How to Fix Constant Apple Watch Keyboard Notifications: 2024 Guide

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Plus, why you might be getting this notification in the first place

Co-authored by Gonzalo Martinez and Hannah Dillon

Last Updated: July 15, 2024 Fact Checked

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Why You're Getting This Notification

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How to Disable the Notification

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Ways to Fix Constant Keyboard Notifications

When you start typing on your Apple Watch, it will send a notification to your iPhone that says "Apple Watch Keyboard Input." This notification asks if you want to use your iOS keyboard instead of your watch one, which is a helpful feature—unless your watch is spamming you with notifications. In this article we'll go over why your watch is sending you this notification and how to disable or fix it when it gets spammy and annoying.

Ways to Stop Apple Watch Keyboard Notifications

The easiest way to stop these notifications is to disable them in your iPhone's Notifications settings. You can also try closing your watch apps or restarting your Apple Watch entirely to refresh whatever might be causing the notifications to be sent.

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Why You're Getting This Notification

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When you start typing on your watch, you'll get an iPhone notification. This notification will ask if you want to type on your iPhone instead of the Apple Watch, as it's much easier to use the iPhone keyboard than the keyboard on your watch.
- However, some users state that they're getting this notification even when they're not using their Apple Watch. Below are some common reasons this might be happening:
  - You started typing something on your Apple Watch (either on purpose or accidentally) but switched apps
  - Your Apple Watch is encountering a bug or glitch

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How to Disable the Notification

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On your iPhone, you can turn off notifications specifically for your Apple Watch keyboard. You'll still get other notifications from your Apple Watch when you disable the keyboard notifications.
The Apple Watch Keyboard option has the same icon as the Apple Watch app.
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Toggle off Apple Watch keyboard notifications. This will stop the notifications from blowing up your phone, but it will also disable the notifications when you may actually want to use your iPhone keyboard on your Apple Watch.
- If you want to stop the constant spamming of keyboard notifications but don't want to disable the notifications altogether, then read this section of the article.

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Ways to Fix Constant Keyboard Notifications

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Close any open applications on your watch. If you started typing into an Apple Watch application then stopped, your watch may continue to send keyboard notifications to your iPhone. Try closing any open applications on your watch to see if it fixes the issue.
- To close an app on your watch, double-press the Digital Crown, then use the Digital Crown to scroll through your apps.
- Once you find the app(s) you want to close, swipe left on them and tap the "x" button.^{[1]
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Type something on your iPhone keyboard. First, tap on the notification to open your iPhone keyboard. Then, type something. Try to keep it something short and appropriate like "hi" or "test", as it may not be clear as to where you're typing.
- Once you finish typing, check to see if the notification comes back.
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Restart your Apple Watch. Restarting your Apple Watch will refresh many settings and connections, and it might help fix the keyboard notification if it's happening because of a bug or glitch.
- To turn off your Apple Watch, press and hold the side button. Once the sliders appear, tap the power button and swipe right on the Power Off slider.^{[2]
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- Then, hold down the side button until the Apple logo appears to turn the watch back on.
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Reset your Apple Watch. If nothing else works, try factory resetting your Apple Watch. Note that this will erase all of the data and settings on your Apple Watch.^{[3]
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- Hold your Apple Watch and iPhone close to one another, then open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
- Navigate to My Watch > All Watches.
- Tap the info button next to the watch you want to reset. The info button has an icon of an "i" in a circle.
- Tap Unpair Apple Watch > Unpair [watch name].
  - If you have a GPS + Cellular model Apple Watch, select to keep your plan when prompted.
- Enter your Apple ID password to disable the Activation Lock.
- Tap Unpair to complete the unpairing process, which will erase your Apple Watch. Once it's been erased, you can set it up again.
- According to Gonzalo Martinez, computer and phone repair specialist, setting up an Apple Watch is simple because the watch does most of the work for you. Simply tap on the pair button to get started. "It's a pretty simple walkthrough after that," Martinez said.^{[4]
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