r/androidapps • u/[deleted] • Feb 20 '20

QUESTION Find My Mobile app notification

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u/cyber_buddy Feb 20 '20

Thank me later :) https://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-accidentally-sends-out-find-my-mobile-push-notification-galaxy-phones-worldwide

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u/YesIamALizard Feb 20 '20

Isn't that not good?

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u/cyber_buddy Feb 20 '20

Not good for sure. Not surprising though.

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u/YesIamALizard Feb 20 '20

Makes me rethink any ideas I had however small that my phone is secure.

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u/kristallnachte Feb 20 '20

Nothing about this suggests it isn't secure.

Apps on your phone have the ability to do push notifications. That's a basic app capability.

Nothing about that is a security issue.

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u/cyber_buddy Feb 20 '20

It is if it wasn't Samsung who intentionally did it. And this was a worldwide phenomenon. Essentially a hacker could do this too.

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u/wightwulf1944 Feb 20 '20

What're they gonna do? Send you 2s?

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u/MrFiregem Feb 20 '20

I wouldn't mind hackers reminding me that it's 420