turn off "unlocking watch with iphone..." alert at the top of my iphone 15 max pro

Each device unlocking is controlled separately. Please follow this path,

iPhone > Settings > Face ID & Passcode > Unlock With Apple Watch > disable (non-green)

Please note the disclaimer under the switch,

>>Use the secure connection to your Apple Watch to unlock your iPhone for Siri requests or when an obstruction prevents Face ID from recognizing your face. To unlock with Apple Watch, your watch must be passcode protected, unlocked, and on your wrist close by.<<

Hey erock1971,

If you'd like, you can disable the feature on your Apple Watch that locks it automatically. This would require you to manually lock your Apple Watch but should prevent the notification from appearing in the Dynamic Island on your iPhone.

Here's how to do that:

Lock manually

Note: To manually lock your Apple Watch, you must turn off wrist detection. (Open the Settings app  on your Apple Watch, tap Passcode, then turn off Wrist Detection.)

1. Press the side button to open Control Center.

2. Tap . You must enter your passcode the next time you try to use your Apple Watch.

That info can also be found here: Lock or unlock Apple Watch - Apple Support

We hope this does the trick for you!

Cheers.

That's not the point. People aren't complaining about the phone unlocking their watch. It's about the annoying banner that appears to notify that the phone has unlocked the watch. It's ridiculous that there's no way to turn the notification off. Do you have any useful information to share?

its a nice gesture to be able to lock your watch when you are unlocking your iPhone but it’s a nuisance and incomplete feature. I should be able to lock my watch anytime from the control center or something. Make the pop up so much smaller, decrease time in screen, or remove it.

I just upgraded my watch and phone last year! I can’t get a new phone and watch just because apple can’t get their stuff fixed! Both my watch and iPhone are toggled off and my iPhone still opens! It’s a dumb feature. Anyone can pick up my phone and if I have my watch on it just opens for them!

I wouldn’t mind my watch opening from my phone, but it’s my phone opening from my watch. Anyone can pick up my phone and if I’m near it, it just unlocks for them! Our lives are on these phones now and it’s so unsafe to have this happen.

Hi erock1791,

To have your iPhone stop unlocking with you Apple Watch, you can turn off this feature by following Unlock your iPhone with Apple Watch.

Take care.

i can’t turn off the annoying “watch /iphone unlocked.

i see multiple reports and unreasonable responses to this issue.

please upgrade to eliminate this annoying feature.

thank you

Thank you 😭😭