iOS added animations to the iMessage app a while back. When it detects that you’ve said certain things or sent certain emojis, it shows an animation. I think one of those things is that “yay” or “congrats” gets you confetti all over the screen.
Not sure why it’s happening for “I think we should see other people,” though.
Yes, iOS displays your messages. In order to do that it has to read your messages. That’s just how computers work. Same for Windows, iOS, Android, Linux, and even Temple OS.
Doesn’t look like it’s reading it over the network or sending up any data. It seems like it’s just doing it locally, in the process of loading the message.
Ironically, this is the comment in this thread that’s not paranoid enough, because to my knowledge both Google and Samsung use their own closed-source message and phone apps, along with other standard apps. (Idk about other vendors, but the same is pretty likely for major brands.)
Google integrates its own services in both the phone and messaging apps: namely spam reporting and blocking. I’m guessing that other major brands also have services to that end.
Google’s ‘Messages’ also has a button to make a video call, and I dunno even what app and protocol would be used for that, as I never used video calls and don’t have any Google apps for that functionality.
Signalgate was most likely caused because Siri thought a journalist was a Trump official and added his number to the contact book. (Well caused by both AI and gross incompetence)
Ah ok. I don’t use iOS but I thought they could have been trying to use an LLM to assess messages for automatic effects instead of just using keywords like Facebook.
Definitely just keywords. I don’t use iOS either, but I think I remember early on people were getting wildly incorrect reactions because of stuff that basically boiled down to the Scunthorpe Problem.
iOS added animations to the iMessage app a while back. When it detects that you’ve said certain things or sent certain emojis, it shows an animation. I think one of those things is that “yay” or “congrats” gets you confetti all over the screen.
Not sure why it’s happening for “I think we should see other people,” though.
You can manually show whatever animation you want just hold down the send button
We could also consider the possibility this is a meme made for funny.
I choose to trust my fellow human. If the meme says it happened, who am I to say I know better?
It’s because it’s typical fake bs. iOS wouldn’t do confetti on a conversion like this.
Definitely possible, but I’ve seen Apple release weirder bugs. Especially when they brought this functionality over to FaceTime.
so… is ios reading all your messages now or what
Yes, iOS displays your messages. In order to do that it has to read your messages. That’s just how computers work. Same for Windows, iOS, Android, Linux, and even Temple OS.
Doesn’t look like it’s reading it over the network or sending up any data. It seems like it’s just doing it locally, in the process of loading the message.
a lot of things “seem” that way on android devices too, tbh.
On Android devices, the apps are auditable as part of the AOSP. If they were exfiltrating data, a security researcher would already have flagged it.
Ironically, this is the comment in this thread that’s not paranoid enough, because to my knowledge both Google and Samsung use their own closed-source message and phone apps, along with other standard apps. (Idk about other vendors, but the same is pretty likely for major brands.)
I just looked, and you’re absolutely right. I had no idea that the Messages app wasn’t part of the AOSP. Very interesting (and not in a good way)
Google integrates its own services in both the phone and messaging apps: namely spam reporting and blocking. I’m guessing that other major brands also have services to that end.
Google’s ‘Messages’ also has a button to make a video call, and I dunno even what app and protocol would be used for that, as I never used video calls and don’t have any Google apps for that functionality.
Looks like it delegates to Meet, for me.
Yeah, honestly, spam reporting is good. Call screen is amazing. I would be loath to give it up.
AI doing AI things.
Signalgate was most likely caused because Siri thought a journalist was a Trump official and added his number to the contact book. (Well caused by both AI and gross incompetence)
https://youtu.be/KFYyfrTIPQY
But it’s not Ai? You can send animations for any message on iMessage, people just don’t realize you have to hold the send button to open the menu.
The animations (and this image, actually) predate the current idea of AI by several years.
Ah ok. I don’t use iOS but I thought they could have been trying to use an LLM to assess messages for automatic effects instead of just using keywords like Facebook.
Definitely just keywords. I don’t use iOS either, but I think I remember early on people were getting wildly incorrect reactions because of stuff that basically boiled down to the Scunthorpe Problem.
The animation (and this meme) have been around for way longer than modern AI. IIRC I remember seeing this meme in 2019.
Looks like the first message has an engagement ring and heart emoji
That’s how the contact is saved in their phone, a name with a ring and heart.
Huh, I wonder if it set off the confetti anyway
It did not because that’s not how it works