"You'll be pleased to know : No. I have the same thing, and I can get notifications including texts, emails, calls, system notifications, all with the phone locked. I can also send with voice emails, texts, check the agenda, navigate, whatever, with the phone locked. Makes me worry about mentioning the device to my corporate IT 8) The worst part is that I'm limited to using the Samsung default EMail app, and the Android Wear support in that app is dreadful. Everything else is okay." - Will Higgins™