Here's what the red dot on your Apple Watch means and how to clear it
Engadget | 10.11.2026 15:45
If you look at your Apple Watch and see a small red dot at the top of its screen, it's telling you one thing: you have notifications waiting for you. Apple sends notifications to your iPhone if it's unlocked, but if it is locked and your Watch is the one that's unlocked, it will send notifications to the wearable instead. That doesn't mean you'll always catch every single one of them as they appear, however. The red dot at the top shows up if you have notifications that you've yet to read and dismiss.
