Not getting incoming calls notifications in Apple Watch – How to fix

Not getting any incoming call notifications on your Apple Watch? Getting your calls delivered directly to your wrist is one of the most underrated features of the watch. Having the facility to interact with calls on the go becomes more appreciable the moment you start to face problems like this, the one where you are not getting any incoming call notifications on the Apple Watch.

 

Fix 1 – Turn off the DND mode, Theatre mode

You should turn off the Do Not Disturb or Cinema mode if it is activated on the watch.

Step 1 – At first, press the side button on the Apple Watch.

Step 2 – While this takes you to the Control Center, look whether the DND or any other Focus Modes are enabled or not.

Step 3 – Turn it off from there.

 

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Step 4 – Besides that, check whether the Cinema Mode is turned or not.

Step 5 – Turn it off from there.

 

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After turning them off, you will get incoming call notifications correctly. You can test this right away.

 

Fix 2 – Disable the Cover to Mute gesture

The ‘Cover to Mute’ gesture on the Apple Watch silences the calls when you put on your palm on the watch face.

Step 1 – Hit the crown button on the Apple Watch, once.

Step 2 – Later, tap the “⚙” button there to open the Settings utility.

 

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Step 3 – Find the “Gestures” option there to load it up.

 

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Step 4 – Next, turn off the “Cover to Mute” feature.

 

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While this feature is turned off, there won’t be any possibility of the calls getting silenced automatically.

 

Fix 3 – Turn on all the Notifications

You must enable all the Phone-related notifications on the watch settings.

Step 1 – Open the Apple Watch settings. Tap the crown button once and go to the “Settings“.

 

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Step 2 – Next, tap to open up the “Notifications” tab.

 

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There are many notification features present there.

Step 3 – You may toggle these notification features in the Watch settings. Like, turn on the “Show Notifications on Wrist Down” features.

Step 4 – You open it up and toggle the enlisted features as well.

 

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Once you have toggled these notifications features, you can

 

Fix 4 – Toggle the Phone app notifications

Your Apple Watch just mirrors the phone alerts from your iPhone.

Step 1 – Load up the Watch app on the iPhone.

Step 2 – On the Watch app, go to the “My Watch“. Next, go to the “Notifications” panel.

 

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Step 3 – Find the “Phone” app from there.

 

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Step 4 – After opening the Phone app, set this to “Mirror my iPhone” feature.

 

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While this feature is turned on, you will see all your phone notifications directly on the Apple Watch.

 

Fix 5 – Refresh the Bluetooth peripherals

You can refresh the Bluetooth system on your iPhone.

Step 1 – On your iPhone, just scroll down to find the Control Center.

Step 2 – Next, just turn off the Bluetooth from there.

 

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Step 3 – Later, turn on the Bluetooth.

 

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Wait for a few seconds till the iPhone auto connects to the device. See if this works out for you.