{"id":206872,"date":"2020-02-22T00:36:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T21:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/samsung-just-blasted-galaxy-phones-around-the-world-with-a\/"},"modified":"2020-02-22T00:36:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T21:36:47","slug":"samsung-just-blasted-galaxy-phones-around-the-world-with-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/samsung-just-blasted-galaxy-phones-around-the-world-with-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung just blasted Galaxy phones around the world with a"},"content":{"rendered":"

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All smartphones have a great built-in feature that you\u2019ll hopefully never use. That\u2019s a variation of Find My iPhone that Apple introduced years ago that lets you get a hold of a lost or stolen device. So if one should receive Find My Mobile notifications on their device, one would clearly worry that something may have happened to their devices. That\u2019s exactly what happened a few hours ago when Samsung pushed out a mind-boggling notification via the Find My Mobile app that reads \u201c1\u201d.<\/p>\n

The notification hit multiple devices and went away if you tried to tap on it, hinting that it may all be a mistake from Samsung. According to Android Central<\/em>, the notification hit both devices that had the Find My Mobile installed and phones that didn\u2019t have it set up. And it\u2019s not just high-end Galaxy handsets that received the \u201c1\u201d push notification, as phones rocking mid-range devices from the Galaxy A and J series have also discovered it on their devices.<\/p>\n

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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. <\/p>\n

Theories? pic.twitter.com\/0NgVCWAjBe<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael Fisher (@theMrMobile) February 20, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

As suspected, it was all a mistake from Samsung. A Samsung Twitter support account for the UK confirmed it all. The notification appeared on a limited number of devices, according to the tweet below, and was part of an internal test. There\u2019s no reason to panic, Samsung said.<\/p>\n

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Recently, a notification about \u201cFind My Mobile 1\u201d occurred on a limited number of Galaxy devices. This was sent unintentionally during an internal test and there is no effect on your device. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our customers. ^LF<\/p>\n

\u2014 Samsung Help UK (@SamsungHelpUK) February 20, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

If you only own one Samsung device, the one that served the notification, you shouldn\u2019t have had any reason to worry, to begin with. If you\u2019ve seen the notification, then you clearly didn\u2019t lose the device. However, if you have multiple Samsung handsets, then the notification might have given you some chills.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, you might not even have Find My Mobile installed on your phone, in which case, you missed Samsung\u2019s accident. But you should absolutely make sure that you install the app. You never know when you might need to use it.<\/p>\n

\n\tImage Source: Karlis Dambrans\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\t\tChris Smith started writing about gadgets as a hobby, and before he knew it he was sharing his views on tech stuff with readers around the world. Whenever he’s not writing about gadgets he miserably fails to stay away from them, although he desperately tries. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n