Samsung sends photos by chance to contacts without consent


Samsung sends photos by chance to contacts without consent


An error in your Samsung Messages app sends images to other random devices



If you have a Galaxy Note 8 or a Galaxy S9 you have a small problem. «My Galaxy S9 Plus has sent my entire collection of photos to my girlfriend while she was sleeping». This was the alert this morning a user of Reddit and that has caused a fire in Samsung .

The problem lies in the Samsung Messages application . This app, predetermined in the Galaxy series, mistakenly sent messages, including stored photos, to random contacts. A user of Reddit has even stated that «Samsung Messages sent his complete photo gallery to a contact in the middle of the night».

A shipment that leaves no trace, which causes users may not know that their photos have been sent before it is too late. Fortunately for that user, the reel of images stored in his Galaxy went to his girlfriend.

Samsung, which had not detected the error, "has reviewed this matter thoroughly in recent days; however, no relevant hardware or software problems have been found for this particular case, "he said in a statement. "Although we do not know reports from similar clients around the world, we will continue investigating this problem. We encourage all customers who have questions or concerns to contact their local Customer Service center at https://www.samsung.com/en/info/contactus/, "they add.

For now, the problems are focused on the US terminals of the T-Mobile operator. As revealed in these forums, the main cause is the installation of RCS (Rich Communication Services) , a service that aims to improve the SMS protocol. According to Samsung Spain at the moment there are no affected national users, they point to Innova +.

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