Strange search string on Android brings up your SMSs

[Newsfeed]

Strange search string on Android brings up your SMSs

An Android smartphone user recently stated that typing “the1975..com” (with two dots) into the Google app caused the device to return a list of recent SMS messages received, CNET reported.

The user said they tried to reach the website of the band The 1975 by typing the URL, but accidentally typed two dots instead of one.

 

[mercurial]

Easter egg or a bug?

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

not working in google go app, on android, just takes you to the news article.

 

[OldGoat]

Does the same on my Mi A1.. rather odd :wtf:

 

[gregmcc]

Works it on my S9. Freaky.

I'm sure it won't be long before someone discovers the reason for this.

 

[Vrotappel]

I get this:

"To improve contact recognition, Google needs to use your device contacts"

mmm

 

[pinball wizard]

vizela viagens

https://www.cnet.com/news/google-bug-shows-text-messages-when-searching-the1975-com-on-android/

 

[gregmcc]

vizela viagens

Hope http://www.vizelaviagens.com can copy with all the extra traffic now

 

[pinball wizard]

Hope http://www.vizelaviagens.com can copy with all the extra traffic now

Yeah, I think the writer of that cnet article just wanted to implement a ddos attack right out in the open...

 

[Ojaybie]

Also on my Redmi 4X

 

[Adenoid Hynkel]

No go on a pixel 2 XL

 

[BigAl-sa]

No go on a Note 3 nor a Samsung Tab A 10.1

 

[Praeses]

Not doing anything weird on my S6 EDGE.

 

[backstreetboy]

No go on a pixel 2 XL

No go on a Note 3 nor a Samsung Tab A 10.1

Not doing anything weird on my S6 EDGE.

What does it do if you ask it my messages?

 

[Praeses]

It asks for permission

 

[CamiKaze]

Not working on Xiaomi MI6.

 

[Dan C]

Not working on Xiaomi MI6.

Neither on my MI 5

 

[BigAl-sa]

What does it do if you ask it my messages?

It asks to access my contacts.

 

[backstreetboy]

It asks to access my contacts.

Yeah that's why it doesn't work.

 

[BigAl-sa]

Yeah that's why it doesn't work.

So this is actually all a big foofie?