Prior to IOS 18, when I deleted messages on my Apple Watch Series 7, they were deleted only there. Now with IOS 18, the entire thread of messages gets deleted on my iPhone as well. Is there a fix or setting so it won’t delete from my iPhone as well. I have to keep recovering the messages from deleted messages. Thank you.
iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 18
Pinkyday wrote:
Is there a fix for this?
People had been demanding it from Apple almost since the beginning of the Apple Watch. So, this is the "fix." Can you change it? No.
You can let Apple know what you'd like to see here:
Pinkyday wrote:
Is there a fix for this?
People had been demanding it from Apple almost since the beginning of the Apple Watch. So, this is the "fix." Can you change it? No.
You can let Apple know what you'd like to see here:
This is not an issue. It is an update to FIX an issue - that deleting text on the Watch did NOT delete it from iCloud the way all other platforms work. If you delete a text from an iPhone it will delete it from an iPad, a watch, and a Mac. The way the watch worked was not consistent with the way all other iCloud syncing works. That issue has been fixed.
Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
Slim980 wrote:
Where must we put those for a higher upgrade of a watch? Mines at eight and I never had this issue until I updated so they need to fix it.
Did you read any of the rest of the thread before posting? Apple made a change in how things work, probably responding to years of complaints about how deleting messages on the Watch didn't delete them on the iPhone and vice versa. So, I don't think Apple views this as something that needs to be "fixed." It is the fix.
Also, Apple doesn't read here for feedback our suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
Note that this has nothing to do with getting a new watch. It will work this way on any watch upgraded to watchOS 11.
MysticalKajun wrote:
It’s doing it to my new 10 watch
i just got it
it started happening when I updated to iOS 18
As IdrisSeabright said in a post above that you apparently didn’t read:
Did you read any of the rest of the thread before posting? Apple made a change in how things work, probably responding to years of complaints about how deleting messages on the Watch didn't delete them on the iPhone and vice versa. So, I don't think Apple views this as something that needs to be "fixed." It is the fix.
Also, Apple doesn't read here for feedback our suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
Note that this has nothing to do with getting a new watch. It will work this way on any watch upgraded to watchOS 11.
NoniSil wrote:
I hope they come up with a fix
I don't think there will be a "fix" as this is the fix to something that was, in a manner of speaking, broken and frequently complained about. You can, however, let Apple know your thoughts here:
And how do we restore deleted text messages?
Recovering deleted texts and iMessages - Apple Community
jimAPasco wrote:
Apple has NOT corrected the text deletion problem yet :(
Apple hasn't "fixed" it because Apple made the change on purpose in response to user feedback to make the Watch behavior consistent with other devices.
You can let Apple know your thoughts on the matter here:
jadenie43 wrote:
This is happening to me too! So annoying. Where do I offer feedback? I went on a chat tonight with Apple and realized because I deleted from my Watch it also deleted from my phone. When in the past, I could clear out my Watch messages and the phone messages remained.
Yes, until iOS 18 messages on a watch were broken, because the did NOT delete the message from the phone when they were deleted from the watch, unlike deleting messages from any other synced platform like a Mac or an iPad. So Apple fixed that problem.
If you think Apple should break it again go here→Product Feedback - Apple and let them know.
As has been explained over and over in the 4 pages of the thread you just posted to, Apple changed this to bring it in line with all other syncing functions in the Applesphere. If you delete a message on your iPhone it is also deleted on iPad, Mac and Watch. likewise, deleting from iPad, or Mac it is deleted from all other devices. The only exception was deleting from the Watch, which did NOT follow the convention that all Apple apps stay in sync.
This is also true for every other function; mail, calendar, contacts, reminders, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Notes and more all stay in sync across devices. The behavior of the watch was the only exception.
Cageman84 wrote:
Edit: Sorry, didn’t read your text correctly, but yeah they need to fix this asap
There is nothing to "fix" as this doesn't appear to be a mistake. It is rather an intentional change based on years of feedback.
You can, however, let Apple know you don't like it here:
Slim980 wrote:
i'm wondering why I did the upgrade and now every time I delete a message off my watch I have to go and get it back on my phone cause it's deleting it on my phone as well and I'm not liking this. Is there anyway we can fix this?
That is the way it is now. This is the fix to a problem people have been complaining about since the watch was released.
You can let Apple know your thoughts here:
Do get your messages back on phone after deleting from watch , you go to messages on iPhone on left hand side where it says edit hit it and go to show recently deleted messages and then recover what ones you want, hope this helps till Apple gets a fix or this problem. Good luck
jsummer636 wrote:
Having the same issue
has anyone found a fix without waiting on apple to fix there worst update ever
They DID fix it. Until iOS 18 messages on a watch were broken, because the did NOT delete the message from the phone when they were deleted from the watch, unlike deleting messages from any other synced platform like a Mac or an iPad. So Apple fixed that problem.
If you think Apple should break it again go here→Product Feedback - Apple and let them know.
Christina904 wrote:
We definitely need an update to correct this.
Actually, this is an update to correct the bug where deleting from a watch did NOT delete messages from other platforms. That is counter to all other Apple iCloud functions, where deleting from one platform is always synced to all other platforms. This was the ONE exception and it made no sense.
Okay.
The answer is you can’t delete on only one device anymore and there is no way around it.
Hope this information helps, Nichole889.
Hi, open Messages app on your phone, select Edit, then Show Recently Deleted. That’s how I got mine back on my phone, for now.
Deleting new messages on Apple Watch deletes all the message on iPhone
