Is the watch supposed to get notifications while connected to CarPlay?

[yalag]

Is the watch supposed to get notifications while connected to CarPlay? Mine does not. The notifications don't arrive to the watch at all, no vibrations nothing. It doesn't even show.



I am connected to CarPlay wirelessly in my car.

 

[ApfelKuchen]

CarPlay is designed to minimize interruptions and distractions - being hit with simultaneous notifications on wrist, iPhone, and CarPlay would certainly be distracting. Notifications will show up on the CarPlay display, not your Watch or iPhone. However, the Watch isn't totally out of the loop - turn-by-turn directions generate taptics on my wrist.

 

[yalag]

CarPlay is designed to minimize interruptions and distractions - being hit with simultaneous notifications on wrist, iPhone, and CarPlay would certainly be distracting. Notifications will show up on the CarPlay display, not your Watch or iPhone. However, the Watch isn't totally out of the loop - turn-by-turn directions generate taptics on my wrist.

Is this your guess or official behaviour? It doens't makes sense because not all notifications show in carplay, only apps that supports carplay

 

[ApfelKuchen]

Is this your guess or official behaviour? It doens't makes sense because not all notifications show in carplay, only apps that supports carplay

It's by design. The apps supported in CarPlay are limited by design to reduce distraction and interaction - the availability of other notifications is limited by design. The point is to reduce distracted driving.

While CarPlay does not automatically activate Do Not Disturb While Driving https://support.apple.com/HT208090 it does behave similarly. And if you do have Do Not Disturb While Drive activated...

 

[rayward]

CarPlay is designed to minimize interruptions and distractions - being hit with simultaneous notifications on wrist, iPhone, and CarPlay would certainly be distracting. Notifications will show up on the CarPlay display, not your Watch or iPhone. However, the Watch isn't totally out of the loop - turn-by-turn directions generate taptics on my wrist.

For some reason, being in the car absolutely rips through my watch battery, even with my phone plugged in for full CarPlay functionality. If I'm driving any length of time, I find it best to put the watch in airplane mode (the taps for upcoming turns are pretty redundant, IMHO).

 

[cwanja]

For some reason, being in the car absolutely rips through my watch battery, even with my phone plugged in for full CarPlay functionality. If I'm driving any length of time, I find it best to put the watch in airplane mode (the taps for upcoming turns are pretty redundant, IMHO).

This is has anything to do with the GPS module following you or tracking something?

 

[rayward]

This is has anything to do with the GPS module following you or tracking something?

I have no idea.

 

[Julien]

This is has anything to do with the GPS module following you or tracking something?

If your iPhone is near your Watch then it uses the iPhone's GPS and if the iPhone is plugged into CarPlay the iPhone uses the cars' GPS if the car has GPS.

 

[rayward]

If your iPhone is near your Watch then it uses the iPhone's GPS and if the iPhone is plugged into CarPlay the iPhone uses the cars' GPS if the car has GPS.

I wonder if there's some weird quirk that has the watch running on its own LTE when the phone is plugged in for CarPlay. In about 90 minutes of driving it went from >90% to <10% battery life. Nothing else would explain it.

 

[Julien]

I wonder if there's some weird quirk that has the watch running on its own LTE when the phone is plugged in for CarPlay. In about 90 minutes of driving it went from >90% to <10% battery life. Nothing else would explain it.

Have you un-paired and re-paired?