Samsung looks into claims of random texting of images to contacts
With users complaining online that their Galaxy devices are randomly sending photos to contacts, Samsung stated that it isn't a hardware or software issue. Samsung stated that it isn't seeing any software or hardware issues after reports of Samsung phone users reported that their devices are randomly sending camera roll photos to their contacts without permission. Users posted on Reddit and Samsung's official forums over the past week to complain that their smartphones were pushing out photos to random contacts without their knowledge. Samsung is still reviewing the situation but hasn't found any issues yet.
Even though no there is no known cause yet, the glitch appears to be prevalent in Galaxy devices for T-Mobile users with Samsung Messages and Rich Communication Services, an update for SMS that enables new features such as read receipts and enhanced media sharing. The glitch causes scheduled messages to be sent prematurely or end up in the wrong threads. One user stated on Samsung's forum that all of these errors are new since RCS Messaging was enabled and occurs with the SCHEDULED TEXT feature. In the meantime, Samsung users can avoid the glitch by going to their phones' app settings and removing permissions for the Samsung Messages to access storage so photos cannot be shared by messaging at all.