Customise when and how you receive notifications on your Apple Watch, so you can respond straight away or check them at your convenience. Show
Where notifications appearNotifications appear on your Apple Watch or iPhone, but not both. If your iPhone is unlocked, you'll receive notifications on your iPhone instead of your Apple Watch. If your iPhone is locked or asleep, you'll receive notifications on your Apple Watch, unless your Apple Watch is locked. Some apps, such as the Noise app, are only available on your Apple Watch. Notifications for these apps won't appear on your iPhone. The red notification icon will appear at the top of your watch face when you have unread notifications. If you want to hide the notification icon, open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap Notifications, then turn off Notifications Indicator.When you read or dismiss notifications on your Apple Watch, they'll also be dismissed from your iPhone. View and interact with a notification
When a notification appears, you can tap it to see more options. Depending on the app that sent the notification, you can reply to a message, call someone back, archive an email and more. If your Apple Watch is dim and not active, full-screen notifications will appear. When you're using your Apple Watch, notifications will appear in a banner at the top of the display. How to see all of your unread Apple Watch notifications
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You can turn on an app's notifications if you want to see them again:
Customise your Apple Watch notification settings
Some apps offer further customisation, while others only let you turn off Apple Watch notifications completely. Scroll down to the Mirror iPhone Alerts From section and turn off the setting next to the app. Find out how to change audio settings for notifications. Keep notifications privateWhen you raise your wrist to see a notification, you'll see a quick summary, then the full details will appear a few seconds later. To stop the full details from appearing in the notification:
Whether your Apple Watch is locked or unlocked, you can see notification summaries, or short looks, by default. A short look is a single screen that displays the notifying app's name and icon along with the notification title. You can choose to turn off short looks when Apple Watch is locked:
If you can't see notifications on your Apple WatchWhen your devices are disconnected, your notifications will appear on your iPhone instead of your Apple Watch. To check your connection, swipe up on the watch face to open Control Centre. If your devices are disconnected, you may see the red iPhone icon , the red X icon or the Wi-Fi icon . Try to connect your iPhone and Apple Watch.When your Apple Watch is locked or if you've turned on Do Not Disturb, your notifications will be sent to your iPhone: For third-party apps, notifications will only be delivered if your paired iPhone is also connected to a network. Published Date: September 21, 2022 Why can't you swipe down on Apple Watch for notifications?Do a forced restart by holding in both buttons until you see the Apple logo then let go of the buttons. PERFECT ! It works now. Thanks for the help!
Can't get my Apple Watch to swipe up or down?Many users reported force restarting the watch solved the problem with the swipe-up gesture not working. Press and hold the Digital Crown + Side Button simultaneously. Keep doing it until you see the Apple logo on the screen. Release the buttons.
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