So, what’s in your photo gallery?
Drunk dialing and butt-dialing are bad enough, but what if your Samsung phone sent some… private photos to your contacts without you knowing?
That’s what a handful of users at Reddit are worried about (as spotted by Gizmodo) — including one who claims his Samsung Galaxy S9+ sent his entire photo gallery to his girlfriend while he was sleeping, and another who says it occurred on his or her Galaxy Note 8 .
Samsung tells CNET it’s actively looking into the matter, but it’s not yet clear why this is happening or how widespread it might be — particularly if it’s true that these pictures are being sent without leaving any record.
Redditors were quick to point out that most affected phones so far seem to be on T-Mobile, which has recently been upgrading users to the Google-backed RCS « advanced messaging. » There’s a post at Samsung’s own forums about bugs with the RCS update, but we don’t have confirmation of those bugs.
The issue also seems to coincide with a new version of the Samsung Messages app, which could be related to the RCS update, or not, depending. You could try using a different texting app and/or revoking the Samsung Messages app’s photo permissions to be safe.
« We are aware of the reports regarding this matter and our technical teams are looking into it. Concerned customers are encouraged to contact us directly at 1-800-SAMSUNG, » reads Samsung’s statement.
T-Mobile tells CNET « It’s not a T-Mobile issue, » adding « You’ll want to check in with Samsung on this one. »
Is this affecting you? Maybe send me a DM on Twitter if so.
First published July 2,2018 at 2:46 p.m. PT. Update, 3:22 p.m. PT: With Samsung and T-Mobile comments.
