This was Likely Recently Auto-Installed on your Phone.

[grumpyduckling@sh.itjust.works]

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[onyxjet@lemmy.world]

That's a mistake on my end. Feel free to cross post it there or share if if you want.

[appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Ot did on my phone (Ger Pixel 7 Pro)

[dion_starfire@lemm.ee]

Do you have Google's Messages app installed? If it actually does what they claim on the tin, maybe it was only installed on phones with the Messages app installed?

[lumiluz@slrpnk.net]

I don't, so maybe that's the reason?

[benjaben@lemmy.world]

Thanks for pointing this out, I had no idea. Removed it and left a review complaining.

[jballs@sh.itjust.works]

I don't understand why they'd make this a separate app and not a configurable setting in Messages.

[unclegrandpa@lemmy.world]

so it will be able to restrict the messages you send....and cut off those it does not like?

and if in a year, no anti trump opinions are allowed.....we won't even be able to complain to our friends?

[dinkledorph@lemmy.world]

Infrastructure to give Google system wide control over what content you can and cannot view.

[mangocats@feddit.it]

I have a Pixel 7a on Google Fi service running Android 15 in the US.

I don't see that app on my list of all apps nor when i search for it in the Play Store.

[patatahooligan@lemmy.world]

As far as I know, the apps are not intercepting the text messages for passcodes. The messages have a specific format and a hash to indicate which app they are targeting. It is up to the messages app to read the message and to forward the code. This design should not need to give the apps any access to your messages.

[qqq@lemmy.world]

There are definitely good, non malicious reasons to have it as a separate app and that should actually be preferred. Off the top of my head:

• Separation of permissions - it only has the permissions it asks for instead of every permission messages has
• It can be disabled/removed without disabling messages
• it can be reused by other applications if that's a desirable feature

[voodooattack@lemmy.world]

Hotdog/not hotdog finally out?

[solrize@lemmy.world]

Thanks, it says "install" so I must not have it. Whew

[idkwhatusernametoputherelolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Ham radio time

[idkwhatusernametoputherelolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

A "dumb phone" these days is really just an android phone with more user restrictions and less security, but all the same spyware.

[wogi@lemmy.world]

I found this in my app list, it hadn't asked for any permissions. If it's looking at every image I get, it's doing so extremely discreetly.

Sus. Very sus.

[wogi@lemmy.world]

Laughs in G code z-.5 a45 z0 a0 z-.5 a45 z0 a0 z-.5 a45 z0 a0 z-.5 a45 z0 a0

[korhaka@sopuli.xyz]

No, its not running Android at all, Android uses way too much power and drains the battery much faster. Its actually terrible for a phone if all you want is to make phone calls with it.

[kubok@fedia.io]

Well it was not on my e/OS phone either, so I was a bit smug. My wife's Android phone did have it. Did.