Muted chat stopped receiving messages altogether help

I muted a chat on my phone, the chat stopped receiving messages altogether, so I unmuted the chat. Still not getting any messages. I have restarted my phone, toggled all messaging options on and off, I even left the group chat and had someone add me back and I’m still not receiving messages on my phone. My I watch, however, is receiving messages in the group, but when I look at my phone, there are no new text in that group

how do I fix this?

iPhone 13, iOS 26

Posted on Jan 13, 2026 11:29 AM

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