No text tone sounds from Iphone when paired with Apple Watch

Apple may be under no obligation if they don't listen or heed their customers, they will then be out of business. This problem is a problem for me as it is for others as shown by this thread. Why there is no choice given to the consumer is, to me, a mistake. Options to mirror iphone vs custom in the watch app demonstrates it is possible. To not have an option of an audible alert from the iphone connected to the apple watch is a mistake. As folks who are active and work, the very high pitch alert given by the watch or the haptic feedback is often not noticed where an audible alert from the iphone isn't missed. For folks who want it different, silence the phone or at a minimum give us the option of a customized setting.

I Got my watch yesterday and am so mad and disappointed! So mad in fact, I'm going to see if I can return it. But what I did as a temporary fix is put the watch on do not disturb. Now the texts go to my phone and I can tell who is texting by what tone goes off. Also need to mention should you decide to do this, open the Apple Watch app on your phone and make sure to turn off mirror iPhone on the do not disturb function or your phone will be on do not disturb as well!!!

I am missing so many of my text messages because the watch noise and vibrate are never heard by me.

I would like to be able to hear a text tone from both the watch and the phone at the same time as my phone is almost always nearby. Why can't you make this a setting option for users.

Very disappointed in this missing feature.

Watch ver. 3.1

Phone ver. 10.1.1

Thanks for the reply.

I Did read the full post but I never saw it clearly explained like you did. Thank you.

I have posted feedback just so Apple is aware that another customer is not satisfied about this feature which I would think is not that hard to provide options. I will try your suggestion of Disable Wrist Detection in the Watch app.

Thanks again for the reply.

Sorry if I seemed short. Way, way too many people just look at the subject of a long thread and post at the end without exploring what has already been written.

I'm glad I was able to explain it in a way you found useful.

Best of luck.

I found this forum because I am also affected by the lack of text alert on my iPhone when wearing the watch. When I'm sleeping the haptic / alert tone on my watch isn't sufficient to alert me whereas the text alert on my phone did.

The workaround provided previously which relies on the repeat notification going via the iPhone isn't working for me and I have followed the instructions closely to set this up.

Given the immense capability that iPhones etc. have in terms of configuration it seems incredulous that it is not possible to have the ability to retain the standard alert on the iPhone when wearing an Apple Watch.

Bazza2010 wrote:

Given the immense capability that iPhones etc. have in terms of configuration it seems incredulous that it is not possible to have the ability to retain the standard alert on the iPhone when wearing an Apple Watch.

If you remember the original Apple Watch announcement, it doesn't seem incredible at all. One of the major benefits Mr. Cook was pitching was the ability to off-load notifications to the Apple Watch. It appears to actually be designed, for the notifications you designate, to be the primary device. I'm not saying you have to like or agree with it. I'm just saying it appears pretty clear to me that this is all as intended.

Also, I suspect the assumption was that you'd put the watch on the charger at night while you're sleeping.

mattohio wrote:

Agreed, this needs to be fixed. Any updates?

As your watch is working the way Apple intended, I doubt they consider it broken. You can submit your feedback to Apple requesting they make a change. Meanwhile, you can read above about disabling Wrist Detection.

This totally works my partner was frustrated about no text sounds especially because she has her own business. I saw this post and tried it and it works like a dream! Thank you very much.

P.s why can't apple post this instead of iPhone users???

Molly6996 wrote:

P.s why can't apple post this instead of iPhone users???

Because this is not Apple support. This is a user to user technical support forum, and Apple does not participate here. If you wish to have Apple respond to you, then you would need to use the Contact Support link at the top of the page. The forum here is for users to share information from the repeated use of the devices, kind of what some places call a knowledge base. Generally, those that use devices tend to know how they work better than those that create them. 🙂

If you have an Apple Watch and you have Wrist Detection enabled, when the phone is locked and the watch is on, you will get the text alerts on your watch, not your phone. If the phone is unlocked and the watch is on, you will get the alerts on your phone. If the watch is off and the phone is on, you'll get the alerts on your phone.

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.