Texts and iMassages do show on the messages app on watch, just no notifications. Notifications are turned on both watch and iphone

Greetings Moose4212, 

The first step is going to be checking how you have notifications set up on your watch for the Messages app. 

It looks like you came to us from Notifications on your Apple Watch, which has the best steps to help get your notifications working between your iPhone and Apple Watch. It appears you've already completed the steps below, but we wanted to provide them here, just in case.

Customize your Apple Watch notification settings

1. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, then tap the My Watch tab. 

2. Tap Notifications. 

3. Tap an app to see its options. To use the same notification settings on apps that appear on both your Apple Watch and iPhone, tap Mirror my iPhone. Some apps allow you to customize your notifications. Tap Custom, then choose an option:

• Allow Notifications: Notifications appear in Notification Center and your Apple Watch alerts you. 

• Send to Notification Center: Notifications are sent directly to Notification Center without your Apple Watch alerting you.

•Notifications Off: The app sends no notifications.

4. If you customize an app's notifications, you can also group notifications from that app. Tap Notification grouping, then choose an option: Off, Automatically, or By App.

Some apps offer further customization, while others only let you turn off Apple Watch notifications completely. Scroll down to the Mirror iPhone Alerts From section and turn off the setting next to the app. 

Learn how to change audio settings for notifications. 

If everything looks good, be sure that there isn’t a Focus or mode set on your Apple Watch. For example, Theater Mode: Use Control Center on your Apple Watch

Additionally, when this occurs, do you receive the notification on your iPhone instead? We ask because you will only receive those notifications on one device if unlocked. For example, "If your iPhone is unlocked, you get notifications on your iPhone instead of your Apple Watch." This is mentioned in the article that you came from, but we wanted to be sure.

If those steps don't help, let us know if this is isolated to the Messages app or any other apps as well. Additionally, let us know which iOS and watchOS version you're on using the following steps:

iPhone: Settings > General > About > Version

Apple Watch: On your iPhone, open the Apple Watch app > My Watch tab > General > About. Alternatively, on your Apple Watch go to Settings > General > About.

Thanks.