confirm your Apple Watch is unlocked.

The first thing you should check is your Apple Watch’s passcode isn’t active.

Check to see if Do Not Disturb is on.

Is Airplane Mode on?

Check the Control Centers in both devices to see ifairplaneicon isn’t active.

verify Bluetooth is on.

The controls are in the same places you found Do Not Disturb on both devices.

Open theWatchapp on your iPhone, and then scroll down and selectMessages.

At the top of the next screen, selectMirror my iPhone.

If the mirroring option is already active, try turning it off and then turning it back on.

This step is different from re-syncing your Apple Watch, which is a more intensive and destructive step.

Instead,power off your Apple Watchand iPhone.

Then, turn your iPhone back on, followed by the Apple Watch.

Unpair and then re-pair your Apple Watch.

To do so, open theWatchapp on your iPhone.

SelectAll Watchesin the top-left corner, and then select theiicon to the right of your Apple Watch.

On the next screen, selectUnpair Apple Watchand then confirm.

Reach out to Apple for service options.

How Do I Sync My Apple Watch and iPhone Messages?

As long as the watch is within range, most notifications will go to whichever gadget is active.

That is, if your phone is unlocked, notifications will go there instead of the watch.

Why Is My Apple Watch Not Clearing My Messages?

Select that to clear everything at once.

Alternatively, select an individual message and then scroll down and selectClearto remove only the notifications from that app.

You might also have a general syncing problem between your devices.

FAQ

On your iPhone, pop fire up Watch app and selectMy Watch>Notifications.

Choose an app, such as Messages, then select eitherMirror my iPhoneorCustom.

SelectCustomto allow or stop notifications, and choose other tweaks.

Press the digital crown to jump into the app screen, then selectMessages.

Swipe left on a conversation, then select thetrash canto delete the thread.

SelectMessages>Custom, then selectNotifications Off.

There’s no real option to delete multiple messages on your Apple Watch at the same time.

Message threads need to be deleted individually.