User level: Level 1 (4 points)New Apple Watch —Issues with DND
Hi — Wife bought the latest watch. Using IPhone 17 Pro with the updated IOS. When in DND, the voicemail indicator is still dinging. Yes, the Mirror to Ipone and Share Acroos devices settings are all done correctly, and all have been toggled off and on, and the phone and watch re-booted. Still dings. This never happened with the last version of the watch/prior IOS.
Posted on Sep 22, 2026 3:42 PM
User level: Level 4 (1,080 points)Sep 26, 2026 10:36 AM in response to MCTaylor815
Since this started after the update, check Settings -> Focus -> Do Not Disturb -> Apps and make sure nothing related to Phone/Voicemail is allowed or marked as time-sensitive.
You can also temporarily enable Silent Mode on the Watch. Apple says Silent Mode mutes all alerts and notifications while still allowing haptic alerts.
More info: Apple Support – Notifications on iPhone and Apple Watch
User level: Level 1 (26 points)Oct 17, 2026 12:14 PM in response to MCTaylor815
Have you found a fix for this? I’ve checked all the settings. My watch dnd is not set to allow intelligent breakthrough etc. The comment above suggested enabling silent mode as it mutes but still allows haptics. Well it’s the haptics that I’m getting on my watch that are waking me up. Specifically getting a voicemail from spam calls no less. Curious if you or anyone has resolved this. Thanks.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256363040