# A Question for Apple watch users **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 7, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-apple-watch-users/977849 "2023-01-07T18:58:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-apple-watch-users/977849/1 "2023-01-07T18:58:42Z")
Everytime I put the phone on or off the charger I get this message on my watch, verbatim: **Shortcuts** **When IPhone is** **connected or dis-** **connected from** **power** Open App, Choose from Menu, One, Two,End Menu, Choose from Menu, One, and Two Under this are Run and Dismiss buttons. It’s a puzzle to me what this is. I tried running it and it does nothing. I really don’t need any shortcuts. Anybody else get this? ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-apple-watch-users/977849/2 "2023-01-07T20:39:04Z")
My series 3 watch has never done this. What series is your watch? ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-apple-watch-users/977849/3 "2023-01-07T20:48:52Z")
Ive got an Apple Watch 7 and I’ve never seen that. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-apple-watch-users/977849/4 "2023-01-07T20:58:40Z")
It’s a series 4. I honestly don’t know what it means. It’s more annoying than anything else. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-apple-watch-users/977849/5 "2023-01-07T21:00:19Z")
Could it be a message from something you’ve installed on your watch? It reads like it’s saying to open “the App,” so maybe it means a particular App that wants some permissions or something. ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-apple-watch-users/977849/6 "2023-01-07T21:02:24Z")
Did you at one time start to create a shorctut and didn’t finish? ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-apple-watch-users/977849/7 "2023-01-07T21:47:08Z")
That has to be it. Deleting the shortcut will get rid of the message. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-apple-watch-users/977849/8 "2023-01-07T22:01:01Z")
I found a button in the watch app on the phone called Background App Refresh and turned off Shortcuts. I don’t know if that was the correct move, but the notice is staying away (for now). Thanks, guys, for the suggestions.