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I have an iPhone 13 and an Apple Watch series 9. For the last few weeks my phone has not been lighting up and making a sound when I get notifications. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A Senior Advisor at Apple Support told me a few minutes ago that if I am wearing the watch the notifications go there and not the phone, and that’s how it was designed and there’s nothing I can do. I’ve had the watch for a good few months now, and I could totally be crazy, but I do NOT remember this fuckery being the case back then. Am I nuts?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Yeah, that’s how it’s designed to work. The only times I’ve had my phone still notify is when the watch is on my wrist but locked, in which case both will buzz but the watch can’t display the notification. I’ve had an Apple Watch since 2016 and it’s always been like that.

It’s by design because, for most people, having both devices buzz would be redundant. You’re more likely to notice the watch since it’s on your wrist