I have both "Double Tap" and "Wrist Flick" gestures turned on, on my Watch 11. If I get a notification for, say, a new message or that I've closed my rings, and use double tap to select "Dismiss", or physically click "Dismiss", the notification is gone - no red dot displayed at the top of the watch screen. If I use the wrist flick gesture, the notification closes, but the red dot is still displayed, and I can still view the notification by swiping down from the top of the screen. Wrist flick is behaving like I ignored the notification, not that I dismissed it. Is anyone else seeing this behavior? I've tried turning wrist flick off and back on, and restarting my watch (and phone), no change.
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Wrist flick to dismiss notifications - how is this supposed to work?
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That’s how it’s designed to work it would seem. Same on my Ultra 2.
Personally I’d prefer it deletes the notification.
Personally I’d prefer it deletes the notification.
I agree. This doesn't feel like "dismissing" a notification. I thought it was supposed to have the same result as actually clicking on "Dismiss". Kind of disappointing, but definitely a first-world problem.
I actually like the distinction - quite often you could flick and lose the notification for ever. This way, you dismiss it off the screen or use double tap if you want it to go.
I like the way they implemented it to begin with. Many times some type of notification will come up at the most inconvenient time, especially at work, and I don't want to delete it right away. Being able to go back when I have time to view the notification on the watch or on my phone keeps me from getting distracted right at that moment. I have used the wrist flick more times in the past two months than I have ever used double-tap in the past two years.
It is designed that you don’t delete it by accident. e.g. gardening, on a bike, certain sports. Basically anything where you flick your wrist quickly.