notification center on apple watch

By Alicia Krage, 15 May, 2026

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watchOS and Apple Watch Apps

I'm not sure when this started, because this has been happening for quite a while now, maybe since watch OS 26.4. But when I press the digital crown to wake the watch, a lot of times VoiceOver will say notification center over and over and over again. The only way to get it to stop is to press the digital crown a few times until I get to the list of apps.

Does anyone know why this is and if there is any way to make it stop? It drives me nuts.

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By Holger Fiallo on Friday, May 15, 2026 - 15:21

11 watch and OS 26.5 and no issues. I just did it and no. Long live cats and you.

By Mlth on Friday, May 15, 2026 - 18:44

I experience this as well. I can usually get it to stop by placing my entire palm over the watch and retrying to bring up the watch face a couple of times, but it's super annoying.