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>Messages automatically recognizes incoming One-Time Password (OTP) codes to avoid the user having to fill them in.

It's a shame that user laziness is cause for lack of privacy.




>It's a shame that user laziness is cause for lack of privacy.

This detection is done entirely on-device. In what way is it injurious to the user's privacy?


As they said, they collect phone numbers and this feature was the excuse.


Did you even read the comment I replied to? It relates to iOS, not Android.




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