Underlined text messages leading to photo sharing

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Underlined text messages leading to photo sharing

Hi there, I received a text from a friend that said, “I’ll give it a shot”. Shot was underlined. I’ve seen underlined words in the past and was aware that if you click on them you can be routed to wiki pages or your calendar for scheduling.

But I haven’t seen the word shot underlined. Seemed weird. So I clicked on it and it opened my photos. I told the person I was texting it opened my photos and he said he could see my photos too. Is this a bug? If so, it’s a really creepy breach of privacy that needs to be fixed right away. How can I turn it off?

iPhone XS, iOS 13

Posted on Dec 7, 2019 10:29 AM

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sterling r

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Dec 10, 2019 8:30 AM in response to emay87

Hi emay87,

Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities! I understand you are seeing a word that is underlined in your message thread, and I'd like to help.

It sounds like you may have an understanding of what it means when you see a word underlined when using applications. This is related to Siri Suggestions. Learn more about how Siri Suggestions works here: About Siri Suggestions on iPhone - Apple Support, and more about the privacy terms related to Siri Suggestions and Search here: Siri Suggestions, Search & Privacy - Apple Support.

I know you mentioned a concern about the recipient suddenly being able to see your photos. When your friend stated, "I'm in your photos too", were they referring to being able to see just the photo(s) you shared in the thread? Or, did you speak to them directly, to confirm what they were actually seeing on their end when this event took place?

Keep me posted.

Regards.

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raina_b22

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Dec 11, 2019 8:23 AM in response to emay87

emay87,

Thanks for your reply back.

Due to the nature of this issue, I would recommend getting in touch with Apple Support directly, to report the incident and allow them to further investigate. Use this link to connect with support: Contact - Official Apple Support.

Thank you for your time!

Best regards.

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emay87 Author

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Dec 11, 2019 7:42 AM in response to sterling r

Hi Sterling,

My friend said they could see the photos I was looking at as I opened my photos. They were not looking at shared albums or photos. We do not have any shared albums. It sounded like there was some sort so screen sharing happening during the time I was browsing my photos after clicking the word 'shot'. Seems really weird.

I turned off Siri suggestions to prevent this from happening again.

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emay87 Author

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Dec 11, 2019 10:16 AM in response to raina_b22

Thanks Becky,

I talked to Apple the other day after I created this post. They said they're looking into it. Until then, I'm just going to keep Siri suggestions off.

Thanks again!

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