salesman told her If you have both an Apple Watch and an IPhone, the watch will always respond first unless your phone is opened and the screen is unlocked! I tried it and it’s true! They said that that’s the way the software was designed!

Hopefully they put out an update to correct it, with price we paid for the phone and the watch! They really should!!

Good Luck!

For those that aren’t getting iMessage alerts on their phone and have an iwatch, turn notifications off through your iwatch app/messages and notifications work like they used to on your phone.

I would rather have the louder phone alert than a haptic tap on my watch.

hope this helps.

I realize that is how it works, it is not what consumers want. When I had a Samsung phone and a fitbit watch, i had alerts on both. I go to Apple and have to chose. That is ridiculous. I don't think it is asking to much to receive audible alerts on both. It is a deal breaker to me if they do not fix it.

I am having the same issues— my iPhone 12 Pro no longer has sound for incoming calls or texts. I have tried everything suggested here. Am currently trying to install the 14.4.1 update, hoping it might resolve. The only odd thing I’ve noticed is that under the DND menu, even though DND is off, under “Silence” I can’t get rid of the requirement to have either “Always” or “While iPhone is locked” checked. Since my phone is usually locked, I wonder if that is the issue. Notifications are on and set, sound is set...I can’t think of any other causes. I did recently turn on WiFi calling, but don’t see how that is related. Suggestions?

A lot of people are having this same issue and it’s crazy that it hasn’t been addressed by Apple yet. That’s just very poor business and a slap in the face of those of us who have paid so much for the phone. But some people are saying if you turn off notifications on your Apple Watch then it all works well but that’s not a solution to the problem. The phone and the watch are supposed to work together. So no, I will not turn off notifications on my iPhone just to appease the idiots that failed at their responsibilities to the masses.

If you turn off wrist detection off on your watch app, that works. However then you sacrifice functions that should be available to you if you own the Iwatch. It is a mess. I am very disappointed at Apple. My sons Samsung phone and watch both work. He does not have to sacrifice one above the other.

Yep - I have never considered leaving apple and going android but definitely thinking about it now - will be asking for my money back on the new phone. This lack of notifications is risking lives.( Im a Dr and need to be contactable but apparently apple don't see it that way)

I truly regret "Upgrading" to the 12Pro from my 8.... Apple is well aware of this issue. I've spent hours on the phone with different levels of support, and one tech confessed to me the Engineers are aware of the problem. Frankly speaking I believe we 12 owners have been written off as there is already an iPhone 13 being touted. I'm ready to go back to Windows and Android and give up on Apple.