Increasing vibration alert for swimming and running activities on Apple Watch

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Increasing vibration alert for swimming and running activities on Apple Watch

Can anyone tell me if the vibration alert in activities(primarily swimming and running) can be changed so that it is more noticeable? It currently vibrates only once and is either not noticeable or barely. My old garmin would vibrate several times. I would have thought you could choose several different vibration patterns for this type of thing.

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Original Title: Vibration alert

Apple Watch Ultra 2, watchOS 11

Posted on Sep 7, 2025 02:16 PM

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Answer 1

Ingo2711

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Sep 8, 2025 12:23 AM in response to Ironman_65

Did you try to set the Haptics to "Prominent" in the WatchApp on your iPhone -> Sound & Haptics -> Haptics?

You can also do that on your watch in Settings/Sound & Haptics/Haptics -> Prominent.

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Ironman_65 Author

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Sep 8, 2025 05:17 PM in response to Ingo2711

I did that but the vibration is very short and not noticeable when swimming and barely when running. I'm surprised that the watch doesn't have the same options as the phone to choose a vibration such as SOS. This is very aggravating for someone who trains and competes in triathlon. Wish I had known this before changing from Garmin.

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Answer 3

Ingo2711

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Sep 9, 2025 12:05 AM in response to Ironman_65

You can tell Apple directly about your wishes for future watchOS updates by using the Feedback link.

Feedback - Apple Watch - Apple

Maybe watchOS 26 gives us more options for the Haptics & Sound settings.

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