How do I get my iPhone to play notification sounds while wearing Apple Watch?

when I wear my Apple Watch, my iPhone 14 Plus does not sound for incoming anything! please advise


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Original Title: notifications not sounding on iPhone 14Plus

iPhone 14 Plus, iOS 18

Posted on Jul 10, 2025 8:32 AM

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Posted on Jul 10, 2025 1:47 PM

bdc2015 wrote:

when I wear my Apple Watch, my iPhone 14 Plus does not sound for incoming anything! please advise

Yes, that’s because it was designed to work that way. When you are wearing an Watch with Wrist Detection enabled and the iPhone is locked then all notifications (except for the phone ringtone) sound on the watch instead of the iPhone. If the iPhone is unlocked then notifications will sound on it.

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Jul 10, 2025 1:47 PM in response to bdc2015

bdc2015 wrote:

when I wear my Apple Watch, my iPhone 14 Plus does not sound for incoming anything! please advise

Yes, that’s because it was designed to work that way. When you are wearing an Watch with Wrist Detection enabled and the iPhone is locked then all notifications (except for the phone ringtone) sound on the watch instead of the iPhone. If the iPhone is unlocked then notifications will sound on it.

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