Samsung sends accidental 'Find My Mobile' notification to Galaxy phones

Android Central

Android Central
Android Central
There is no reason to be concerned if you have received the push notification on your device.

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!


What you need to know

  • Samsung Galaxy smartphone owners across the world are receiving a weird 'Find My Mobile' push notification.
  • This isn't the first time that a smartphone maker has "accidentally" pushed out a weird notification to users across the globe.
  • Samsung hasn't issued any official statement about the slip-up yet.

Samsung Galaxy smartphone owners worldwide are
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
to have received a weird "Find My Mobile" push notification. The notification only has the letter "1" and disappears when a user taps on it.

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!


While Samsung hasn't issued any official statement yet, it looks like the notification may have been sent out accidentally, similar to how OnePlus
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
to
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
owners last year.

Huh. Girlfriend and I just had exactly the same Samsung push notification: her Note 10+ and my Galaxy Z Flip each alerted with a Find My Mobile notification. When tapped, it disappeared. Different Samsung accounts on each phone.

Theories?
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!


— Michael Fisher (@theMrMobile)
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

In addition to Samsung's latest devices such as the
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
and the
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
series, several users with Galaxy S, Galaxy A, and Galaxy J series phones have received the same push notification. Weirdly, users who don't have Samsung's "Find My Mobile" app on their phone also claim to have gotten the push notification.

Similar to Google's
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
, Samsung's Find My Mobile app allows users to find their phone in case they lose it. In addition to remotely locating your lost Galaxy phone, you can also lock the screen, block access to Samsung Pay, and back up data stored on the device using the app.

Get More Galaxy Note 10

Samsung Galaxy Note 10/10+



Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!


Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!


KnUdhsQ4Pvo


Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
 

Users who are viewing this thread

Top