Overview
- Users reported that Google Messages is inserting old messages, photos and verification codes into new conversations and that some of those items were actually sent to unintended recipients.
- The bug has appeared on multiple phone brands, including Pixel and Samsung, and it has occurred whether Rich Communication Services was turned on or off.
- Common troubleshooting steps such as clearing cache, restarting, toggling RCS and reinstalling the app have generally failed to stop the problem for most users.
- Google Help Community representatives confirmed they collected screenshots and diagnostic feedback and escalated them to engineering but the company has not issued a public timeline or patch.
- Some users say a factory reset without restoring backups stopped the behavior, but that step risks permanent data loss so the safest short-term defense is to inspect the message field before sending and avoid restoring old message backups.