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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Kunal Bhuwalka, Ambridge, PA (US);
Siu Kuen Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Irene G. Lin, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew W. Malta, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher Maury, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Siu Ming Kenny Tang, San Jose, CA (US);
Brady J. White, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing notifications are provided. An example method includes, at a first device, detecting an event; in response to detecting the event, determining whether the first electronic device is actively connected to an audio device; in accordance with a determination that the first device is actively connected to the audio device, providing an audio output corresponding to the event; and in accordance with a determination that the first device is not actively connected to the audio device: determining whether a second device is actively connected to the audio device; in accordance with a determination that the second device is actively connected to the audio device, causing the second device to provide the audio output; and in accordance with a determination that the second device is not actively connected to the audio device, forgoing causing the second device to provide the audio output.