Receive notification from apple watch with unlock phone

Hi Apple,


Can you enable a feature that allow notification on both apple watch and iphone when iphone is unlock?

I use my iphone for video viewing and mostly playing games without locking my phone for whole day. I would like to be received notification on my watch so that i wont miss important msg during my gaming session, else is pointless for me to own a watch that don't notify me when my screen is unlock.


Notifications on your Apple Watch

If your iPhone is unlocked, you will receive notifications on your iPhone instead of on your watch.


I am using Apple Watch 3 version4.2(15S102) with iphone6 IOS version 11.1.2(15B202)

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 4.2, iPhone6 version 11.1.2

Posted on Dec 18, 2017 9:42 PM

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Dec 19, 2017 1:23 AM in response to RuoWen

Hi


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.


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:


Feedback - Apple Watch - Apple


(Note that you are not talking to Apple here - this is a user-based technical support community).


More information:

Notifications on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Dec 19, 2017 11:04 PM in response to Jonathan UK

Thank you very much, I have tried contact support using chat and by emails, but i still getting same answer. Just trying luck by posting comments here.

Btw, i have successfully received notification for both phones and watch when iphone unlock, but have to trade off the wonderful wrist detection function which provide security for my personal info (Ppl might retrieve my info by asking siri question about me).


Another question is, how can i manually lock my watch if i turn off the wrist detection?

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