You can now preview chat text notifications on the Apple Watch and reply to them directly from your Watch, making it faster than ever to chat!
To get started, make sure you…
- Have an Apple Watch Series 4 or newer
- Are running WatchOS 9 or newer
- Have upgraded to the latest version of the Snapchat app on your phone (13.35+)
- Have the Snapchat app downloaded on your Apple Watch (instructions)
- Have enabled Snapchat notifications on your Apple Watch (you can check the Watch app on your phone to confirm that Snapchat is selected under the ‘Mirror iPhone Alerts From’ section).
Once this is set up, when you receive a notification for a chat text message, you’ll be able to preview the notification by tapping on the banner or moving your wrist up for a long-look view. To reply to the message, tap on the ‘Reply’ button in the notification and respond using available methods like scribble, dictation, keyboard, or selecting a suggested reply. This will send a chat text message into the Chat.
Keep in mind that Apple Watch is a limited experience, so you'll only be able to preview the first 100 characters of a chat text notification, and you’ll only be able to access previews from new, incoming notifications - you won’t have access to older chat messages. You also cannot preview other chat content, such as Snaps, images or videos from Memories or camera roll, voice notes, or Stories/Spotlight, through your Apple Watch. To view the full conversation and other chat content, you’ll have to go to the Snapchat app on your phone or desktop. You can learn more about viewing Snaps and Chats here.
To manage your notifications on your Apple Watch, you can navigate to the Watch App on your iPhone to set your preferences. You can…
- Customise the look and feel of your notifications by controlling the Notifications Indicator and Summary Views
- Hide chat content from appearing in the notification until you tap by setting ‘Tap to Show Full Notification’
- Turn off notifications altogether by turning off ‘Mirror iPhone Alerts’ from the Snapchat app
To disable previews on your Apple Watch, you can…
- Go to the Watch app on your phone
- Tap ‘Notifications’
- Toggle on ‘Tap to Show Full Notification’
- You can also disable notifications altogether by going to the ‘Mirror iPhone Alerts From’ section and de-selecting Snapchat