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My watch will not let me text and it has a red dot at the top off the home page

Posted on Dec 26, 2020 7:46 AM

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Posted on Dec 26, 2020 8:10 AM

The red dot is an indicator telling you there is a notification waiting. Swipe down to see it.

Failure to message is a different problem. If you can’t send or receive messages on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Dec 26, 2020 8:10 AM in response to mairi224

The red dot is an indicator telling you there is a notification waiting. Swipe down to see it.

Failure to message is a different problem. If you can’t send or receive messages on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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