Apple watch and iphone alert sounds
I can't find how to make my watch, as well as phone both give the text message alert sound. Only watch sounds and it is not always loud enough
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How notifications behave depends on the status of your devices and your settings. With Wrist Detection enabled, in order to bring notifications to your attention as soon as possible:
- If your iPhone is unlocked, then you will receive notification alerts on your iPhone instead of on your Apple Watch.
- If your iPhone is locked or asleep and your Apple Watch is unlocked (regardless of whether the watch display is asleep or awake) and on your wrist, you will receive notification alerts on your watch.
- If your Apple Watch is locked or has Do Not Disturb enabled, then notifications will go to your iPhone.
- More information:
For the best results from features including the Taptic Engine (which taps your wrist), it may help to wear your Apple Watch a little more snugly (but not too tightly):
Wearing your Apple Watch - Apple Support
It may also help to check your volume and haptic alert strength settings:
Adjust brightness, text size, sounds, and haptics
If you turn off Wrist Detection (on your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch > Passcode - turn off Wrist Detection), then all notification alerts will be delivered to both devices.
However, you will then not be able to benefit from features including Apple Pay, earning Stand credit and a single unlock after placing your Apple Watch on your wrist.
If you would like to submit a feature request to Apple for a settings option that enables notifications to be delivered to both devices irrespective of other settings, then you can do so here: