Are there any ways to prevent app opened on iPhone automatically opened on Apple Watch?

For some third-party apps, when I open them on my iPhone, they automatically open themselves on my Apple Watch, which is not my will. Are there any methods to prevent this?

Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 9

Posted on Nov 23, 2022 4:02 AM

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Nov 23, 2022 4:30 AM in response to LD150

Well, in the settings of third-party apps, there is just one option: Show app on Apple Watch. And before I asked, I'd turned off background refresh for it, but nothing worked.

I've just discovered one app: Netease music acted like this. When I play a song, it automatically opens itself. Maybe it's the app's fault? But I think there is a way to disable it.


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