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

Re: "Notify When Left Behind" not working

Wondering if you have checked the settings to see if they are correct, or if they need changing or not:

Apple Support's latest article: Find misplaced devices with Apple Watch - Apple Support (For WatchOS 11):

Eg: says:

"Receive a notification when you’ve left a device behind

To help keep you from misplacing your device, you can receive a notification when you’ve left your device behind. You can also set Trusted Locations—locations where you can leave your device without receiving a notification.

1. Go to the Find Devices app  on your Apple Watch.
2. Tap the device you want to set up a notification for.
3. Below Notifications, tap Notify When Left Behind, then turn on Notify When Left Behind.

You can also go to the Find My app on your iPhone, tap Devices, tap the device you want to set up a notification for, then tap Notify When Left Behind. Turn on Notify When Left Behind, then follow the onscreen instructions.

If you want to add a Trusted Location, you can choose a suggested location, or tap New Location, select a location on the map, then tap Done."

Thank you for your reply, and for confirming you have precisely followed Apple's method of of notifying you.

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Re: (I have all of my notifications in vibration mode, sound turned off). 

Wondering if you checked the iPhone's vibration settings in:

Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Vibration

and

Settings > Sound & Haptics > Haptics > (ie: check your choices in "Always Play")

and

Settings > Apps > FindMy > Notifications > Sounds (If off / Try with turned on)

I changed to “All Notifications”. Maybe that will change things. I get no alerts on the Watch of separated from my iPhone

On the iPhone "Settings" choose "Apps" then choose "Find My", then "Notifications", then under "Announce" choose "Announce Notifications" and finally on the next screen under "Announce" choose "All Notifications"

I don't know if this will work but here's hoping.

Thank you for your patience, and for your reply.

Thank you too to Doctorpee, for sharing those suggestions in the discussion thread.

Although it is the lack of receiving a vibration that is the issue:

Wondering if something has been overlooked: Apple Support's video may help double-check:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QueTiF5VL44

My experience has been that I need to be about a 1/4 mile (0.4KM) away before my Apple Watch will notify me that I left my iPhone behind, or an AirTag item.

The AirTag item only notifies me when the item is away from home, such as a coffee shop or when on vacation, and the AirTag is in my rental place.

BobHarris wrote:

My experience has been that I need to be about a 1/4 mile (0.4KM) away before my Apple Watch will notify me that I left my iPhone behind, or an AirTag item.

Hi Bob, could you tell us if you have a cellular Apple Watch? I'm wondering if a notification would be received if the Apple Watch has no network at all.

I have a GPS only. So it could be time related, as I take a walk.

But my wife has a cellular Apple Watch, and she gets a left behind notice at more or less the same distance.

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.