Workout on Watch: Can’t hear notifications any more on AirPods

I have the same issue. Brand new Apple Watch 7 and iPhone 12 Pro. All updated with latest iOS. Seems that having to disconnect Bluetooth from phone to AirPods is a workaround, not a fix. Has anyone found a true “fix”?

Hi

i had similar issue with Apple Watch 7 and gen2 AirPods. I did get it fixed by disconnecting the AirPods from my iPhone and only have Bluetooth connection to watch. The announcements started playing back through the AirPods and not the watch.

hope this helps.

I am facing a similar issue but a little bit different . While jogging with my AirPods Pro and Apple Watch I am also listening music through prime music . When I finish a mile the Apple Watch blabbers mile completion minutes through airpod pro and then music automatically stops and does not start , I have to press play in Apple Watch at Amazon music and then music starts at phone and after 2 seconds starts streaming through airpod . I have switched off voice notifications for workout . Still this happens

Hi. Did you ever get some kind of answer to this? I posted something similar to this recently, and as you can see, without much help other than the usual reboot/repair/etc., all of which I tried. I'm not finding any pattern to why mine sometimes works, but usually doesn't. I will post here if I find anything out. Thanks.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253440262

This did not work for me. I remembered I did actually try this a while back, but after seeing your message, I decided to try it again. First, I had a lot of trouble even getting the Apple Watch to allow me to select the Apple AirPods using the Apple Audiobook app. It would just spin those white circles shaped in a circle. I tried killing all the apps on the Apple iPhone and Apple Watch, and repeatedly tried it. Eventually, it just connected to the Apple AirPods with the mp3 playing. I didn’t realize it at the time, but I think this only happened because the Apple Audiobook app on the Apple iPhone started. Anyway, went for a walk using the Apple Watch using the Apple Workout app, and all the notifications from the Apple Watch came from the Apple Watch. Nothing but the Apple Audiobook app playing could be heard through the Apple AirPods.

Just disconnect your AirPods in phone and connect AirPods only in Apple watch, it worked for me!!

Did you turn on "Voice Feedback" ?.