When I press on some message to forward it, it shows me Random usernames of contacts I don’t know. And it even shows some Mobile Numbers I don’t know. For example, one number starts with +964 that’s Iraq. I’m from Europe tho. These contacts and numbers are from all over the place.

  • hersh@literature.cafe
    45·
    1 year ago

    Has anyone else been able to reproduce this? I just tried and was not able to.

    OP, is it possible these people were in group chats you were part of?

    • Instantnudeln@feddit.deOP
      10·
      1 year ago

      No, they are not. I’m in two groups. None of them are in the groups. I only use Signal for Real life friends from my Country. I never joined any random group. These people are from all over the world.

      • hersh@literature.cafe
        3·
        1 year ago

        Interesting. Are there any other accounts on your phone that provide contacts? Maybe social media or other chat platforms? On Android you can see accounts in Settings > Passwords & Accounts (or somewhere similar; it varies a little between brands). You can also check inside your Contacts app by expanding the sidebar (again, varies by brand).

        Just a thought. I don’t have any other contact providers on my phone so I can’t test it myself.

        Please keep us posted if you get any official response or learn anything new!

        • Instantnudeln@feddit.deOP
          5·
          1 year ago

          Nope. And I maybe had to add (did it now) that this only appears to be a problem with Signal Desktop. My signal app on android doesn’t even show other contacts from strangers. I will update this if I get a response, of course.

    • Pantherina@feddit.de
      4·
      1 year ago

      Group chats very likely. There are often sync issues from mobile, so these may just be old spam or group chat numbers.