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iWatch iPhone notifications

When wearing the iwatch the text notifications are silent. Certainly an incredible IT community as Apple this can be rectified simply and quickly.


I like to wear my watch and I like my iphone to also send a tone. I can mute as needed. Let’s fix this now.


Thx, AB.


iPhone 12, iOS 16

Posted on Mar 12, 2023 2:57 PM

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Posted on Mar 12, 2023 3:02 PM

By design, if your iPhone screen is active, notifications go to your iPhone. If your iPhone screen is locked, notifications go to your Apple Watch. They do not go to both, again, by design.


Read this to learn about notifications --> Notifications on your Apple Watch - Apple Support


And this is a user to user only forum. No one here can change how Apple designed the watch and iPhone to work together in terms of notifications.

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Mar 12, 2023 3:02 PM in response to iWatchstuffauuugh

By design, if your iPhone screen is active, notifications go to your iPhone. If your iPhone screen is locked, notifications go to your Apple Watch. They do not go to both, again, by design.


Read this to learn about notifications --> Notifications on your Apple Watch - Apple Support


And this is a user to user only forum. No one here can change how Apple designed the watch and iPhone to work together in terms of notifications.

Mar 12, 2023 3:38 PM in response to iWatchstuffauuugh

Telling me or anyone here what you think it should be is pointless. You are NOT addressing anyone from Apple. And I must disagree with your assertion. I don't want it to change. I know others near me don't want to hear my iPhone ding and my watch ding at the same time.


But since you think it needs to be change, tell Apple what you think by providing feedback via this link (Apple won't respond to you and this likely won't change) --> Feedback - Watch - Apple


iWatch iPhone notifications

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