Messages that aren’t mine on my apple watch but not on my phone !

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Messages that aren’t mine on my apple watch but not on my phone !

I was looking through my Apple Watch messages and I found messages sent to some ”escort” massage lady in my area asking for info… I don’t have the number saved and the texts are not on my iphone, just my watch. This happened after i updated my phone and apple phone call won’t tell me if this is a glitch or hack or something that’s happened before. It happened twice where i also texted a contact that didn’t exist. did this happen to anyone else ever? Literally unknown messages and conversations on my watch that aren’t on my phone.

Posted on Oct 21, 2024 12:19 PM

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sberman

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Oct 21, 2024 12:49 PM in response to randouser123

randouser123 wrote:

it used to be 2 years ago.

The damage is done.

First, it’s not clear whether “it” means an iPhone, an Apple Watch, or both.

The sure way to rectify the problem involves a thorough cleansing of the affected device(s):

What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Watch, or buy one from someone else - Apple Support

Then “move in” to your like-new device(s) (software-wise).

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sberman

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Oct 21, 2024 12:24 PM in response to randouser123

You should tell us exactly how many other Apple Accounts (formerly called Apple IDs) have been used on your iPhone. Do the same for your Apple Watch. It sounds like there was some intermixing of data because of an insufficient cleanup when one or more devices changed Apple Accounts.

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randouser123 Author

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Oct 21, 2024 12:39 PM in response to sberman

it used to be 2 years ago. now it’s only mine i checked. once i updated my phone these stuff started happening. I saw another post similar to mine and i’m wondering if it’s a similar or common glitch? Should i reset and repair? How is this possible …

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randouser123 Author

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Oct 21, 2024 1:20 PM in response to sberman

I meant, my Apple Watch used to have more than one Apple ID connected to it a few years back, but I removed all of the IDs associated with it besides mine, a long time ago. This only happened after I updated my phone. Have you ever seen this before? Is it a glitch?

how can I find out who sent these messages through my Apple Watch? Again, they are not showing on my phone.

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sberman

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Oct 21, 2024 1:28 PM in response to randouser123

Was the Apple Watch thoroughly and completely cleansed as spelled out in the article I linked above?

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