Iphone 12 not making notification sounds when wearing apple watch

Is there any way to fix this issue? I'm real close to going back to using my fit bit and giving the watch to the grandkid.

I've seen other discussions regarding this, but they are a couple years old. This just started happening to me in the last 2 months. I was gettting message notifications on both the iphone and my watch, now I'm not. As far as I know nothing has changed; same watch and phone as a year ago.

Thanks to anyone who takes a moment to comment/suggest a fix.

Posted on Mar 23, 2023 12:00 PM

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ace1018

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Posted on Mar 24, 2023 5:06 PM

Hello Nanamj1,

We'd be happy to provide you with some information about notifications on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Based on documentation from Apple "Notifications appear on your Apple Watch or iPhone, but not both." You can learn more here: Notifications on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

That said you can customize your Apple Watch notification settings. We think you'll find these steps helpful:

1. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, then tap the My Watch tab.

2. Tap Notifications.

3. Tap an app to see its options. To use the same notification settings on apps that appear on both your Apple Watch and iPhone, tap Mirror my iPhone. Some apps allow you to customize your notifications. Tap Custom, then choose an option:

* Allow Notifications: Notifications appear in Notification Center and your Apple Watch alerts you.

* Send to Notification Center: Notifications are sent directly to Notification Center without your Apple Watch alerting you.

* Notifications Off: The app sends no notifications.

4. If you customize an app's notifications, you can also group notifications from that app. Tap Notification grouping, then choose an option: Off, Automatically, or By App.

Thanks.

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