Whatsapp calls do not vibrate Forerunner 165

9341812 23 days ago

This is a slightly weird one. On my Forerunner 165 (linked to a Pixel 8) whatsapp calls do not vibrate my watch.

Interestingly though, I'll get a single buzz when the call starts and a single buzz when the call is missed, so it seems like Garmin treats this type of notification not as a call but as a more standard notification.

The configuration I use on my phone has not changed since switching from a Fitbit, so having my phone on silent does not affect the ability of a smartwatch to receive a call event from the phone itself, it just seems like Garmin treats it differently to Fitbit.

Is there a setting I'm missing somewhere? The notification settings in Garmin for whatsapp are all enabled, as are the notifications on my phone itself.

Normal calls do work just fine though, it's only whatsapp as far as I can tell.

0 Garmin-Hannah 15 days ago

Whatsapp is considered an app and not a call from our watch standpoint so the vibration may be a bit different. I assume if you get a phone call from the native part of your Android, it will vibrate correctly?

0 9341812 14 days ago

Thank you for the response!

That's odd! Given that the call notification uses the standard call template I assumed that would always get communicated to a connected watch as a call (as it does with other watches). If I get a call it does indeed vibrate correctly indeed.

Are there any plans to implement call notifications (e.g. detecting that a notification is using Notification.CallStyle) for apps outside of android native calls?

0 9341812 12 days ago

Actually I tell a lie, my watch is also not vibrating for normal calls! So yes, not vibrating for any calls at all.