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Apple Watch - text notification-# open

Why does my apple watch show more open text notifications than my iphone? I am receiving notifications so that is not the issue, it is the # of open texts which shows inside the text bubble

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 5

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 10:13 AM

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Posted on Jul 16, 2019 12:07 PM

Because the messages you delete from your iPhone are not deleted simultaneously from your Watch. The messages on your watch are gradually deleted automatically as new messages are received.

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Apple Watch - text notification-# open

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