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Notifications from both my iPhone and a different Apple device

I need to have a notification for messages coming from my phone on at all times. I realized that when my phone is in my pocket, notifications push to my Apple watch and the watch only. I’m missing important texts because of this. Not only the watch, but the same thing happens on my iPad, as it also completely takes over my notifications. There *absolutely* needs to be an option to allow my phone to also notify, without turning off notifications from my watch and iPad.[Constantly missing texts] is a major problem (for me at least) and needs to be resolved somehow. Anybody have a solution for this? Am I missing something?



iMac 27″

Posted on Jun 2, 2023 2:57 PM

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Posted on Jun 3, 2023 2:26 AM

Where notifications appear

Notifications appear on your Apple Watch or iPhone, but not both.

 

If your iPhone is unlocked, you get notifications on your iPhone instead of your Apple Watch.

 

 

If your iPhone is locked or asleep, you get notifications on your Apple Watch, unless your Apple Watch is locked.

 

Some apps, such as the Noise app, are only on your Apple Watch. Notifications for these apps don't appear on your iPhone.

The red notification icon  appears at the top of your watch face when you have unread notifications. If you want to hide the notification icon, open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap Notifications, then turn off Notifications Indicator.

When you read or dismiss notifications on your Apple Watch, they’re also dismissed from your iPhone.



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Jun 3, 2023 2:26 AM in response to anker13

Where notifications appear

Notifications appear on your Apple Watch or iPhone, but not both.

 

If your iPhone is unlocked, you get notifications on your iPhone instead of your Apple Watch.

 

 

If your iPhone is locked or asleep, you get notifications on your Apple Watch, unless your Apple Watch is locked.

 

Some apps, such as the Noise app, are only on your Apple Watch. Notifications for these apps don't appear on your iPhone.

The red notification icon  appears at the top of your watch face when you have unread notifications. If you want to hide the notification icon, open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap Notifications, then turn off Notifications Indicator.

When you read or dismiss notifications on your Apple Watch, they’re also dismissed from your iPhone.



Notifications from both my iPhone and a different Apple device

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