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Apple Watch 5 Facebook Messenger

So I recently purchased an apple 5 watch . I’ve uploaded all my apps. Facebook messenger is giving me issues though . When I open the app from my watch it says Log in from paired iPhone . I’m logged in on my I phone and on my Apple Watch app. When someone messages me on the app and my phone is locked I receive it on my watch But when I got to reply it’s says log in from paired iPhone . When I try to browse my messages through the watch it doesn’t allow me. It just reads log in from the paired iPhone . I’ve uninstalled the app from my watch , from my phone . Reinstalled both, restarted both, toggled blue tooth on and off , there both up to date . Is there anything else I can do ? Have I missed something ? Thank you

Apple Watch Series 5, watchOS 6

Posted on May 29, 2020 7:41 PM

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heyoitsme

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Posted on May 31, 2020 6:31 PM

I was having this problem too and it randomly started today (May 31st). I even contacted apple support (they couldn't help because it's a third party app). Here's how I fixed it:

Make sure your watch and your phone are up to date.
Delete the app from the watch (on the watch itself and not through the app on your phone).
Delete the app from your phone.
Make sure automatic app install is off in the watch app.
Re-download the app on your phone.
Re-download the app on your watch (through the app store on the watch itself and not through your phone).
With the messenger app open on your watch (and displaying the "log in from paired iPhone" message), open the app on your phone and sign in. I got a little spinning wheel on my watch and then I was logged in on both.

Hope this helps!

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[IDW]

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Jun 1, 2020 10:44 PM in response to gowrishsellappan

Hi - thanks but no luck

none of the suggestions seem to work for me - I’ve reported it on the messenger app, hopefully we’ll get a fix..

MrsMac55

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Jun 1, 2020 11:45 PM in response to MrsMac55

Well it did until messenger asked for my phone number, there is t away to refuse to do this so the watch logged off again. Can receive messages but can’t send.

boo160

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Jun 2, 2020 1:54 AM in response to heyoitsme

Followed the steps!

It was successful, thanks :)

Jun 2, 2020 1:58 AM in response to boo160

Yeah mine did to for about 10 minutes

Jun 2, 2020 2:47 AM in response to ThomasZK

Can’t get mine to work for love nor money. 😩. Will keep trying ever now and again.

done all that above.

Jun 2, 2020 3:57 AM in response to gowrishsellappan

Didn’t work

[IDW]

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Jun 2, 2020 10:46 AM in response to Community User

Not sure how to do that - when I uninstall from phone it removes it from the watch (but removing from watch leaves it on phone)

Jun 2, 2020 10:50 AM in response to SugarWo33

At this point I’m going to wait until FB pushes the next Messenger update and see if that fixes it.

Jun 2, 2020 11:01 AM in response to Stepgar10

Well hope it stays.. after getting mine to work last night after many tries.. I see it has failed again. I think this is going to have to be FB fix

Jun 2, 2020 11:19 AM in response to Community User

This also worked for me. Thank you.

Jun 2, 2020 11:28 AM in response to Stepgar10

Well that lasted long 😩 stopped working about after 10mins.

Jun 2, 2020 1:44 PM in response to winterlager

and then stopped after 10 or 15 minutes. :(

Jun 2, 2020 2:15 PM in response to winterlager

I did the process again and it seems to have worked for longer this time 🙏🏻🤞🏻 Give it another go. You

Jun 2, 2020 2:34 PM in response to AnneG_1026

So am I because it seems like nothing I’m trying is working. Everything works for about an hour at most and then does it all over again.

Annaadon

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Jun 2, 2020 2:39 PM in response to heyoitsme

I’ve tried this several times and it’s still not working... its really ******* me off. I don’t know what’s going on..

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