You aren’t receiving notifications on your Apple Watch and you don’t know what to do. Further, you’re not being alerted when you receive new texts and emails and it’s starting to get frustrating. In this article, I’ll explain exactly why you’re not getting notifications on your Apple Watch and show you how to fix the problem permanently! Further, I’ll show you how to fix when Apple Watch stops receiving notifications from your iPhone that it’s paired with. We’ll explain how you can fix common notification problems. For example, we’ll show you how you can troubleshoot when
Before we jump into solutions, there are two things you should bear in mind about receiving notifications on your Apple Watch:
You can find the above notes at the top of the Notifications menu in the Watch app on your iPhone and I’m pretty sure one of them may be the reason why you’re not getting
notifications on your Apple Watch. If you are not getting notifications on your Apple Watch, the first thing you should do is to make sure that your Apple Watch is connected. You can check your Apple Watch connection in Control Center on your watch. To access Control Center, swipe up from the bottom of the watch face. Please ensure that Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are enabled on your paired iPhone. Solution #1. Restart both your Apple Watch and iPhone. Restarting your devices may bring the notifications back. Please follow these steps:
Solution #2. Turn off Do Not Disturb. The Do Not Disturb feature can be used to silence alerts and notifications. When Do Not Disturbed is turned on, your Apple Watch will not receive notifications from your iPhone. To turn off Do Not Disturb on your Apple Watch, Start the Settings app on your Apple Watch and tap Do Not Disturb. Make sure the switch next to Do Not Disturb is turned off. Also on your iPhone, head over to Settings > Do Not Disturb > Make sure Do Not Disturb is turned off. Another setting you should check out is Cover to Mute. This also silences incoming alerts or notifications on the Apple Watch. Turn this off as well by heading to the Watch iPhone app, and My Watch > Sounds & Haptics and then turn off Cover to Mute. See also: Solution #3. Are you receiving notifications on your iPhone? For instance, does your iPhone ring when you get a call? Do you get text notifications on your iPhone? You can check your notification setting by heading to Settings > Notifications. It’s also worth noting that your Apple Watch notifications settings mirror your iPhone notifications settings. To change this setting:
Also, ensure that your iPhone is connected to a Wi-Fi or cellular network to receive notifications. If you are experiencing network connection issues, you might need to try the fixes below:
Solution #4. Ensure that your Apple Watch and iPhone are running the latest software version. Here is how:
Solution #5. If you are having notifications problems with Contacts on your Apple Watch, you may need to refresh the contacts data on your Watch. Some users have reported that Apple Watch is displaying phone numbers for incoming calls, instead of the contact names, even when the callers are in your address book. Please follow these steps to fix this issue:
Solution #6.
Turn off Wrist Detection You can resolve wrist sensor problems by turning off Wrist
Detection completely. On your iPhone, head over to the Watch app and tap Passcode. Then, turn off the switch next to wrist detection and confirm your decision by tapping Turn Off when you see the confirmation pop up. When you scroll down, a list of the apps installed on your Apple Watch will appear. Locate the app that you’re not receiving notifications from and tap on It. Hooray! Notifications are working on your Apple Watch and you won’t miss any more important alerts. Next time you are not getting notifications on your Apple Watch, you’ll know exactly how to troubleshoot . Thanks for reading and feel free to ask any other questions you may have in the comments. |