Messages are suddenly deleting on Watch when deleted on iPhone

I’ve just noticed that when I delete a message on my iPhone, it now deletes on my watch. Is this a new update? How else would this start happening?

Apple Watch Series 5

Posted on Apr 2, 2023 10:33 AM

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Posted on Apr 2, 2023 10:43 AM

It depends on the type of message. If it is iMessage, meaning between iOS devices, they delete everywhere. If it is SMS/MMS, meaning to anyone else such as non-iMessage messages, they don't.

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