Text from friend also sent to 18 random people in my address book.

My friend sent me a picture text. She sent it as she always does to my phone number. However, the text also got sent to 18 random people in my address book. She has no access to my address book and doesn’t even know the other people. To be perfectly clear, she sent it only to me and didn’t set up a group text. Additionally, I never sent her a group text that she could have mistakenly sent the picture text to. We both have Verizon and upon calling them, they told each one of us that it must be a problem with the other person’s phone, but told each one of us that our individual phones were fine. Could this be an Apple 13 I phone issue? It almost seems impossible for this to happen.

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on Mar 15, 2023 8:06 AM

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Mar 15, 2023 8:07 AM in response to MargieRosen

Smart Phones neither have the intelligence nor the hostility. Hence we need to look at our device settings and the way we synchronize our smartphones with Mac/PC/iCloud and share our valuable data with friends and family members.



If you feel an unauthorized person/app is remotely accessing, controlling, or monitoring your device, then that is possible only if you have done one or more of the following Don'ts...


  1. Don't hand over an iPhone to kids or to a stranger without Enabling Guided Access
  2. Don't share Apple IDs
  3. Don't Jailbreak
  4. Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device
  5. Don't give in to Phishing
  6. Don't plug in your device for charging your device in Airports, Public Transport, or public places, and trust the device. Beware of Juice Jacking. (Especially in India)
  7. Don't leave your iPhone unlocked and unattended in public places like offices, schools, malls, etc.


If one of the above is true then quickly change the Apple ID Password and Return iPhone settings to their defaults.


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