Is there a setting that will give you an audible or vibration alert on the Apple Watch when the paired iPhone is out of range? The red icon appears, but I have in the past gone a considerable distance before I notice the red icon. An alert other than visual would have prevented me from leaving my iPhone.
Apple Watch, watchOS 3.1.3
Hi
Apple Watch does not presently offer that functionality as a built-in feature.
However, you may find that a third-party app meets your needs. For example:
Lookout – Security, Backup and Missing Device
You may wish to check user reviews in the App Store before making any purchases.
If you would like to send feedback to Apple regarding the built-in features, you can do so here:
Hi
Apple Watch does not presently offer that functionality as a built-in feature.
However, you may find that a third-party app meets your needs. For example:
Lookout – Security, Backup and Missing Device
You may wish to check user reviews in the App Store before making any purchases.
If you would like to send feedback to Apple regarding the built-in features, you can do so here:
eeWee wrote:
Not anymore. The Lookup team removed this feature starting version 5.2.0
Any hint?
Another user noted earlier within this thread (October 2017) that Lookout has removed this feature.
I have replied to your own thread here:
If you went out of a Bluetooth range and you visit A Wi-Fi that you have previously been in with your phone connected, it will reconnect with that Wi-Fi network without the phone being near. Likely this is what happened. Things like iMessages email notifications etc. will still work in Wi-Fi with the watch only.
If it goes into this mode, you will see it connected with a cloud icon rather than the phone in the control center(swipe up from bottom display)
Previous posts in this thread advise that Lookout no longer offers the alerting feature.
If you would like Apple to add the feature, then be sure to submit your feedback to Apple via the link in my previous reply.
(You are not talking to Apple here - this is a user-based technical support community).
Not anymore. The Lookup team removed this feature starting version 5.2.0
Any hint?
They have.
If you would like to submit a feature request to Apple for a built-in alerting feature, then you can do so here:
I’ve downloaded the lookout app and it now states that they have removed this feature of notifying you when the iPhone is out of reach of the Apple Watch?
Unfortunately, LOOKOUT took away this feature.
Apple, you really need to add this to your Watch.
Be sure to submit your feedback to Apple via the link in my previous reply.
(You are not talking to Apple here - this is a user-based technical support community).
Lookout no longer has this function.
Apple need to add this feature
Apple Watch out of range of iPhone
