For those w/Cellular enabled watches

[FHayek]

I use my watch mainly for running, biking and hiking. I'm thinking about upgrading to an Ultra, but I was wondering about cellular enabled watches.

When I'm running or on my bike, I don't want to receive emails or texts, phone calls might okay: ICE. Is there a way to not let emails or texts go to my phone when using it for workouts? Or, is there a way to NOT have the mail app or messaging on a watch period?

Thanks,
FH

 

[kissfan]

Set up a focus on your phone that only lets phone calls in, then turn it on when you need that on your watch.

 

[azhava]

You can do either of your choices. If you set up a workout/fitness Focus, you can tell it to block messages, emails, phone calls, app notifications, whatever you want, and it will stay that way until you turn the Focus off. You can even get more granular than that and only allow messages/calls from certain people or notifications from certain apps to go through, if you want to.

For general everyday use, you can choose exactly what notifications you want to receive on your watch - if you don't want messages, mail, phone calls, etc., you can turn them all off.

 

[FHayek]

Thank you both for your prompt and informative replies.

Is there a way to set up the watch withOUT enabling the native mail app? G&d forbid I lose my watch and someone gains access to my exchange mail.

Again, thank you.

 

[Lobwedgephil]

Thank you both for your prompt and informative replies.

Is there a way to set up the watch withOUT enabling the native mail app? G&d forbid I lose my watch and someone gains access to my exchange mail.

Again, thank you.

I don't have mail on my watch, never saw the point.

 

[kissfan]

Thank you both for your prompt and informative replies.

Is there a way to set up the watch withOUT enabling the native mail app? G&d forbid I lose my watch and someone gains access to my exchange mail.

Again, thank you.

Put a PIN on your watch maybe.

 

[azhava]

Settings > Mail > Accounts. Don't set up any mail accounts on your Apple Watch.

 

[Howard2k]

Put a PIN on your watch maybe.

This x 100,000.

I have all mail notifications turned off. I do get the occasional text message to my watch but it's never an issue when running.

Two mantras for using the watch, in my opinion:
* Turn on a PIN. This is absolutely crucial.
* Turn off the majority of notifications.


But when I'm running a notification does pop up it doesn't stay on the screen. I'll have the workout screen active and it's a momentary interruption while the notification displays, then the watch switches back to the workout. You won't be running while looking at the watch 100% of the time anyway, so you might find it a bit of a non-issue in reality, unless you're getting text messages every few minutes.

 

[FHayek]

Thanks.

I do use a PIN, just always worried about mail security.

Have a great day!

 

[FHayek]

Settings > Mail > Accounts. Don't set up any mail accounts on your Apple Watch.

I don't see how you can NOT set up an acct. I followed your path, but I end up at my exchange acct w/o an option to remove