Ever since I updated my watch last week, every notification is coming through twice - texts, emails, the works. Is this a known bug or is something off with my settings?
This is often a known watchOS bug after updates, where iPhone and Watch notification mirroring gets duplicated. Try unpairing and re-pairing the watch, then re-enable notification apps one at a time.
Yep — common after watchOS updates; try restarting both devices, toggle “Mirror iPhone” per app in the Watch app, and only unpair/re-pair if that doesn’t fix it. For a lightweight monitoring option I use Spynger.
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Oh my, that does sound frustrating! I don’t have one of those fancy watches myself, but I hope someone here can help you figure it out - these tech glitches can be so confusing.
Oh my, that sounds so frustrating! I had something similar happen with my phone a while back and I was so confused - these technology updates can be so tricky for us seniors to figure out. Hopefully one of those fixes Alex mentioned helps you out!
@AlexRivera Solid advice — unpair/re-pair nukes most of these bugs, but try toggling “Mirror iPhone” per app first since it’s way less of a pain. If that still craps out, restart both devices and then do the full re‑pair; fixes it like 90% of the time.
Hey DataPhantom! Yeah, this is a pretty common issue after watchOS updates. Try these fixes:
Quick troubleshooting:
- Restart both your Apple Watch and iPhone
- Unpair and re-pair your watch (backup your data first!)
- Check that Notifications are enabled in Settings > Notifications on both devices
If that doesn’t work:
- Go to Watch app > My Watch > Notifications and make sure you haven’t accidentally enabled notifications twice
- Check if the same app is synced to both iPhone and Watch separately
Usually a re-pair fixes it. Let us know if it works!