I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max and a Watch Series 8.
when my phone is connected to my watch it doesn’t vibrate if it is on silent and all notifications seem to be diverted to my watch.
This isn’t an issue if I’m wearing it but when I have it on charge in another room I have no idea that people are calling me.
is there a setting I can change for this?
Apple Watch Series 8
Notifications (Sounds, Haptics and Banners)
Apart from actual phone calls which ring on both by default, the Sounds and haptic notifications and banners for messages etc follow these rules…
~ If the phone is in use (open) then you get notifications on the phone. Messages and Mail still appear silently on the Watch in the relevant app without banner..
~ If the phone is locked you get notifications on the Watch. If you have notifications set for iPhone Lock Screen or Notification center they still go to the phone, but silently without banner.
~ If you go into each notification type and use Custom and disallow notifications the alerts and banners go to the phone always and not to the Watch
Notifications on your Apple Watch - Apple Support
If you are not wearing the watch the notifications will (should) go to your phone
Notifications (Sounds, Haptics and Banners)
Apart from actual phone calls which ring on both by default, the Sounds and haptic notifications and banners for messages etc follow these rules…
~ If the phone is in use (open) then you get notifications on the phone. Messages and Mail still appear silently on the Watch in the relevant app without banner..
~ If the phone is locked you get notifications on the Watch. If you have notifications set for iPhone Lock Screen or Notification center they still go to the phone, but silently without banner.
~ If you go into each notification type and use Custom and disallow notifications the alerts and banners go to the phone always and not to the Watch
Notifications on your Apple Watch - Apple Support
If you are not wearing the watch the notifications will (should) go to your phone
iPhone not vibrating when connected to Apple Watch
