Understand the details behind those decibel notifications
Not content to just look after your heart, the Apple Watch and the Noise app is now aiming to take care of your ears, too.
Introduced through watchOS 6, the Noise app works in the background to detect any sound levels in your environment that could be damaging to your hearing.
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This means the Apple Watch will measure sound levels throughout the day when in use, with notifications being sent when the microphone picks up higher-than-average sound for over three minutes or when a specific decibel level is passed.
Below, we’ll be giving you instructions on exactly how to use the Apple Watch Noise app – and giving you a little context regarding what decibel figures you should be looking out for.
How to turn on Apple Watch noise notifications
1. Open the Watch app on your iPhone.
2. Tap the ‘My Watch’ tab on the bottom, then ‘Noise’.
3. Tap Noise Threshold, then choose the decibel level.
To adjust notifications from the Apple Watch, instead, go to ‘Settings > Noise’.
How to turn off Apple Watch noise notifications
1. Open the Watch app on your iPhone.
2. Tap the ‘My Watch’ tab on the bottom, then ‘Noise’.
3. Tap Noise Threshold, then ‘Off’.
Again, you can adjust notifications from the Apple Watch by going to ‘Settings > Noise’.
