{"id":2634,"date":"2016-09-07T03:50:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T00:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/apple\/?p=2634"},"modified":"2019-02-14T15:59:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T15:59:37","slug":"apple-watch-notifications-receive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/apple\/apple-watch-notifications-receive","title":{"rendered":"Apple Watch: Receiving Notifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Apple Watch can display notifications from its own apps and from an iPhone. Users can choose which notifications to receive, and whether to receive haptic or sound notifications for each app. You can also choose whether to have the notification indicator on your Apple Watch alert you to unread notifications. You can enable or disable\u00a0Notifications Privacy, in which case the details of each notification will be hidden until you tap an alert.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Apple_Watch_Choosing_Which_Notifications_to_Receive\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Apple Watch: Choosing Which Notifications to Receive<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Which_Notifications_and_Types_of_Alerts_Should_You_Receive\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Which Notifications and Types of Alerts Should You Receive?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#A_Few_Apple_Watch_Tips\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> A Few Apple Watch Tips<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Links\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> Links<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span id=\"Apple_Watch_Choosing_Which_Notifications_to_Receive\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Apple Watch: Choosing Which Notifications to Receive<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Press\u00a0<em>Home\u00a0<\/em>on your iPhone to display the<em>\u00a0Home<\/em>\u00a0screen.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Tap\u00a0Apple Watch\u00a0to open the Apple Watch app.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Tap\u00a0<em>My Watch<\/em>\u00a0to display the\u00a0<em>My Watch\u00a0<\/em>screen.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Tap\u00a0<em>Notifications\u00a0<\/em>to display the\u00a0<em>Notifications\u00a0<\/em>screen.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Set the\u00a0<em>Notifications Indicator<\/em>\u00a0switch to\u00a0<em>On<\/em>\u00a0to make the Apple Watch display a red dot at the top of the screen to alert you to a new notification.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Set the\u00a0<em>Notification Privacy\u00a0<\/em>switch to\u00a0<em>On<\/em>\u00a0to hide notification details until you tap an alert.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Tap the app you want to configure to display the app\u2019s screen.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Specify which notification to receive by setting each switch to\u00a0<em>On<\/em>\u00a0according to your preference.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Choose other options, such as\u00a0<em>Progress Updates<\/em>\u00a0in the\u00a0<em>Activity<\/em>\u00a0app.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Tap\u00a0<em>Notifications\u00a0<\/em>to display the\u00a0<em>Notifications<\/em>\u00a0screen again.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Tap another app to display the app\u2019s screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note than many apps use the <em>Mirror My iPhone<\/em> setting by default. To use the iPhone settings for this app, tap <em>Mirror my iPhone<\/em> and skip the remaining steps. To choose custom settings, tap\u00a0<em>Custom<\/em>\u00a0and follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When the <em>Alerts<\/em> section appears, set the\u00a0<em>Show Alerts<\/em>\u00a0switch\u00a0<em>On<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Tap an alerts category, and the screen for that alerts category will appear.<\/li>\n<li>Set the\u00a0<em>Show Alerts<\/em>\u00a0switch for the category, such as the\u00a0<em>Show Upcoming Event Alerts\u00a0<\/em>to\u00a0<em>On<\/em>\u00a0if you want to receive alerts.<\/li>\n<li>Set the\u00a0<em>Sound<\/em>\u00a0switch to\u00a0<em>On\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>Off<\/em>, according to your preferences.<\/li>\n<li>Set the\u00a0<em>Haptic<\/em>\u00a0switch to\u00a0<em>On<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>Off<\/em>, according to your preferences.<\/li>\n<li>Tap the button in the upper-left corner twice to see the\u00a0<em>Notifications<\/em>\u00a0screen again.<\/li>\n<li>You can also configure notifications for other apps.<\/li>\n<li>In the\u00a0<em>Mirror iPhone Alerts From\u00a0<\/em>area, set each switch to<em>\u00a0On\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>Off<\/em>, as you prefer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span id=\"Which_Notifications_and_Types_of_Alerts_Should_You_Receive\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Which Notifications and Types of Alerts Should You Receive?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">People use their Apple Watch in an amazing variety of ways, so you can choose your own preferences. However, many experts recommend that you allow notifications on your Apple Watch from only those apps that offer an active benefit. If you are not an adept of Photos or Passbook, and Apple Pay, they may not be worthy of notifications, while <em>Phone, Messages, Mail,<\/em> or <em>Calendar<\/em> notifications will likely be more beneficial. If you use your Apple Watch in public, turn on haptic alerts. This gives you a discreet prod on the wrist. You can also turn off sound alerts, so others can\u2019t hear it.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span id=\"A_Few_Apple_Watch_Tips\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>A Few Apple Watch Tips<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Unlocking Mac from Apple Watch:<\/em>\u00a0You can use your Apple Watch original (also known as Apple Watch Series 1 or Apple Watch 1st generation) and your Apple Watch Series 2 to skip typing in a password on your Mac to gain access. If you want to pair the two devices together, you should make sure they are both signed into the same iCloud account. Then, go to your Mac (make sure it\u2019s running macOS Sierra or later) and choose<em>\u00a0System Preferences<\/em>.\u00a0Once there, choose\u00a0<em>Security &amp; Privacy<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>General<\/em>. Once in <em>General<\/em>, you\u2019ll be able to set the Apple Watch to unlock your Mac. Make sure two-factor authentication is enabled on your Mac. For this, head to\u00a0<em>System Preferences &gt; iCloud &gt; Account Details &gt; Security<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Sharing Activity:<\/em>\u00a0Apple\u2019s answer to <em>Fitbit, Garmin<\/em> and the rest of the fitness tracker fraternity is its\u00a0<em>Activity<\/em> platform. That\u2019s where all of your daily movements are recorded. In its latest iteration, you can now share activity progress with other Apple Watch users. To do this, you will need to add friends, which has to be done by going to the dedicated <em>Activity<\/em> app on your iPhone. You can then select\u00a0<em>Sharing<\/em>\u00a0and hit the + icon in the corner to add contacts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Discreetly View the Time:<\/em>\u00a0On the second series of the Apple Watch, if you want to check in on the time without raising your wrist, slowly twist the digital crown upwards and it\u2019ll brighten up the screen gradually. This will allow you to peek in instead of fully illuminating the watch screen.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span id=\"Links\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Links<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Just a friendly reminder: Your old Apple Watch is worth money! Sell it to iGotOffer for the best price online. Free instant quote, free fully insured shipping, fast and secure payment: <a href=\"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/wearable\/apple\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sell Apple Watch<\/a> now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Apple Watch can display notifications from its own apps and from an iPhone. Users can choose which notifications to receive, and whether to receive haptic or sound notifications for each app. You can also choose whether to have the notification indicator on your Apple Watch alert you to unread notifications. 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