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I gave to someone my iPhone number for the first time and when they texted me they were already added to my contacts

so something weird happened I gave a person my number for the first time about 10 minutes later when they text me the number and name was already saved in my phone no (maybe) or nothing. the name and number was saved as if I saved it. how that happened? I find that so weird



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Posted on Aug 30, 2023 12:31 PM

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Posted on Aug 30, 2023 1:26 PM

SMS text messages allow for a custom Sender ID (11 chars or less) for companies, when send through a specialized SMS provider, e.g. for automated systems, like service confirmations. Could that be it?

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I gave to someone my iPhone number for the first time and when they texted me they were already added to my contacts

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