Alarm on watch ONLY

I ONLY want the haptic alarm to go off on my Apple Watch - usually, everything works fine.

But on occasion, the iPhone rings loudly instead. Grrrrr.

What settings do I need to have on/off for this unwanted interruption never to occur and only the watch haptics to work?

Posted on Aug 19, 2023 2:19 PM

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moiramac22 Author

Level 1

4 points

Aug 20, 2023 12:53 AM in response to LD150

Thx for responding - but turning off the alarm on the iPhone’s Clock app also turns it off on the watch. (I use the Sleep section of the Health app to set a daily alarm schedule)

Any other settings to turn on/off?

LD150

Level 10

96,555 points

Aug 20, 2023 12:44 AM in response to moiramac22

Set the alarm using the Watch alarm app only, do not use the iPhone alarm (clock app).

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