From a friend of mine on Facebook.

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From a friend of mine on Facebook.

Has anyone with an android ever had someone else's contacts merge with yours and show up in your contact list? No, sorry...I don't know "sexxy daddy" or "gma aggie" or "eden"... Hopefully my contacts aren't floating around in another person's phone somewhere. If anyone gets random calls, it's not my fault!

Has anyone else ever had a problem like this? I thought perhaps she set up the Android to bring in contacts from Facebook or Twitter or something, but she says she hasn't and either way she doesn't know those people.

Any advice?

Comments

Don S (-Public Parts-) said…
I never heard of that. Any chance it came from G+? Otherwise it must be FB or some app that she doesn't realize is pushing contacts.
July 27, 2011 at 3:24 PM
Kimberly Brink-Castleberry said…
Sounds like an infected app, trojan and someone messing with the phone.
July 27, 2011 at 3:26 PM
Don S (-Public Parts-) said…
first app type to check are "chat" apps. Lots of those around and many likely have bad intentions.
July 27, 2011 at 3:28 PM
Natasha Schroeder said…
No idea, but my android killed google talk a few days ago... now I can't get it to work, uninstall, clear my data... nada. So apparently they don't want me to ever be able to use it again. :/
July 27, 2011 at 3:29 PM
Jason ON said…
Thanks. I don't think she's on G+. I asked her about chat apps, D Vikingisson Schupp.
July 27, 2011 at 3:32 PM
Israel Kendall said…
Never happened here, I'd bet there is more to the story, there always is more.
July 27, 2011 at 3:33 PM
C.F. Todd (Charity) said…
Yes, I have.. I also have contacts of two different friends merging together.. very annoying.
July 27, 2011 at 3:33 PM
Jason ON said…
Romain Guy, sorry to bother you, but do you have any advice here? Thanks,
July 27, 2011 at 3:37 PM
Tim Bond said…
ANY gmail/gtalk contact can leave that person in your contact list, so that can get out of control if you have android syncing with your entire list.
July 27, 2011 at 3:37 PM
Udnaan Y said…
First thing to do is go to your contacts in gmail and check there. Do not panic. Google Contacts have the ability to get restored to their earlier state for up to 30 days (if i recall correctly)
July 27, 2011 at 3:40 PM
Don S (-Public Parts-) said…
First thing, do they appear in the web version of gmail contacts? Drop them there, verify they go away on the phone, and then watch what happens.
July 27, 2011 at 3:40 PM
Udnaan Y said…
To restore the contacts, go to gmail>contacts>more actions>restore contacts
July 27, 2011 at 3:41 PM
Melissa Gray said…
You can share contacts via blue tooth...
July 27, 2011 at 3:52 PM
Robert Kennedy said…
It could be some sort of FB thing. When I got my DX, it imported my FB contacts including things like phone numbers of people!
July 27, 2011 at 4:54 PM
Jason ON said…
She claims she's never done that with her Android. She also claims she doesn't know some of the people in her phone.
July 27, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Mike Noftzger said…
I haven't had that issue, but I have had all of my Outlook contacts disappear and a couple days later reappear...Just out of the blue...
July 27, 2011 at 5:11 PM
David Kite said…
Just an off the wall thought..... Might someone else have used the phone? Entered there own email Address Without her permission? Or to the like Merged their contacts that way.
July 27, 2011 at 5:17 PM
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