No text tone sounds from Iphone when paired with Apple Watch

Royalpalm1 wrote:

hi ... were you able to fix the problem>? i just got the watch and i dont like that i cant hear the text coming from my phone

The workaround has been explained repeatedly in this thread.

I think we're into semantics here. One can call it a fix, change, workaround, solution, hack, or any other word. It doesn't change the fact that people would like for it to work differently. There is a way to do that.

You clearly need a refresher on Apple desing philosophy. Apple has spent billions of dollars developing the perfect user experience! If you want something different, you're wrong, and you need to change! 😉

Apple is “big” on giving Options. In Settings, there are many Options. I don’t like not having the Option to set both Iphone and Apple Watch for alerts because when my watch is on its stand, I don’t get the alerts on my iPhone = problem.

lyndafromfl wrote:

Apple is “big” on giving Options. In Settings, there are many Options. I don’t like not having the Option to set both Iphone and Apple Watch for alerts because when my watch is on its stand, I don’t get the alerts on my iPhone = problem.

Guess you haven't spent too much time using an Android phone. Being able to change settings is not the same thing as having options to do things in a completely different way. But, regardless of what you you call it, this is not an option that Apple has provided. You are free to give them your feedback. The link has already been provided in this thread.

Correct, I have 0 experience on android phone. We can agree to disagree. This shouldn’t be too big a request. There have been complaints about it from Apple watch’s onset and it is a major annoyance.

lyndafromfl wrote:

Correct, I have 0 experience on android phone. We can agree to disagree. This shouldn’t be too big a request. There have been complaints about it from Apple watch’s onset and it is a major annoyance.

Yes, there have been some complaints, from what appear to be a fairly small number of users. However, going back to the original keynote in which the Apple Watch was released, Apple has been quite clear about their vision of how the Apple Watch should handle notifications.

Submit your feedback.

lyndafromfl wrote:

I did submit my feedback. Just because they have “been clear” doesn’t mean it’s the way the public likes it.

And that is what I mean about Apple not being big on options. The fact that some (probably small) percentage of people doesn't like the way Apple has decided to do things rarely causes Apple to change their mind and provide another way of doing things.

I am not making any judgement about your opinion.

I’m having the same problem. While I work I have my headphones in listening to music. Since there is no dulling the music with the alert as usual it’s only coming from my watch which I can’t hear over the music. If I miss the buzz on my wrist I don’t know I have received a msg. Super annoying :(

I am having the same very annoying problem! It kinda eliminates the entire concept of “alerts.”

Users definitely, i my opinion, enjoy the ability to enable, or disable, this alert.

Eventually, perhaps Apple could eatable Choices in Contacts to receive alerts on both devices.

Apple has incredible geniuses and I believed it’s quite possible. If enough of us complain, perhaps they will do something.l...I don’t think it’s Rocket Science, do you?

LozAdam wrote:

It’s just nice to see how many others are having the same issue.

But just remember, it really isn't an issue. It is working the way it is designed. I understand that you and the others may not like it or appreciate the way it functions, but it isn't something wrong. That is the only point I'm trying to make. While your feedback helps, it may not get changed, since it has been this way since the watch was introduced. But all of you can think positive.

OK, answer me this - I am "OK" with it the notifications only going to my Watch 2 (OS 4.1) vs. my 8+ (11.1). My issue is that there is no SOUND coming from my watch when I get a text. It is mute, silent, nothing. I get the haptic "tap" and that is it. No matter what I try in this thread none of that works either.

I get sounds from Mail and using the Google Allo text app along with ringing if I get a call. I get no sounds at all from the Message app for incoming messages, just the tap.

I have contacted Apple support and spent 5-1/2 hours over 3 days with them trying to fix it and Engineering is supposed to get back to me but they didnt sound hopeful. This is my first iPhone since the 4, I've been a diehard Android fan since then. I got away from Android after the bugs I was having with Oreo 8 on my Pixel. I had hoped it would be smoother sailing with Apple...

I found this info online just today.

Paired to an Apple Watch?

If your iPhone pairs to an Apple Watch, by design your paired iPhone does not chime when a new text arrives. Instead, it routes alerts to your Apple Watch, especially when the iPhone is locked.

As of now, there is no option to play a sound alert on BOTH your Apple Watch and your iPhone at the same time. It’s one or the other, based on the locked status of your phone. The rule of thumb is if your phone is unlocked, notifications go to the iPhone. If your phone is locked, notifications go to your watch.

Jbstrafuss wrote:

I found this info online just today.

Paired to an Apple Watch?

If your iPhone pairs to an Apple Watch, by design your paired iPhone does not chime when a new text arrives. Instead, it routes alerts to your Apple Watch, especially when the iPhone is locked.

As of now, there is no option to play a sound alert on BOTH your Apple Watch and your iPhone at the same time. It’s one or the other, based on the locked status of your phone. The rule of thumb is if your phone is unlocked, notifications go to the iPhone. If your phone is locked, notifications go to your watch.

Yup. That's what I explained in this very thread over two years ago.

I've read the thread and I too don't like the "new" setting. I used to get text tones as well as watch tone and tap. Not sure what rocket scientist at Apple decided to change it but they should at least give us the option of having both.

I was able to find one work-around by going into the App/Passcode and disabling the "unlock with iphone". This also disabled the wrist detection. I now get text tones but the draw back is that I now have to manually unlock my watch. Not ideal but a solution.

Will also send a message to Apple Support and ask them to create an option to have both.