Apple Watch with guided access

Will you get a call notification on the Apple Watch if your phone is locked into guided access? My kid has my phone quite a bit and the cheap watch I use sends text notifications but I’m constantly missing calls because I don’t get notifications or I don’t hear the phone. I don’t want to spend the money if it won’t work with an Apple Watch either.

Posted on Aug 17, 2022 7:10 AM

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Aug 18, 2022 12:33 PM in response to kassi64

Greetings kassi64,


If your iPhone is unlocked and in use, notifications will go to your iPhone and not your Apple Watch. You can learn more here:


Notifications on your Apple Watch


"Where you’ll see your notifications

Notifications go to either your Apple Watch or iPhone, but not both. Learn when a notification might appear on your iPhone, instead of your Apple Watch, below."


Take care.

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