Unsolicited message

[egberts]

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• [x] I am submitting a bug report for existing functionality that does not work as intended
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Bug description

A pop-up appeared from an unknown but unfamiliar name ("Best Couple").

Asking me with a bottom row buttons selection of Block, Delete, and Accept.

Steps to reproduce

• Unreproducible bug
• Wait for unsolicited message to occur.

Actual result: Tried to learn more about the person behind the unsolicited message.

• Clicked on the avatar resulted in no response.
• Clicked on the contact name ("Best Couple"), no result.

Expected result: Expected to learn SOMETHING about the unexpected message and its origin.

Screenshots

Screenshot not available. Only encountered this twice. Will screenshot next event.

Device info

Device: iPhone 12

iOS version: 16.1.2

Signal version:: 6.11.0.11

Link to debug log

No debug captured. Debug log is on now.

No crash.

[egberts]

Might be significant that on iPhone/iOS, this Signal app has disabled its access to iOS Contact address book.

[EvanHahn-Signal]

Please send a screenshot when this happens next.

It sounds like this is a spam message. We're working hard to squash spam, but if some comes through, you can block and report spam.

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