Your watch uses the notification settings you have for each app on your phone. If the
alert vibrates or makes a sound for notifications on your phone, your watch will vibrate. If
your app doesn’t vibrate or make a sound for notifications, your watch won’t vibrate but
you’ll still see a card on your watch.
WHICH NOTIFICATIONS WILL I RECEIVE?
Most notifications you see on your phone will also show up on your watch. These include
notifications for missed calls, texts, event reminders, and more. When you get a
notification, your watch will only vibrate (i.e. it will not make any sounds).
HOW DO I CONTROL WHICH NOTIFICATIONS I CAN RECEIVE ON MY
SMARTWATCH?
If you get notifications on your phone that you don’t want to see on your watch, you can
stop specific apps from showing up on your watch. You can edit your notification
preferences in the Wear OS by Google app. Tap Notifications under the Settings menu
on the main screen. In the Notifications menu, you can toggle off any apps you don’t
want to receive notifications for on your watch.
When you listen to music on your phone, you’ll always see the music card with options
to pause and play. You can’t turn this card off.
HOW DO I USE DO NOT DISTURB MODE?
Do Not Disturb mode removes vibration alerts, but notification cards will still appear.
- Swipe down from the top of your screen
- Tap the circle with a strikethrough icon to enable
- Tap the icon again to disable Do Not Disturb
HOW DO I USE THEATER MODE?
You can use theater mode to temporarily turn off your watch’s screen. This prevents any
vibrations or visual notifications from coming through.
- Swipe down from the top of your screen
- Tap the watch icon to enable theater mode
- Press the middle button to turn screen back on
I’M NOT RECEIVING NOTIFICATIONS ON MY SMARTWATCH. HOW DO I FIX THIS?
The Wear OS by Google app must be running on your phone at all times to ensure a
connection with the watch. Closing the app disconnects the watch from your phone, and
prevents notifications from coming through. Make sure the app is open on your phone
any time you are wearing your smartwatch.
- A Connected message will appear in the app
- If a Disconnected message appears in app, swipe up from your watch face and
tap the refresh circle on the Reconnect card
Make sure your phone’s Bluetooth is on and your smartwatch is synced to your device.