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No taptic notification for third-party app alerts - how to fix?

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avalys

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I have the watch set to silent mode, so that I only get taptic notifications for alerts. This works fine for all the built-in apps: messages, reminders, calendar, activity, etc. However, I don't seem to get taptic notifications for third-party apps, like the New York Times breaking news alerts. These appear on the Watch, but only as the red dot on the watch face. I don't seem to get a taptic notification when they come in.

What setting controls this, if any?
 
Bump. Is anyone else getting taptic notifications for third-party apps, with the Watch set to "Mute"?
 
On the phone's notification settings for the app, do you have sounds enabled? I think I've discovered that if sounds are off, and the watch is "mirroring" the phone's notifications for that app, it will "silence" the haptic too.
 
blackbear219 said:
On the phone's notification settings for the app, do you have sounds enabled? I think I've discovered that if sounds are off, and the watch is "mirroring" the phone's notifications for that app, it will "silence" the haptic too.
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That's true.

Some apps don't even include "Sounds" in their options for notifications. The phone makes a noise when it gets a notification for these apps if the ringer is on by default. The watch will not give a taptic notification because Sound is not turned on (nor is it turned off, but the default on the watch seems to be silence whereas the phone's default is to make a noise).
 
alxy8s said:
That's true.

Some apps don't even include "Sounds" in their options for notifications. The phone makes a noise when it gets a notification for these apps if the ringer is on by default. The watch will not give a taptic notification because Sound is not turned on (nor is it turned off, but the default on the watch seems to be silence whereas the phone's default is to make a noise).
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Interesting. So is that the root of the problem then? If the developer didn't include sounds in their notification options, their apps are currently unable to send haptic feedback with their alerts?
 
Genius! I didn't realize that for a few app notifications on my iPhone that I had turned off sounds for those apps. It makes perfect sense now!
 
Really glad I found this. I thought there was something wrong with my watch and I was getting aggravated.

Hopefully in future watch software updates Apple will include more granular and/or watch-specific alert settings.
 
Sorry to revive this once more but does anyone know if there is a set of instructions detailing under what conditions/settings notifications will or will not appear on the watch? Like, if I turn on sounds but turn off banners or lockscreen on the phone, how will it effect watch notifications, etc.?
 
skimcpip said:
Sorry to revive this once more but does anyone know if there is a set of instructions detailing under what conditions/settings notifications will or will not appear on the watch? Like, if I turn on sounds but turn off banners or lockscreen on the phone, how will it effect watch notifications, etc.?
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Have you downloaded the watch users guide? 140+ pages on my iPad and it's FREE.
 
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