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Re: Google Messages annoyance

From Bob Henson <q59qr3wnw@mozmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Google Messages annoyance
Date 2025-09-11 15:05 +0100
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On 11/9/25 11:46 am, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2025-09-11 11:26, Bob Henson wrote:
>> 
>> Updating to Android 15 broke my simple SMS program, so I installed 
>> Google Messages. I have found how to disable the functions I don't want 
>> (I only want simple text messages)  but every time a text comes in 
>> Google puts up an extremely annoying box asking me if I want to save the 
>> number as a contact. I've done come searching online, but cannot find 
>> out how to stop this. Is there a way to turn it off or remove it for good?
>> 
>> Failing that, does anyone know of a free app which runs under Android 15 
>> and only does, or can be configured to only do, plain SMS messages? A 
>> spam blocking facility would be handy (as in my old app Spamhound) but I 
>> don't want bells and whistles and pretty pictures everywhere - the apps 
>> I'm forced to use by family connections already do those.
>> 
> 
> Google Messages does have antispam. I don't get a prompt so generate a
> contact for every message I get. But then I have version 13.
> 

I'm aware of that - the antispam works well. It would be OK for my 
purposes if it didn't have that hugely annoying "save as contact" box 
popping up.

-- 
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, UK

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Google Messages annoyance Bob Henson <q59qr3wnw@mozmail.com> - 2025-09-11 10:26 +0100
  Re: Google Messages annoyance "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-11 12:46 +0200
    Re: Google Messages annoyance Bob Henson <q59qr3wnw@mozmail.com> - 2025-09-11 15:05 +0100
      Re: Google Messages annoyance Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-11 15:02 +0000
        Re: Google Messages annoyance Bob Henson <q59qr3wnw@mozmail.com> - 2025-09-11 18:37 +0100
          Re: Google Messages annoyance Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-12 17:01 +0000

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