Samsung users receive a "1" as a push message - users fear a hacker attack

2020-02-20T22:05:51.113Z

Samsung users have received an incomprehensible push notification. What is the "Find My Mobile 1" message about?

Samsung users have received an enigmatic push message .
The notification comes from the Samsung find service "Find My Mobile" .
But what is behind the message?

Munich - Samsung users will have been surprised on Thursday when they took a look at their smartphone. Because many users worldwide received a mysterious push notification from "Find My Mobile" , the location service of the South Korean company Samsung . Content of the message: twice the number "1".

There was great uncertainty - what is he doing with the unintelligible message "Find My Mobile 1" ? We clarify.

"Find My Mobile": User unsettled - Samsung explains

Under the hashtag #findmymobile , messages about receiving the enigmatic push message piled up on Thursday. Some users already suspected a hacker attack on the Samsung service, especially since the notification immediately disappeared and nothing happened as soon as you clicked on it. But that was not the reason, as it became known.

Because, as Samsung explained, the push message was "accidentally sent to a limited number of Samsung Galaxy devices". Try to "avoid similar cases in the future". According to heise.de , it should have been an internal test to check whether the location service works.

At first, there was no information on how exactly the error occurred. However, according to Samsung, users don't need to worry that the notification affects their phone in any way.

The “Find My Mobile 1” notification was accidentally sent to a limited number of Samsung Galaxy devices. We can assure our users that this notification will not affect their devices in any way. (1/2) ^ PH

- Samsung Germany (@SamsungDE) February 20, 2020

In the past year, Chinese competitor OnePlus had already sent customers a collection of Latin and Chinese characters. The company said it was a failed software update test.

"Find My Mobile": How does the service work?

Samsung users can locate or block their mobile device remotely using the free "Find My Mobile" service, for example if the device is lost. To activate these functions, you first have to log in with a Google or Samsung account .

In the settings under "Biometric data and security" you will find the "Find My Mobile" section. There you can easily add a Samsung account or register with a Google account.

Deactivate "Find My Mobile" or switch off notifications

If you want to deactivate the location service , you can also do this in the settings. To do this, click on the sub-item "Biometric data and security" and then on "Find My Mobile". Remote access can now be denied via a switch. Once "Find My Mobile" is deactivated, you should no longer receive any notifications.