I have a new Samsung S8 wifi tablet paired to my Samsung A50 phone using the Google messaging app. My issue is if I send a text message with an attachment from the tablet, the sent attachment on the tablet shows up as a download now box and if I press the download load box it makes a second copy elsewhere in my tablet but the download box remains. However if I check my A50 phone the text attachment is visible and if I send an attachment from my phone, I can see the attachment on my tablet. So it's a very specific problem.
I have paired my phone with several other non Samsung tablets and this issue does not appear. Any ideas on how to fix this? I tried the usual, making sure Google messaging is the default app, deleting and reinstalling the app, clearing cache and/ or data and several re-pairing of the devices with no luck.