Unable to send/receive text messages in Google Messages

[Aide199a]

Hi,

I've just received my new Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic LTE today from Three UK - the Watch works great, apart from one thing.

I am unable to receive/send text/rcs messages in Google Messages on my watch when my phone is turned off. I know i have connection to the mobile network on my watch, as I'm able to make and receive calls on my watch whilst my phone is turned off.

When i try to send a message in Google messages, it just displays an error message of 'unable to send messages - tap for options'.

Can anyone please help?

Thanks in advance 

[Abravenewworld]

Open google messages on your phone , tap on your name , tap message settings , tap advanced, tap text on galaxy devices and turn that on.

Hopefully that works.

[Aide199a]

Thanks for your reply - I've now enabled this feature but it's still not working

[Bindex]

Does it have any more details about the error? Like an error code perhaps?

[Aide199a]

Nope, nothing else apart from a message of - your watch is disconnected from your phone

[Tourbillon De La Vie]

What phone is it connected to

[Aide199a]

S25+

[GoanGeek]

Are you using google messages on your phone as well?

[Aide199a]

Yes

[MRaska]

Hi, I have same problem, solving this for more than 4 weeks. S25U + GW8 LTE. Most important is, that I have same phone number in mobile and in watch! In this case, O2 provider confirm to me, that sending SMS (via LTE but w/o phone on line) is not possible! 😞 Sending SMS via mobile use 4G/LTE network bit in the watch, they use just 2G network. This is the reason, why SMS can not be sent. If you activate new phone number, just for your smart watches, then it will work, independently. Solution for us, who have same number in mobile + watches is the RCS messages fo Wear OS, Google is just working on it, so hope to have it in coming months.