Text Message Notifications from Android contacts not clearing from Apple Watch

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Text Message Notifications from Android contacts not clearing from Apple Watch

I have an A2351 Apple Watch and an iPhone XR, running 15.3.1. The messages notifications on my watch won't clear after I've read the messages on my iPhone, even though my watch is set to "mirror my iPhone". This ONLY happens with text messages from people with Android phones. If I read an iMessage on my phone it immediately clears off the watch, but texts involving an Android do not clear from my watch, including group texts where one or more members of the group is sending messages from an Android. To clear them I have to go into the each conversation individually on my watch to clear the notifications badge.

I've already tried the standard forced restart on both devices, powered both devices down then powered on the iPhone first and then Watch, wiped and restored the Watch, and this is still happening. Messages are set to "mirror my iPhone". How do I fix this?

Apple Watch SE, watchOS 8

Posted on Mar 10, 2022 10:49 AM

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Sherriberri18 Author

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Mar 11, 2022 10:03 AM in response to Sherriberri18

I believe I've found a solution to my own problem:

– On your iPhone: Go to Settings –> Messages –> Send & Receive.

– Under "You Can Receive iMessages To and Reply From", deselect your phone number. You will be asked to confirm you want to remove the number from iMessage and FaceTime. Click Remove.

– After a few seconds, add the phone number back.

I've tested this over the last couple of days, and SMS messages are being marked as read on both my iPhone and my watch now. I'll report back if this changes, but for now the problem is resolved!

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Mar 11, 2022 10:04 AM in response to Mistrfield

Try this, it's worked for me: :)

– On your iPhone: Go to Settings –> Messages –> Send & Receive.

– Under "You Can Receive iMessages To and Reply From", deselect your phone number. You will be asked to confirm you want to remove the number from iMessage and FaceTime. Click Remove.

– After a few seconds, add the phone number back.

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deggie

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Mar 10, 2022 11:35 AM in response to Sherriberri18

What you are referring to is SMS text messages and no they will not clear, the Watch is the one device that does not work with iCloud messaging. There is no way at this time to fix it.

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deggie

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Mar 10, 2022 7:24 PM in response to Sherriberri18

I have had a Watch since the first generation and when I deleted a text from my iPhone it has never deleted it from the Watch. In that case the mirroring only works one way, phone to the Watch and not the reverse.

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Mar 10, 2022 12:43 PM in response to deggie

This problem just started in the last couple of months; I've had this watch since late 2020 and the messages have always cleared (iMessage and SMS) until just recently, around January 2022. I definitely would have noticed if the messages weren't clearing all this time, this seems to be a recent development.

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Mar 10, 2022 3:59 PM in response to Sherriberri18

Agree. This is exactly why I’m on this board.

Also, if I’m using my phone (screen awake) when texts come through, I’m getting the alert on my phone and 5 seconds later on my watch. Both are chiming. It seems to be caused by Android users.

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Text Message Notifications from Android contacts not clearing from Apple Watch

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