why am I getting some kind of text or phone messages on my Watch and not my iPhone? they are likely spam, but, wth?

[benji888]

iOS 26.0.1 iPhone 13 mini, Watch SE 2 (gps), watch os 26.0.2. why am I getting some kind of text or phone messages on my Watch and not my iPhone? they are likely spam, but, wth?

ok, so, one is a text, I see it now on my Mac, the other must be a phone call.

Is this text spam or is my Watch somehow connected with some other device or phone number? (I am in the US).

"+63 910 975 5725 Coinbase: A new device (Samsung S25) was registered to your account from Canada. If this was NOT you. Contact support immediately at [removed]"

I can't see the other message now. Do junk phone calls disappear now? I don't understand.

 

[kissfan]

First, if it’s a cellular watch, they could have texted to the watch’s phone number.

Next, check the filtering on your phone. If filtering is on for unknown senders, it’s hiding in there.

 

[benji888]

First, if it’s a cellular watch, they could have texted to the watch’s phone number.

Next, check the filtering on your phone. If filtering is on for unknown senders, it’s hiding in there.

I already stated it's a GPS watch, not cellular which is what's baffling me.

I do not have this set for messages.

For the phone I have it set to send unknown contacts to go straight to voicemail, and then I should get a notification of a missed call. I don't have the new feature turned on. So, when I go to the phone app in my iPhone, there is no missed call, and, the notification is gone from my watch. so, IDK.

 

[axantas]

a probably spoofed phone from the Philippines is alerting you as some kind of Samsung services for something you did in Canada? Come on... sent to millions of random phone numbers and yours matched.

Just a spam message, that got filtered on your phone, but not on your watch or whatever.

 

[Natcadude]

Spam, just got this message:

Coinbase: A new device (Samsung S25) was registered to your account from Canada. If this was NOT you. Contact support immediately at [removed].

 

[Just_Kevin]

My phone is pretty good about detecting spam texts. The phone will not give a notification for the spam and sends it to the spam folder. My watch however, still notifies me of and displays the message. I wish I could change that behavior, but so far I have not found a way to do so.

My watch is not a cellular model.

 

[Jackbequickly]

Yesterday I got a call from Amazon wanting me to approve a $1500 purchase. It is all spam!

 

[benji888]

yeah, IDK, I don't have it turned on for text, just for unknown callers to go directly to voicemail, I'm not sure if this was a voice message or what, but, this is some new behavior I'm not familiar with after updating to iOS 26. I guess I need to take some time to go over it when I can.

 

[TKSX]

I have this issue as well. I think the phone filters the text message and put it in the spam area, whereas the watch does not filter it so it shows up in the main inbox.

 

[Nermal]

I suspect that the number shown in the messages isn't legit (I can't find it listed on the actual Coinbase website), but is from a scammer trying to get account details. I've removed it from the posts above so that people don't call it by accident.

 

[philosopherdog]

it's a bug. the iphone is letting these messages through and should not be