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My smartwatch pushes notifications all day, but I wish it reminded me to put it back on

Published on: 2025-05-23 10:00:56

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority As much as I lean on my smartwatch to track my general fitness, I rely heavily on its notification features to keep me abreast of pertinent info. It’s an essential extension of my smartphone, especially when the latter is stowed away in my pocket. It’s not permanently glued to my person, though. I occasionally remove my watch to allow my skin to breathe, as I’m sure most of our readers do. Problematically, I often forget to put it back on. Considering the flood of notifications my smartwatch sends me daily, it’s ironic that it cannot notify me to refit it. I’ve bounced between Garmin, Fitbit, and Samsung wearables in recent years, but none offers this particular feature. The Apple Watch doesn’t either, and Wear OS doesn’t have this as a default option. It’s an industry problem that needs solving. Do you forget to put your smartwatch back on after removing it? 6 votes Yes, I forget to put it back on fairly regularly 0 % Sometimes, I occasionally for ... Read full article.