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Can't get the watch (watch 5) to vibrate or get text notification to show up on clock screen

(Topic created: 12-26-2022 02:48 PM)
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Abbs84
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‎12-25-2022 02:41 PM in 

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I just got my watch 5 yesterday for Christmas . The watch hasn't been dropped or anything. But I can't seem to get text notification to show up on clock screen and I can't seem to get it to vibrate when I get a text notification.  The watch does vibrates for email.

I've tried resetting the watch. I feel like I've turned on everything you're suppose to . I use the default message app.  I can't figure out where it's going wrong. 

 

 

 
 

 

 
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Charkatak
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‎12-25-2022 03:47 PM in 

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If you got the watch yesterday, have you checked for a software update?

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Abbs84
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‎12-25-2022 08:23 PM in 

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Yes, I checked for latest update on the watch and it was up to date.
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bill-e
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‎12-25-2022 08:03 PM in 

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The default setting in Wear is that the phone has to have it's screen off and you must be wearing the watch to get notifications. 

Wear->Watch Settings->Notifications->Show phone notifications on watch->select the option that you prefer. 

 

 
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Abbs84
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‎12-25-2022 08:22 PM in 

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Ahh! Because I had it set to show alerts even when the phone is in use.
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bill-e
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‎12-25-2022 08:35 PM in 

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So it's now working? 

 

 
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Abbs84
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‎12-25-2022 09:28 PM in 

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Well, I noticed I did get a notification from an app that I wasn't receiving notifications for before . I wasn't wearing the watch but I came back to see the little red /orange notification dot on the left side. So it sounds promising. It's too late to receive texts from anyone right now to know if the texts notifications are doing what they should.
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Abbs84
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‎12-26-2022 09:31 AM in 

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My dad sent me a test text message and it didn't do it. But I had a red/orange dot on the left to let me know I had a notification.
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bill-e
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‎12-26-2022 09:46 AM in 

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try force stopping the Wear app and then reopen it. 

You can send a text to yourself.  What I do is get the text ready to send and hold my phone so that I can press the Power key to turn off the display the split second I send the text.  The message system thinks the phone's off and you should get the vibration on the watch. 

 

 
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Abbs84
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‎12-26-2022 02:48 PM in 

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Didn't work. I tried that. 😞
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