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sms issues

Hello! For some reason SMS wont send on my apple watch series 5 cellular (T-mobile).

I've tried unpairing, setting up as new watch, turning off/on iMessage/SMS, signing out of iCloud, and all that. Not sure what other options there are left. If anyone can help I would appreciate it :(


Turning on/off iMessage seems to make it work for about 5min and then it goes back to not working. Sometimes it'll show a green progress bar and say that it didn't send, but it actually does. This is frustrating to say the least.


11 Pro Max: 13.5.1

Watch: 6.2.6

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Posted on Jun 8, 2020 5:21 PM

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Posted on Jun 8, 2020 5:23 PM

1. To receive SMS, MMS, or push notifications from

third-party apps on your cellular Apple Watch, your paired iPhone must

be powered on and connected to Wi-Fi or cellular, but it doesn't need to

be nearby. You also need to be signed in to iMessage on your iPhone.


The above is a footnote from the following webpage

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205547

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Jun 8, 2020 5:23 PM in response to new_knees

1. To receive SMS, MMS, or push notifications from

third-party apps on your cellular Apple Watch, your paired iPhone must

be powered on and connected to Wi-Fi or cellular, but it doesn't need to

be nearby. You also need to be signed in to iMessage on your iPhone.


The above is a footnote from the following webpage

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205547

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