Just updated to the official release versions of WatchOS 26 and iOS 26. (I did not install the beta versions of WatchOS or iOS 26 on my devices.) Message notification behavior seems to have been changed and I am wondering if this is a bug or not.
Message notifications on WatchOS 26 now show the contact photo and a preview/summary of the message beneath the contact image on wrist raise following a haptic tap. If the message is brief enough, the entire message appears.
This was not the case in prior versions of WatchOS. In the past, the message notifications could be set to only show the contact image on wrist raise and only after a tap on the contact image would the full message be displayed. I liked being able to see who sent a message while hiding the content until I was ready to view it.
How can this preview on in WatchOS 26 be turned off? Is this even possible anymore?
I checked the notification settings for messages on both the Watch and iPhone and I have “show summary when locked” turned off and “tap to show full notification” turned on. Summarize notifications is off in the Apple Intelligence settings as well.
I already toggled those settings and restarted both devices (several times), but when I receive a tap that I have a new message and raise my wrist, I still see the contact photo and a preview/summary of the message. I would very much like the old behavior back.
Any information and/or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Message notifications on WatchOS 26 now show the contact photo and a preview/summary of the message beneath the contact image on wrist raise following a haptic tap. If the message is brief enough, the entire message appears.
This was not the case in prior versions of WatchOS. In the past, the message notifications could be set to only show the contact image on wrist raise and only after a tap on the contact image would the full message be displayed. I liked being able to see who sent a message while hiding the content until I was ready to view it.
How can this preview on in WatchOS 26 be turned off? Is this even possible anymore?
I checked the notification settings for messages on both the Watch and iPhone and I have “show summary when locked” turned off and “tap to show full notification” turned on. Summarize notifications is off in the Apple Intelligence settings as well.
I already toggled those settings and restarted both devices (several times), but when I receive a tap that I have a new message and raise my wrist, I still see the contact photo and a preview/summary of the message. I would very much like the old behavior back.
Any information and/or suggestions are greatly appreciated.