apple watch notification and system haptic doesn’t work, while the Digital Crown haptics works fine.

I have a pretty unusual issue with my Apple Watch Series 6 that I haven’t seen anyone else report.About a year and a half ago, the haptic feedback for notifications suddenly stopped working. I assumed the Taptic Engine might have failed — which would make sense for an older watch. However, I still get perfectly normal haptic feedback when I scroll the Digital Crown, which makes me think the motor is at least partially functional. Has anyone experienced this? Is it possible that only certain haptic functions (like notifications) can fail, while others (like the crown feedback) still work? Any known fix or workaround?

Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 11

Posted on Jul 19, 2025 10:34 AM

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Posted on Jul 20, 2025 4:06 AM

To rule out a software issue, erase the watch and pair it again without using the latest backup.

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support


Then test notifications and the haptic feedback.

If the haptic feedback works again, restore from the backup.

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apple watch notification and system haptic doesn’t work, while the Digital Crown haptics works fine.

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