Smartwatch not showing your text messages
Your watch notifications are turned off for messages. Go to your phone's settings and make sure notifications are on for your messaging app, then check that your watch app also has notifications enabled for texts.
For text messages to show on your smartwatch, two things need to be on: notifications have to be enabled for your messaging app on your phone, and the watch app has to allow message notifications. If either one is off, your watch won't see the texts. Turn both on and your messages will start showing up.
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Skip — I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Turning on notifications for the watch but forgetting to turn them on for the messaging app on the phone — both have to be on
- Not realizing that Do Not Disturb on the phone blocks watch notifications too — people think the watch is broken when the phone is just silent
- Thinking all notifications are on when actually only some apps have permission — check each messaging app individually
Signs you need professional help
- Notifications are on for both your phone and watch but messages still don't show up
- Your watch shows other notifications (calls, emails) but message notifications still don't work
- Messages worked fine before and suddenly stopped no matter what settings you change
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