Ondrej Holzman Maybe you noticed that detail, maybe you didn't notice it at all. However, if you use Apple Watch and receive notifications from different apps, their icons are not always the same. What is the difference between a round and square notification icon?
The difference is quite small, but if you know the difference between the round and square app icon that appears with the notification, you can be even more efficient with the Watch.
if it is round icon, it means that you can work with the notification directly on the Watch, because you have the corresponding application installed on them. if it is square icon, the notification serves only as a notification, but you need to open the iPhone for further action.
So when a notification with a round icon arrives, you can tap it to take a follow-up action, such as replying to a message or confirming a task. But if a notification arrives with a square icon, you can just mark it as "read".
However, the icons behave a little differently in the Mail application, as found out magazine Mac Kung Fu, who came up with an interesting tip: "If the notification is square, then the message is not in the mailbox (mailbox) that you have set for notifications in the Watch application on the iPhone. You can just discard such a notification. If the notification is round, then it is in the inbox or in the designated mailbox and you will be able to reply, flag the message, etc. from the notification."
I realized that after the 3rd notification :D I've never experienced a square in my email..
For me, sometimes angular yes. At the same time, I have had AW for 3 months and I did not notice. So the article is useful for me, Thanks to the author.