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Apple Watch Obsolete When Mac is On?

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jojods

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Sep 12, 2014
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Does anyone else get annoyed at the fact that when your mac is on your apple watch is basically irrelevant? It frustrates me because I am often away from my computer with my macbook open and therefore it screws up my notifications.

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it's driving me mad
 
jojods said:
Does anyone else get annoyed at the fact that when your mac is on your apple watch is basically irrelevant? It frustrates me because I am often away from my computer with my macbook open and therefore it screws up my notifications.

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it's driving me mad
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Notifications go to whatever iDevice or Mac is actively being used. This is by design. If it's driving you mad either close your Macbook's lid or turn off notifications on your Macbook?

I turned off iMessage on my macbook because I got tired of hearing the notification sounds on my Macbook and My phone at the same time.
 
I havent noticed this. In fact when I get an iMessage or text message and don't have messages in the front and i ignore OS X notification my watch taps me. Same with emails.
 
AtheistP3ace said:
I havent noticed this. In fact when I get an iMessage or text message and don't have messages in the front and i ignore OS X notification my watch taps me. Same with emails.
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Agree. Click over to Safari, Calendar or anything else that doesn't involve notifications before walking away and there's no issue.
 
Just hide or minimize messages or click to a different app. If the messages app is front and center, it's reasonable to assume you're there looking at it.
 
I didn't read through the thread fully but I'm going to assume someone pointed out to you that you seem to have no idea what the word obsolete means.
 
The entire point of the Apple Watch is to give you specific information you need exactly when you need it. Therefore, if you're already looking at your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, the Watch doesn't bug you for your attention. This is by design.
 
It would be nice if the Watch worked with any Apple product. Almost need a notification sync at this point.
 
bjdraw said:
It would be nice if the Watch worked with any Apple product. Almost need a notification sync at this point.
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It does sync notifications across all my devices. If I dismiss something on my watch, it's dismissed everywhere else too it seems.
 
I have a hot corner setup so I can quickly start the screensaver and it locks my OSX desktop when I step away. Good rule to lock your computer regardless (assuming you're at work).

jojods said:
Does anyone else get annoyed at the fact that when your mac is on your apple watch is basically irrelevant? It frustrates me because I am often away from my computer with my macbook open and therefore it screws up my notifications.

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it's driving me mad
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For the most part, I like that Apple has attempted to make only the active device get notifications. I think some of the "my notifications aren't working!" complaints came from people who didn't realize this.

I have noticed, though, that email will often come in on my computer a lot quicker than on my phone (and therefore on the watch). Sometimes it's several minutes or longer.
 
jojods said:
Does anyone else get annoyed at the fact that when your mac is on your apple watch is basically irrelevant? It frustrates me because I am often away from my computer with my macbook open and therefore it screws up my notifications.

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it's driving me mad
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What kind of notifications are we talking about here? imessage? I've only seen what you are talking about with imessage. But that happens even with the phone, if you are actively chatting on your computer your phone will not alert for new messages.
 
jojods said:
Does anyone else get annoyed at the fact that when your mac is on your apple watch is basically irrelevant? It frustrates me because I am often away from my computer with my macbook open and therefore it screws up my notifications.

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it's driving me mad
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Try using a screen saver.
 
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