Jim, Below is what I asked Copilot and the answer (I did briefly check and can verify that these instructions are right on): Can the Apple Watch 11 be set up so it plays a chime or gives haptick feedback every hour? Copilot said: Yes. The Apple Watch Series 11 supports Chimes (Taptic Chimes), which can give you a gentle haptic tap every hour, or every 30 or 15 minutes. If sound is enabled, it can also play an audible chime. Citation: 9to5mac plus 1 more
Set it up on the watch 1. Open Settings on your Apple Watch. 2. Tap Accessibility. 3. Scroll to Chimes. 4. Turn Chimes on. 5. Under Schedule, choose: • Hourly • Every 30 Minutes • Every 15 Minutes 6. Optionally choose a sound (Bells or Birds). Citation: 9to5mac plus 1 more Haptic only If your watch is in Silent Mode, you'll still receive the haptic taps without any sound. Citation: 9to5mac plus 1 more Set it up from your iPhone 1. Open the Watch app. 2. Tap Accessibility. 3. Tap Chimes. 4. Turn it on and select your preferred schedule. Citation: 9to5mac plus 1 more If you're looking for a stronger vibration than the default hourly tap, I can also show you how to increase the haptic intensity on the watch. From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2026 12:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Apple Watch Question Good afternoon. Two questions. First, Do people think it is worth upgrading from an Apple watch 11 to a 12? I wonder if the software will work just as well with the current watch, or is there particular hardware that is changing in the new watch? Second, this is something that might be super obvious, which I cannot find in settings. Is there a way to get my watch to go off at every hour with some sort of tone or haptic device? I’m sure the answer will be way too obvious, but I’ll swallow my pride and ask anyway. 😊 Jim -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/002b01dd42ef%242c20d8b0%2484628a10%24%40gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/002b01dd42ef%242c20d8b0%2484628a10%24%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/BY5PR02MB6929F98D1744850D6A896F60C7BD2%40BY5PR02MB6929.namprd02.prod.outlook.com.
