"Notify When Left Behind" not working on my iPhone and Apple Watch

nerdybird wrote:

LD150 wrote:

nerdybird wrote:

", I can see the little symbol that my phone is no longer with me, but there's never a notification.

with a gps-only watch that is all the notification that you will get. It is the disconnect icon.

I have seen this before several times. Without the paired phone and no cell service or wifi, your watch doesn't know where your phone is to know it has been left behind. It only knows you lost BT connection.

thanks, I think that might be the answer, unfortunately.

Actually, I found a reply in another discussion saying that this guys gps-only watch does give him a notification when he's left his phone behind. so it should be working for me too.

apple watch does not notify left behind w… - Apple Community

Actually, I found a reply in another discussion saying that this guys gps-only watch does give him a notification when he's left his phone behind. so it should be working for me too.

apple watch does not notify left behind w… - Apple Community

Yes I wrote in that 2023 thread that it worked for me. I believe I may have still been in bluetooth range in the store. It hasn't worked since whenever I left the phone in the car. .

I'm not referring to your comment from that thread, I'm referring to BobHarris, who comfirms that his gps-only apple watch did consistently give him "phone left behind" notifications. so lack of cellular service is not the issue. something else is wrong.

LD150 wrote:

Are you testing this at home, and is your hone an “exception”? It would be by default.

nope, I'm testing it out in the world. I leave it in my car and go into a large store for about 30 minutes. stores large enough that it's definitely well over 1/4 mile.

my home is not set up as an exception (nor are any other locations).

I already said I tried those things in my original post.

what do you mean by "all notifications", and where do you find that setting?

that was already on, but thanks anyway!