Could we please have choice of dominant device?

Dear Apple, I can rarely hear properly on my iwatch. When it rings I need to find my phone which used to ring, but doesn’t now that I have the watch. I can’t answer on the watch unless I have ear buds in which isn’t safe in my work environment. Please can you help? I love getting and sending texts on my watch, but calls are really frustrating!

iPhone 12 Pro

Posted on Jul 21, 2022 4:15 AM

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Rudegar

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Jul 21, 2022 5:19 AM in response to Bicep

This is a user forum, you are not addressing apple here just fellow users

give them feedback -> Feedback - Watch - Apple

Jul 21, 2022 5:11 AM in response to Bicep

Notifications on your Apple Watch

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Could we please have choice of dominant device?

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