Well, if you have alerts going to your watch, by default, the watch will 
make the sound. You have to change that on the watch for the sounds to only 
come from the Phone. I do this myself, so I know it’s possible.


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> On Jan 20, 2016, at 10:32 AM, Traci <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> As far as I can figure, I have tweaked all the settings in various ways, with 
> the same result. Vibration alert on my watch, no sound on my phone. I'm 
> beginning to think this is normal behavior. Is this the way it works for 
> others?
> 
> Since my Apple Watch is brand-new, can I call Apple support?
> 
> Thank you,
> Traci
> 
> Sent from my Mini
> 
>> On Jan 19, 2016, at 4:44 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>  There is also a setting on the iPhone side of the watch app that says 
>> something about the watch mirroring the iPhone. You might want to turn that 
>> off.
>> 
>> 
>> Take Care
>> 
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>>> On Jan 19, 2016, at 7:37 PM, Traci <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> :-) I have the watch muted already. I double checked it in the settings on 
>>> the actual watch.
>>> 
>>> Any other suggestions?
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 19, 2016, at 4:27 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Mute the watch in the actual settings on the watch itself. This will make 
>>>> it so only the vibrations occur on the watch. You should then get the 
>>>> audio alerts on the phone.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Take Care
>>>> 
>>>> John D. Panarese
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>>>> 
>>>>> On Jan 19, 2016, at 7:25 PM, Traci <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hello, I looked in the various notification & message settings in the 
>>>>> Apple Watch app… so far, I am unsuccessful at having vibration alerts on 
>>>>> my wrist and sound alerts on my phone. Does anyone know if this 
>>>>> particular thing is possible?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>> Traci
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jan 19, 2016, at 12:50 PM, Woody Anna Dresner <wadres...@att.net> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hello Traci,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> You can customize your notifications in great detail using the 
>>>>>> Notifications options in the Watch app on your phone. If you mirror 
>>>>>> notifications on your watch, you get them on the watch instead of the 
>>>>>> phone unless you're using the phone at the time they come in. However, 
>>>>>> you can configure any notification to play only on the phone.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> Anna
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Jan 19, 2016, at 2:03 PM, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I am new to the Watch, so not certain about behaviors.  When 
>>>>>>> notifications come in, my watch vibrates, which is great.  However, my 
>>>>>>> phone no longer alerts me with tones.  Is there a setting to fix this?  
>>>>>>> For me, this is a big drawback.  I have custom tones for a reason & if 
>>>>>>> I didn’t want to hear them, I would silence my phone.  Lol, last night, 
>>>>>>> my watch was low on battery, so I took it off & walked away phone in 
>>>>>>> hand.  I missed a message because there was no alert tone.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> :) Really hoping the community can inform me on my options.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>> Traci
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