Apple Watch activity alerts too loud on headphones

Since the update of my Watch to iOS 26 the notification of an Activity (like the 1 km notification during a walk) are way too loud over a headphone.

I don’t get any sound notifications if I don’t use a headphone. But if I listen to music the notifications will pop on my headphone, but the volume is soooo much louder than my music. It hurts my ears.

If I toggle the sound buttons during a notification, the next ones will be softer. But with a next Activity, it’s back to being painfully loud.

Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 26

Posted on Feb 2, 2026 2:01 PM

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Feb 4, 2026 3:34 PM in response to p.snel

p.snel wrote:

• Thanks for the suggestion, only the Siri settings doesn’t offer me that option.
The only option I have are (translated from Dutch to English):
ask Siri (with 3 options)
• Siri history
• Siri suggestions (with 2 options)

You are looking at siri settings in the phone?

You need to look in the watch settings when you press the crown .



Apple Watch activity alerts too loud on headphones

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