Here’s how to get notifications to work correctly again on your Apple Watch.
How to Fix It When an Apple Watch Isn’t Showing Notifications
Reboot your Apple Watch.
Like most tech gadgets, switching your Watch off and back on again can fix a lot of issues.
Turn off Do Not Disturb.
If Do Not Disturb is active on your Apple Watch, you won’t receive notifications.
Fixing this is as simple as toggling DND off.
Turn off Airplane Mode.
Check your Apple Watch notification parameters.
you’re able to control notifications on a per-app basis.
If alerts are turned off, then you won’t see notifications on your Watch.
Re-pair your Apple Watch.
Look on your Apple Watch for a red iPhone icon or a red X. confirm you’re wearing your Apple Watch correctly.
You’ll only receive notifications if your Apple Watch is on your wrist.
Turn off Wrist Detection.
Go toSettings>Passcode>Wrist Detectionto turn it off.
Turn off Cover to Mute.
Similar to Do Not Disturb, Cover to Mute silences notifications.
patch your Apple Watch.
It wouldn’t hurt to alsocheck for an iOS update on your iPhone.
Contact Apple Watch Support.
Get in touch with their support team for more advice.
Here are some other possible causes:
Notifications don’t appear on both of your devices.
You’ll receive notifications on either your iPhone or your Apple Watch, but not both.
