Workout notifications not playing on airpods
A lot of people have asked this about this, but I haven't seen a good response from Apple or the community. So I finally figured it out for myself. If you are having a similar problem make sure to hit "me too".
Gear: iphone 14 pro, Airpods (gen 2 or gen 3- I have two sets), Apple Watch series 6
Situation: When I workout out using the gear above I play music on my phone and start a workout on my watch. I will get all sorts of notifications from Find-my, messaging, email, phone calls etc. I can control the music and the volume playing on my AirPods with my watch. The workout display shows on my watch, but the "alerts" that the workout app gives only plays on the watch itself. Which is super frustrating since I have AirPods in and can't hear what my watch is telling me. And before I get asked. I have connected the watch and AirPods connected on bluetooth directly
Solution!!!!
1. Turn off bluetooth on your phone.
2. Confirm on your watch that the AirPods are connected
3. Start music
4. Start workout.
Not sure why this works but it does.