Old texts being delivered on Apple Watch

If I don't wear my watch for a day or a few hours, when I put it on it starts delivering all of the texts I received during that period (which I have already read and responded to on my phone.) Is there a way to stop this, it is extremely aggravating?

Apple Watch Series 1, watchOS 6

Posted on Nov 6, 2022 08:19 AM

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Nov 8, 2022 09:31 AM in response to harleymeenen

Greetings harleymeenen, 


In the Watch app on your companion iPhone, do you have Messages set to mirror your iPhone or as Custom? Are you receiving notifications for each message that is coming in when this happens? 


If you haven’t already, let’s also be sure to have you restart both your companion iPhone and your Apple Watch. A basic step but it’s going to refresh the connection between the two devices and the software. They don’t need to be restarted in a specific order, but you’ll want to be sure to restart both of them. 

Restart your iPhone

Restart your Apple Watch


Is there any type of Focus set up that would restrict the ability of your Apple Watch to receive messages during a certain period? Use Focus on Apple Watch


Thanks. 

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