When my iphone 16 is locked, i do not get any sound on message and notifications. As soon as i unlock, the sounds appears again. Neither the vibration is working with the phone locked. I have checked all settings like do not disturb, silence etc. Tried the volume up and down, restarted etc. ios 26.1
ten-thumbs wrote:
I’m wearing an Apple watch. That one is making sound. I do not understand why wearing an apple watch should make the phone silent? It has not been like this before and I have been using the watch for years……
It has always been the case that, if you have an Apple Watch, it sounds the notifications when the phone is locked.
Notifications on your Apple Watch - Apple Support
If you turn off Wrist Detection, the watch will lock and notifications will go back to the phone. But you will not have access to features like Apple Pay on your Watch.
ten-thumbs wrote:
I’m wearing an Apple watch. That one is making sound. I do not understand why wearing an apple watch should make the phone silent? It has not been like this before and I have been using the watch for years……
It has always been the case that, if you have an Apple Watch, it sounds the notifications when the phone is locked.
Notifications on your Apple Watch - Apple Support
If you turn off Wrist Detection, the watch will lock and notifications will go back to the phone. But you will not have access to features like Apple Pay on your Watch.
ten-thumbs wrote:
I’m wearing an Apple watch. That one is making sound. I do not understand why wearing an apple watch should make the phone silent? It has not been like this before and I have been using the watch for years……
By design, when you are wearing an Watch alerts sound only on the watch unless the iPhone is in use; this is so you don’t get two alerts for the same thing. I believe this feature is to short-circuit the users who would post, “Why do I get alerts on both my watch and my iPhone? APPLE, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?"
Are you wearing an Apple watch? If so this is as expected.
If you are not wearing Watch then in Settings, FaceID & Passcode, is Notification Center toggled on in the Allow when Locked section?
I’m wearing an Apple watch. That one is making sound. I do not understand why wearing an apple watch should make the phone silent? It has not been like this before and I have been using the watch for years……
iPhone 16 notifications are silent when locked
