Google Messages Is Fixing a Bug That Was Sending Old Texts to the Wrong People

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Google is gradually rolling out a fix for a Google Messages nightmarish bug that randomly sends old texts to other contacts. The company acknowledged the issue on September 2 and said a fix will be available for everyone in the next few weeks.

In July, Reddit users began reporting that old messages were showing up in new unrelated conversations, causing them to be sent to the wrong people.

"For example, maybe a year ago I had a conversation with person A. I am now chatting to person B and the phone would send a message that person A sent me so that it looks like I'm sending this message to Person B right now," one Reddit user explained. "I also about 1.5 years ago had a conversation with Person C. I might now be chatting to Person D and it looks like they are sending me a message I...

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