How to use your Galaxy phone or Watch to manage notifications on your wearable device

Last Update date : Sep 05. 2024

You can use either your Galaxy phone or Watch to customise which apps can send notifications so you receive only the notifications that you want to receive. Follow the guide below to learn different ways to enable and disable app notifications.

A Galaxy watch displaying notifications toggled on and Samsung app icons surrounding the watch to the right in the background.

Notes:

  • Your Galaxy phone and Watch must be paired before you can customise which notifications appear on your Galaxy Watch.
  • Available screens and settings may vary by provider or device model.

Select which apps are allowed to send you notifications and customise how they appear on your Galaxy Watch.

Activate app notifications

Galaxy Watch home screen on the Galaxy Wearable app. Galaxy Watch home screen on the Galaxy Wearable app.

Step 1. Open the Galaxy Wearable app > Select Watch settings.

Watch settings home screen. Watch settings home screen.

Step 2. Select Notifications.

Watch notification screen. Watch notification screen.

Step 3. Tap App notifications.

List of apps in App notifications. List of apps in App notifications.

Step 4. Tap the switches to enable or disable the notifications for each app.

Advanced notification settings

Galaxy Watch home screen on the Wearable app. Galaxy Watch home screen on the Wearable app.

Step 1. Open the Galaxy Wearable app > Select Watch settings.

Watch settings home screen. Watch settings home screen.

Step 2. Select Notifications.

Watch notification screen. Watch notification screen.

Step 3. Tap Advanced notification settings.

Advanced notification settings list. Advanced notification settings list.

Step 4. Tap the switches to enable or disable the options listed on screen.

  • New notification indicator on watch face: Indicates when you get a notification.

  • Read notifications aloud: When audio devices are connected to your Galaxy Watch directly and the Bixby feature is activated, Bixby will read the notifications out loud.

  • Show with details: Automatically shows the details of new notifications.

  • Turn on screen: Turns on the screen when you get a notification unless Mute is enabled.

  • Auto turn on watch notifications for new phone apps: Sends alerts to both your Galaxy Watch and phone.
    * This feature must be manually enabled.

Use your Galaxy Watch to select which apps are allowed to send you notifications on your wearable device.

Settings home screen. Settings home screen.

Step 1. Open Settings > Select Notifications.

Notifications home screen. Notifications home screen.

Step 2. Tap App notifications.

List of apps. List of apps.

Step 3. Tap the app you wish to activate or deactivate for.

Calendar app switch to enable notifications. Calendar app switch to enable notifications.

Step 4. Tap the switch to enable or disable notifications for that app.

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