Turn off iMessage
® to get the best experience while using the NumberSync for wearable service. From your iPhone
®:
- Go to Settings, then Messages, then iMessage.
- Select OFF.
Make sure to turn iMessage back on when you’re not using NumberSync.
With iMessage off- You can send and receive messages with your smartphone number from your smartwatch.
- You’ll get incoming SMS or MMS texts and message notifications sent to both devices.
- Outgoing messages and incoming read or unread message status won’t be synced between devices.
- Messages deleted from the smartwatch won’t delete from your other device.
With iMessage on- You can send SMS text messages with your smartphone number from your smartwatch.
- You’ll get incoming iMessage texts sent to your smartphone, but not to your smartwatch.
- Your message threads, history, read, unread, delete status won't be synced between devices,
- You won’t get notifications sent to your smartwatch.