Notifications not working on iPhone while on iMac

[Waterman316]

Just got a new iMac, and have come to realize that whenever I am on the iMac, my phone won't alert me that I have a new text/iMessage. I have all the notifications for the messages turned off on the computer, so not to annoy the rest of the family when their using it, but still want to be able to be alerted when I have a new message. Is there any fix for this, or is it kind of a thing like it is with the  watch, where it will only play the notification in one place?

 

[Brookzy]

Set up separate user accounts on the iMac for your family to use.

 

[Waterman316]

Set up separate user accounts on the iMac for your family to use.

I was afraid that was the only choice I had. Thanks for the reply.

 

[wardie]

I was afraid that was the only choice I had. Thanks for the reply.

That’s a good idea anyway for other concerns such as privacy, security, means each person gets their own bookmarks etc
Plus I’d recommend having none of the accounts you regularly use having administrator rights. Set up a separate account to be an administrator. That way the damage any malicious installations can do is limited without explicitly entering the separate admin one.