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Bug on my iPhone, someone is writing messages for me!

EmmaCHNR Posted messages 3 Status Member -  
fred.ml Posted messages 4850 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   -
Hello, so I had a big issue today with my Apple phone, I immediately went to check online because it made me panic! So I’ll explain, I was talking to my boyfriend and I said to him "I’ll be back in 10 minutes, see you my heart <3<3" and then suddenly, as if I had replied to myself (which I obviously didn’t), a message appeared on the screen as if by magic saying "Okay <3<3<3 See you <3<3" and below it said "seen 10:59" even though I’ve disabled that option on my phone. I find this strange and worrying, it would mean that someone has access to all our conversations which are private! Has anyone else experienced the same problem? If so, how was it resolved? After how long?

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    fred.ml Posted messages 4850 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   5 128
     
    Hi, first you should know that when the indication "Seen 10:59" appears, it has nothing to do with your device's configuration; the indication only appears if your contact has activated the "read receipt" option in the Messages menu.
    Next, you say "a message appears on the screen like magic"; if I understand correctly, this message directly displays on your iPhone's screen.

    Two possible cases:

    1: In the Notification Center, the message option is enabled along with Show Preview, and you find this message in the conversation thread.

    2: Someone (maybe your contact) knows your Apple/iCloud ID and password and used the "Find My" app to make a message appear directly on your iPhone's screen, and you don't find this message in the conversation thread. If that's the case, I advise you to change your Apple password (the iCloud password will automatically change if the email address is the same between your Apple account and iCloud).
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    1. EmmaCHNR Posted messages 3 Status Member 10
       
      Thank you for your response, but I don't think that's it; my recipient doesn’t have an iPhone or any Apple devices, just an old Samsung where it’s impossible to enable that option. Plus, no one knows my iCloud ID or my password. For now, I have deleted all my new apps, and I no longer have a problem; if it happens again, I will call Apple; otherwise, I will reset my phone.
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    2. Rasta06 Posted messages 1 Status Member
       
      Hello,
      I have the same problem except that it's on a Galaxy S3... Someone is receiving all my private messages and can read all my conversations... How do I make this stop? I'm not very good with managing phone/security settings...
      Thank you!
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    3. fred.ml Posted messages 4850 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   5 128
       
      Hi Rasta06, you're on the iPhone forum, you should repost your message on the Samsung forum.
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