Why do some Samsung phones send random photos to contacts?

The owners of Samsung's latest flagship phones report that the built-in email application is sending random text messages to their contacts stored in the filmstrip.

Galaxy S9, S9 + and Note 8 users visited Reddit's official support forums, complaining of the bizarre and potentially embarrbading anomaly.

In a revelation that will force phone owners to scramble to clean their phones, a Galaxy S9 + user said his camera sent his entire photo gallery in the middle of the night.

The e-mail application leaves no trace of the photos in the Sent Messages folder of the phone's default e-mail application. The theory of operation is that this error is something to do with RCS profile updates that have been deployed on US carriers.

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Rubusumlotion, the user of Reddit Registration) on the subreddit Galaxy S9: "Last night around 2:30 am, my phone sent him my photo gallery whole on the text but there was no record of it on my messages app. "However, there was a record of this on the T-Mobile newspapers, why would that happen?"

Another user added, "Oddly enough, my wife's phone made it last night, and mine did it the night before, I think it has something to do with it." Samsung SMS application updated from the Galaxy Store.When his phone sent me a text message to his gallery, he did not manifest on his part – and vice versa. "

Worse that Note 7?

Samsung is aware of the problem and says its technical teams are on the case

In a statement, a spokesman told Gizmodo: "We are aware of the reports on this and our technical teams are leaning on the subject. Concerned customers are encouraged to contact us directly. "

This is a troubling prospect for Samsung users who might have photos on their phone that are not suitable for public consumption."

Another Reddit user sums it pretty well: Samsung, at instead of this nightmare scenario, a phone that explodes spontaneously any day of the week. "

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