When you wear your Iwatch how can you get your iPhone text messages to ring instead of your iwatch

when You are wearing your Iwatch and you get a text message how can whet your iPhone to ring instead of your Iwatch

Posted on Sep 20, 2022 07:53 PM

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Posted on Sep 21, 2022 06:49 AM

tonettedaniel wrote:

I want wear both Iwatch and have my iPhone locked, but I want to hear my notifications from my iPhone. Is that possible if it’s locked?

Only if you turn off Wrist Detection on your Watch. Then you can keep it locked and notifications will sound on your phone. But, you'll need to unlock the watch to do much of anything other than look at the time and you won't be able to use it for Apple Pay.

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Sep 21, 2022 06:49 AM in response to tonettedaniel

tonettedaniel wrote:

I want wear both Iwatch and have my iPhone locked, but I want to hear my notifications from my iPhone. Is that possible if it’s locked?

Only if you turn off Wrist Detection on your Watch. Then you can keep it locked and notifications will sound on your phone. But, you'll need to unlock the watch to do much of anything other than look at the time and you won't be able to use it for Apple Pay.

Sep 21, 2022 01:02 AM in response to tonettedaniel

Where notifications appear

Notifications appear on your Apple Watch or iPhone, but not both.

 

If your iPhone is unlocked, you get notifications on your iPhone instead of your Apple Watch.

 

 

If your iPhone is locked or asleep, you get notifications on your Apple Watch, unless your Apple Watch is locked.

 

Some apps, such as the Noise app, are only on your Apple Watch. Notifications for these apps don't appear on your iPhone.

The red notification icon  appears at the top of your watch face when you have unread notifications. If you want to hide the notification icon, open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap Notifications, then turn off Notifications Indicator.

When you read or dismiss notifications on your Apple Watch, they’re also dismissed from your iPhone.

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When you wear your Iwatch how can you get your iPhone text messages to ring instead of your iwatch

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