Text message sounds on both Watch and iPhone

[elipem01]

Is there a way to make text messages alert you on both your watch and phone? I have my phone set to a very loud obnoxious tone for my boss so if he texts me I don't miss it. Once my watch is connected, it doesn't play the sound on the phone.

 

[J.gerbes]

I think this is a conscious choice on Apple's part to ensure that you don't get double-notified. As far as I know, there isn't a way to disable this behaviour

 

[madsci954]

Yeah, working as intended. If your phone is asleep, only the watch will buzz. If you're actively using your phone, only the phone will sound.

 

[Julien]

Yeah, working as intended. If your phone is asleep, only the watch will buzz. If you're actively using your phone, only the phone will sound.

Thanks, and glad I read this. I had wounded why most of the time it was Watch only but sometimes my iPhone would sound.

 

[Sir Ruben]

At first I would only get the notification sounds on the watch, then after a couple of days they started coming through on both. THEN they were still coming through on the watch even when I was using the phone.

I un-paired and re-paired the watch and its gone back to the way its supposed to work.