Weird box below all names on message page

After I updated to 17, and turned iMessages back on, a gray box with a white D inside is under the name/number (just before where each conversation begins) of everyone in my text message chains on my message page. It disappears after I open any specific chain??? Scared to open all of them. Anyone know why it just appeared???

Posted on Sep 22, 2023 10:13 AM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2023 1:41 PM

Hi, thanks for responding. It took me a couple days to figure it out, but I finally got it. Under cellular data, it was giving me like 5-6 options to set my phone to primary, secondary… When I changed the setting to primary, a P in a gray box was next to all of my messages instead of the D. A few days later, the box disappeared entirely, and the cellular data setting no longer gives me options. It’s simply set to primary. I don’t know if this happened as a result of changing my phone number and/or data plan, Or maybe the update. Either way, I’m super glad it’s gone!!!

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Sep 27, 2023 1:41 PM in response to ShannonM1

Hi, thanks for responding. It took me a couple days to figure it out, but I finally got it. Under cellular data, it was giving me like 5-6 options to set my phone to primary, secondary… When I changed the setting to primary, a P in a gray box was next to all of my messages instead of the D. A few days later, the box disappeared entirely, and the cellular data setting no longer gives me options. It’s simply set to primary. I don’t know if this happened as a result of changing my phone number and/or data plan, Or maybe the update. Either way, I’m super glad it’s gone!!!

Sep 27, 2023 1:42 PM in response to ShannonM1

Hi, thanks for responding. It took me a couple days to figure it out, but I finally got it. Under cellular data, it was giving me like 5-6 options to set my phone to primary, secondary… When I changed the setting to primary, a P in a gray box was next to all of my messages instead of the D. A few days later, the box disappeared entirely, and the cellular data setting no longer gives me options. It’s simply set to primary. I don’t know if this happened as a result of changing my phone number and/or data plan, Or maybe the update. Either way, I’m super glad it’s gone!!!

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