Forbes April 19, 2025
Apple Watch users: do you have Silent mode turned on or off? A newly released update for the watch (watchOS 11.4) means that you can now hear audible alarms even when Silent mode is activated.
Actually, I’m betting the answer to the question above is that it’s on, because, frankly, who needs a sound every time an email lands or WhatsApp arrives? The haptic feedback which silently alerts you is more than enough.
And much better to keep it regularly on Silent than risk forgetting to quieten it when you’re at the theater, say.
However, until now, Silent mode has meant that if you use your Apple Watch to wake you in the morning, that the alarm is silent, too....
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