How do you turn off gov't & emergency alerts on an Apple Watch that is set up with Family Sharing? i.e My son's watch is set up on my iPhone, but my iPhone notification settings don't seem to control his watch.
Apple Watch SE
Thanks very much for the reply. Unfortunately, this still doesn't address my issue. The article referenced only applies to Test Alerts, not actual gov't or emergency alerts. I've been unable to find any articles that address those specifically for watches set up with Family Sharing.
Hello EOh217,
We have a great support article that might help with this. Please take a look at it here: About government and emergency alerts on Apple Watch - Apple Support. This specific guidance should help:
"Turn on Test Alerts for an Apple Watch you set up for a family member
If you set up an Apple Watch for a family member using Family Setup, you can use your iPhone to turn on Test Alerts for their watch:
To turn Test Alerts off, either:
We hope this helps. Let us know if we can assist with anything else at all. Take care.
That was my next step if no one in this community had any insight. However, this is not a one-off question and seems to be a gap either in documentation or support.
Good afternoon EOh217,
It might be helpful for you to speak directly with an Apple advisor about this issue. Click the link below, choose the phone number for your region from the list, and call when it is convenient.
Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support
Take care.
EOh217 wrote:
How do you turn off gov't & emergency alerts on an Apple Watch that is set up with Family Sharing?
It may depend where you in the world you live. In many jurisdictions the local laws do not allow the Government Alerts or Emergency Alerts to be disabled.
Turning Off Emergency Alerts
