Strange bugs on Samsung phones: Randomly send photos to contacts

On the morning of June 29, a number of foreign media reported that some foreign users' Samsung mobile phone information system had a strange bug, which randomly sent photos to contacts in the mobile phone.

Many users on the foreign forum Reddit have reflected this problem. The specific symptom is that the mobile phone will automatically send photos from one or more albums to the contact through the information function that comes with the system. It seems that there is no rule that is random. However, the strange thing is that the Samsung mobile phone system does not send records in the information application. (Some users say that there are transmission records in their mobile phones)

A foreign user posted: When I slept last night, my S9+ sent the entire mobile photo album to my girlfriend! A foreign user posted: When I was sleeping last night, my S9+ sent the entire mobile photo album to My girlfriend! Currently users report that Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 8 will be affected by this issue, and other mobile phone owners do not have much feedback.

The reason for this problem can be traced back to the recent update of the self-contained messaging application by Samsung’s own Galaxy Apps app store, rather than a specific device or operator’s issue. Foreign media advises that if you’re using a Samsung mobile phone, it’s best to Skip current updates, switch to other SMS apps, or disable permissions.

At present, Samsung has not heard about this incident for the time being, and has not seen any feedback from Chinese users for the time being, perhaps because Samsung China Store is different from other countries.

In the recent issue of 'Privacy', this bug is particularly dazzling. More importantly, the user may not know which photo was sent to which contact on his mobile phone. I hope that Samsung will fix this problem as soon as possible.

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