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My iPhone doesn't ring when near to my Apple Watch

My iPhone 15 pro max is getting charged and locked. My Apple Watch is charged and locked as well. It is not on my wrist. It is just kept a side. However, I didn’t receive any ring on my iPhone. This includes normal calls and FaceTime calls. I checked every possible settings and everything is in align, but I missed multiple calls because of this.

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Original Title: iPhone doesn’t ring when locked next to Apple Watch, which is locked as well

iPhone 13

Posted on Sep 13, 2025 04:17 PM

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Sep 14, 2025 03:41 PM in response to MrBill3

MrBill3 wrote:

Hello,

See if this helps:

Why doesn’t my phone ring? - Apple Community

Note: if an Apple watch is connected, it will ring on the watch instead. Check the watch for mute.

Good luck.

FWIW phone calls always ring on both phone and watch when connected, unlike all other notifications.

(Well they should do, not in this case obvs)

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Sep 13, 2025 04:20 PM in response to Chandra_

See if you accidentally have a Focus like DND turned on. If you see a crescent moon on your iPhone or Apple Watch screen you have a Focus turned on.

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Chandra_ Author

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Sep 14, 2025 09:11 AM in response to lobsterghost1

No, I didn’t turn on DND or any focus mode. This is happening recently after the latest update. I never had this issue before.

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Sep 14, 2025 02:49 PM in response to Chandra_

Hello,

See if this helps:

Why doesn’t my phone ring? - Apple Community

Note: if an Apple watch is connected, it will ring on the watch instead. Check the watch for mute.

Good luck.

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