Samsung Note 8 and the Galaxy S9 'Randomly' text photos to contacts.

[Lelo1]

https://www.theroot.com/have-a-samsung-phone-you-better-delete-your-nudes-1827315489

Gizmodo reports that users of phones like the Samsung Note 8 and the Galaxy S9 have experienced an odd phenomenon where the Samsung messaging app is randomly texting photos from their camera roll to random contacts via SMS. The worst part? It doesn’t even leave evidence that it has done it.

 

[PrincessSnowAngel]

Scary! Does this effect the s8 at all? I have some hardcore pics that I wouldn't even post to my own adult related sites....

 

[Lelo1]

The details seem to very depending on who's reporting it.

Some posts on reddit suggests it's a bug in the Samsung Messaging app. Specifically a recent update that effects 'Rich Communication Services / Advanced Messaging' for T-Mobile. One t-mobile user says their whole picture library was sent to his girlfriend, and there no record of it being sent, and him not sending it. Other users are saying text have gone to the wrong user, or sent at the wrong time, or says sent when they have not been sent.

The user who's claiming their whole photo library was sent said they have a S9+. .At least part of the above bug have been reported on S8 , S8+.

Right now people are suggesting to revoke access. By going into app settings and revoke Samsung Message’s ability to access your storage, which means it won’t be able to send anything stored on your phone, including photos.

 

[PrincessSnowAngel]

The details seem to very depending on who's reporting it.

Some posts on reddit suggests it's a bug in the Samsung Messaging app. Specifically a recent update that effects 'Rich Communication Services / Advanced Messaging' for T-Mobile. One t-mobile user says their whole picture library was sent to his girlfriend, and there no record of it being sent, and him not sending it. Other users are saying text have gone to the wrong user, or sent at the wrong time, or says sent when they have not been sent.

The user who's claiming their whole photo library was sent said they have a S9+. .At least part of the above bug have been reported on S8 , S8+.

Right now people are suggesting to revoke access. By going into app settings and revoke Samsung Message’s ability to access your storage, which means it won’t be able to send anything stored on your phone, including photos.

Thanks, I'll do that just to be on the safe side lol

 

[Lelo1]

Supposedly some people are checking the t-mobile website to see when what was sent to whom.

Even if you revoke access to images. There still the risk that a text message could be sent to the wrong person and or not sent at all.

Your photos sounds interesting. lol