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08-16-2022 07:23 AM in
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(This is a strange thing that happened a couple of weeks ago.)
— Current owner of Galaxy Fit2, previous owner of Galaxy S9 Plus
A friend of mine just recently destroyed his last mobile device, so I decided to give them an old phone I no longer use (which is an unlocked Verizon S8). Prior to this Samsung device, their last ~6 phones have been various brands that weren't Samsung (such as Motorola and Apple).
Moving on, we performed a factory reset on the S8 phone to wipe the saved data out, and when my friend finally got past the initial, basic phone set up, they started altering some of the categories on the Settings app. He decided to turn Wi-Fi Calling on, and when he was prompted to put in his E911 address, he saw that his specific address had been automatically filled in.
The strange part was that the device could not have known their address, for sure, because they never saved their home address on any autofill services — not using Samsung Pass (which is Samsung Wallet, now) or in their Google Password Manager.
Does anyone know how this must've happened?
— Current owner of Galaxy Fit2, previous owner of Galaxy S9 Plus
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5GKiller
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09-23-2022 04:26 AM in
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NSA always knows where you are! You have to remove Sim card to go dark.
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08-16-2022 07:44 AM in
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It was possibly done via location settings. In other words, phone used GPS to determine your location and filled in the info accordingly. That's my guess at least.
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08-16-2022 07:45 AM in
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Thank you, that makes sense.
— Current owner of Galaxy Fit2, previous owner of Galaxy S9 Plus
— Current owner of Galaxy Fit2, previous owner of Galaxy S9 Plus
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08-16-2022 10:33 AM in
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Add your address. It bases on Google maps and your location
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08-16-2022 11:43 AM in
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What do you mean by "add your address?" Their exact address was already put in, so they didn't have to manually put it in.
— Current owner of Galaxy Fit2, previous owner of Galaxy S9 Plus
— Current owner of Galaxy Fit2, previous owner of Galaxy S9 Plus