Wrist flick to dismiss notifications - how is this supposed to work?

[fstevens]

I have both "Double Tap" and "Wrist Flick" gestures turned on, on my Watch 11. If I get a notification for, say, a new message or that I've closed my rings, and use double tap to select "Dismiss", or physically click "Dismiss", the notification is gone - no red dot displayed at the top of the watch screen. If I use the wrist flick gesture, the notification closes, but the red dot is still displayed, and I can still view the notification by swiping down from the top of the screen. Wrist flick is behaving like I ignored the notification, not that I dismissed it. Is anyone else seeing this behavior? I've tried turning wrist flick off and back on, and restarting my watch (and phone), no change.

 

[StumpyBloke]

That’s how it’s designed to work it would seem. Same on my Ultra 2.

Personally I’d prefer it deletes the notification.

 

[fstevens]

That’s how it’s designed to work it would seem. Same on my Ultra 2.

Personally I’d prefer it deletes the notification.

I agree. This doesn't feel like "dismissing" a notification. I thought it was supposed to have the same result as actually clicking on "Dismiss". Kind of disappointing, but definitely a first-world problem.