Facebook messenger app on Apple Watch not loading???

Hi

If you have not yet done so, then it may help to:

Update your iPhone and Apple Watch to the latest compatible software versions, starting with your iPhone:

• Update the iOS on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
• Update your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Update Messenger to the latest version:

• Messenger on the App Store

Check that you are following all of the instructions here:

• Use apps on your Apple Watch - Apple Support
• If you can’t download or update apps, or if apps get stuck - Apple Support
  • These tips are also helpful for Apple Watch.

Otherwise, for assistance with issues concerning Messenger (a third-party app), I suggest that you consult the developer's support resources and/or contact the developer for assistance.

I have tried everything and nothing works!! It's so frustrating because I use messenger more than my text messages. I really think the only way to fix it is for Facebook Messenger to fix it. I haven't tried rebooting my iPhone or watch since I just got my watch and I got my iPhone last week.

There are some generic troubleshooting steps you can try beforehand, but honestly they didn’t work for me. Those steps include:

• Rebooting the Apple Watch and iPhone to re-initiate the two-way connection and software
• Uninstalling and reinstalling the Facebook Messenger app from both the iPhone and Apple Watch
• Toggling Bluetooth off and on again to reset the wireless connection between your devices
• Check to make sure iOS, watchOS, and the Facebook Messenger app are up-to-date

What fixed the problem for me was following these steps:

1) Launch the Facebook Messenger app from your iPhone’s Home screen.

2) Tap on your profile image at the top left of the Facebook Messenger app.

3) When presented with the app’s Settings page, tap on the Apple Watch cell.

4) Manually enter 1-2 custom replies in the available text fields.

5) Tap on the blue < Me button at the top left of the app.

Now that you’ve modified your app’s custom replies, try re-launching the Facebook Messenger app on your Apple Watch. Everything should begin loading as expected this time around. If it was successful, you can delete any custom replies you added in the steps above if you wish to do so.

As of this writing, the latest version of the Facebook Messenger app (version 112.0) includes this bug. It may be fixed in a future update, but until then, it’s good to have at least one workaround. Fortunately, once you use the workaround, you shouldn’t need to fix anything again in the future, as the app should continue to work properly.

I followed these steps and they worked

i have exactly the same issue with my watch (1 week old) and I have done everything everyone has posted on this site as well as YouTube, Apple Support and no one has been able to fix the problem. What I did discover is the Apple Watch icon isnt loading on my profile in messenger and I think that’s where the problem lies, not that I am a wizard at this. so If anyone out there has a fix would love to hear from you.

This is ridiculous. This should just work or take it off the iwatch list. If it has a 50/50 chance on it not working I think apple should step in and make the company either fix it or take it off the iwatch compatible list. I just bought a brand new iwatch (first time buyer) and everything works flawless with the iwatch except the messenger. I have been on so many sites and tried numerous fixes. deleted the app on iwatch, deleted from iphone , reinstalled messenger 3 or 4 times. custom sayings in messenger iwatch settings, updated iphone / iwatch , reboot iwatch, hard reboot iwatch.... not sure i left anything out. I now have sent messenger a msg thru "Report a problem". Sooooo that probably wont go anywhere. Will have to see, tomorrow I will start looking for another alternative to messenger, some have said skype but not sure if that will work on iwatch, havn't looked into it yet. Wish something would happen.

I have already seen this post on another site. I have been through all these steps as indicated in my post. Thank you for the response. Its awesome it worked for you, wish it did for me. Has anyone else had any updates or something else to try, other than factory resetting iphone?

Don't know was it just co-incidence, but I had this issue and had tried all possible solutions available in internet. But when I allowed my Apple Watch series 3 to unlock my MacBook Pro (via Privacy Settings in Mac), I suddenly saw messenger app listing recent messages in my Apple Watch.

Matti

Maybe, if the app developers can’t get their stuff together and make the apps work right, get rid of the apps. This is an ongoing issue. I have found topics of this over a year old and it’s still not fixed. Both the apps and the developers don’t make money. Pretty simple. Apple, are you listening? It’s bad enough with the other issues I’ve had and now apps aren’t working on your devices, after approval for the apps?

Apple is on a steady decline.

Y’all listen up!

This is a Facebook issue. Nobody at Facebook seems to care tho. I think it has something to do with hiring those sjw. The funny thing is that version 98 of the fb messenger worked. *****

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Same here. I had spent a lot of hours to fix that issue. But without success. I had written to FB, no answer. I am really disappointed that Apple admire such a negative feedback for approved apps. Also, a lot of people like me, who had chosen to buy the watch EXACTLY because of the messenger app, are actually not able to use it. Really Bad!

@Lipchev, any problems in third party apps are the responsibility of the app developer, not Apple. You need to raise your problems to Facebook.

Based on recent announcements that Apple will add measures in iOS12 to hobble Facefook's intrusive data mining and snooping on user movements I don't expect your complaint will worry them too much if their inaction encourages you to abandon iPhone in favor of a platform where they have greater access to your data. You are not their customer, your data is their product.

Facebook messenger is behaving even more bizarrely now. With 2 of my contacts their messages are showing properly and I can reply to them no problem with the watch. All other messages when I click on them I just see the spinning icon.

One noticeable thing is that only about 12 or so message threads are showing and not the full list which I can see when I use messenger on my phone.

This is really useless Facebook

Did you ever figure it out

Hi, did you solve your problem? If so, how? I am very disappointed because I have the same problem with my new watch - > messenger doesn't load at all 😟

does it work after you delete apps from phone and watch, then put it back?