Set alarms and manage notifications on Google Pixel Watch

Set and edit alarms, and manage notifications on your Google Pixel Watch.

For instructions on how to change other Pixel Watch settings, like how to customize your watch face, go to Change the watch face, background, and other settings on Pixel Watch.

Fix syncing issues

Manage alarms and notifications

Set an alarm

1. On your Google Pixel Watch, press the side button next to the crown.
2. Swipe up to check all apps.
3. Tap Alarm.
4. Tap Add .
5. Set a time tap Confirm .

Once your alarm is created, it's visible on the alarm screen.

Edit an alarm

Edit an alarm to:

• Change the alarm time.
• Change the schedule of alarms for days of the week.
• Turn the alarm vibration on or off.
• Turn the alarm sound on or off.
• Delete the alarm altogether.

1. On the Google Pixel Watch, press the side button next to the crown.
2. Swipe up to check all apps.
3. Tap Alarm.
4. Tap the alarm you want to edit. From here, you can change its alarm settings.

Sync alarms

Important: This feature is only available for Google Pixel Watch 2 and 3, and Google Pixel Phones.

You can copy your phone alarms if you sync them over to your Pixel Watch. When you sync your phone and your Pixel Watch, both devices alert you for each alarm.

1. On your phone, open Clock .
2. Tap More Settings.
3. Turn on Alarm sync.
4. Choose your watch and tap Sync.

Tap Alarm rings on to choose Adaptive Ringing or Watch and phone.

Fix alarm sync issues

If the alarms on your watch and phone don’t sync properly, check that both devices have the latest operating system and Clock app updates. Make sure that your watch is currently connected to your phone.

Set up notifications

Set up the app and phone notifications you want to receive on Pixel Watch.

Turn notifications on or off

1. On your phone, open the Google Pixel Watch app .
2. Swipe down, then tap Settings Notifications.
3. Choose a watch or phone app from the list to turn its notifications on or off.

Turn notification cooldown on or off

For devices with Android 16 or newer, notifications may be muted and have haptics reduced if you get multiple of them from the same chat or app in a short period.

To enable or disable notification cooldown:

1.  On your phone, open the Google Pixel Watch app .
2. Swipe down, then tap Settings Notifications.
3. Turn Use notification cooldown on or off.

Turn notification sounds on or off

1. On your phone, open the Google Pixel Watch app .
2. Swipe down, then tap Settings Notifications.
3. Tap Mute notifications.
4. Choose a mute setting from the list to turn its sound or vibration on or off.

Turn off notification on the Google Pixel Watch

Important: This is only available to Wear OS 5 users.

1. On the Google Pixel Watch, swipe up to show the notifications list.
2. Touch and hold an app notification you wish to turn off.
3. Turn off the notification setting.

Notification issues and how to fix them

Check your settings

Settings on your Android phone

Setting and Description	Fix
Phone notifications for the Pixel Watch app are turned off.	In your phone's settings, turn on notifications for the Pixel Watch app.
Phone notifications for the Pixel Watch app are set to silent.	In your phone's settings, turn off silent mode for the Pixel Watch app.

Settings in the Google Pixel Watch app on your phone

Setting and Description	Fix
Pixel Watch app notifications aren't turned on in settings.	On the Pixel Watch app, go to Notifications. Tap Mute notifications. Make sure the Hide silent notifications setting is turned off.
Notifications for the Pixel Watch app are set to silent on your phone, and silent notifications are hidden in the Pixel Watch app.	On the Pixel Watch app, go to Watch preferences. Tap Sound & Vibration. Make sure the Hide silent notifications setting is turned off.
Notifications received while you use your phone don't appear on your watch if they're set to Mute.	On the Pixel Watch app, go to Notifications. Tap Mute Notifications. Make sure the Mute Notifications setting under "Watch" is turned off.

Settings on Google Pixel Watch

Setting and Description	Fix
Notifications are set to silent when you don't wear your watch.	On your Pixel Watch, go to Settings. Tap Vibration Silence watch when not being worn. Make sure the Silence watch when not being worn setting is turned off.
The following modes are turned on and therefore notifications are disabled: Bedtime Do Not Disturb Theater	On your Pixel Watch, swipe down on the watch face. Make sure the Bedtime, Do Not Disturb, and Theater mode icons are turned off. Tip: Disabled icons have a dark background.

Check your connection

If you don't receive notifications, confirm that your Pixel Watch is connected to Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or you have an LTE-enabled watch.

Tip: The phone paired with your watch must be turned on to receive notifications.

Verify that you're connected to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi:

1. On the Google Pixel Watch, swipe down.
2. Tap Settings Connectivity Bluetooth.
3. Turn on Bluetooth.
4. Swipe right to go back to the menu and tap Wi-Fi.
5. Turn on Wi-Fi.

If you get a network connection error, you can fix issues connecting to Wi-Fi.

If you don't use Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, confirm that your watch has an LTE carrier plan:

1. On Google Pixel Watch, swipe down.
2. Tap Settings Connectivity Mobile.

Set notification modes

Select a notification mode to temporarily pause multiple notifications at once. Swipe down from the top of the Google Pixel Watch screen and tap an icon to quickly switch to:

 Bedtime mode

Bedtime mode automatically turns on based on your detected sleep. It disables the Always on Display and notifications to ensure a disruption-free sleep and saves battery life. When Bedtime mode is on, the watch screen, Tilt-to-wake, and touch are turned off. Nightlight also gets enabled.

• Only alarms, priority, and repeat callers notify you.

Turn on or off auto entering and exiting Bedtime mode (Pixel Watch 4 only)

On your Pixel Watch 4

1. Swipe down on your screen.
2. Touch and hold Bedtime mode .
3. Based on your preferred setting, turn Auto enter or Auto exit on or off.

On the Pixel Watch app

1. Tap Watch Preferences  Modes .
2. Under “Auto-bedtime,” turn Auto enter and Auto exit on or off.

Tip: Under the Bedtime settings, tap Customize to check advanced options like turning off alarm notifications and automatically switching to grayscale.

Airplane mode

Airplane mode turns off all radios on your watch: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LTE, and GPS/GNSS. You can turn each of these on independently.

Theater mode

Theater mode turns off your screen temporarily and suppresses notifications and incoming calls.

Do Not Disturb

Important: This feature is only available for Google Pixel Watch 2 and 3, and Google Pixel Phones.

Do Not Disturb turns off notifications and silences incoming calls. Press and hold to customize exceptions for priority and repeat callers, alarms, and media sounds.

Battery Saver

Battery Saver turns off Always on Display and Tilt-to-wake settings.

Touch lock

Touch lock turns off the ability to navigate the screen with touch.