Wrist Detection and Apple Watch / iPhone notification sounds issues.

Can Apple fix this please ?


I absolutely hate the notification sounds on Apple Watch especially because it uses the same sound for messages, whatsapp, my eufy security app etc..


My iPhone on the other hand uses different sounds for different notifications.


The ONLY way to have the notification sounds from the iPhone is to disable Wrist Detection. That works BUT this is a problem because Apple Pay I have to enter passcode every time I use it AND because it cannot unlock my iMac and my MacBook Pro with wrist detection off.


Apple! Please, either Mirror notification sounds from iPhone (with different sounds) OR make it that if iPhone silent switch is off but Apple Watch is silent you can hear the sounds on iPhone WITHOUT having to look at the phone and WITHOUT having to disable wrist detection.


This is a HUGE issue for me and others. Just look around on Reddit and FB.

Posted on Jan 15, 2026 10:19 AM

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Wrist Detection and Apple Watch / iPhone notification sounds issues.

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