I just met my new neighbor for the first time, and when we exchanged numbers (by me texting her number) my phone (Pixel 8) showed her full name with a tilde in front of it below the phone number. She’s not in my contacts. Where did it get that name from?
It’s a service her phone company provides. I have it too my carrier calls it “share name ID”
I can turn it on and off on my Samsung, it is called Hiya. Not sure how other phones have it.
Huh, interesting! First time I’ve seen that. Then again, I guess it’s the first time I’ve texted someone new in a while…
Caller ID has existed since the 90s. This is just the modern version of it.
Mine did that too recently! It really freaked me out as I normally share my contact card and tell them to send me theirs after, but I immediately got all of their information as soon as I texted them. I have a Pixel 6 Pro.
Uuuuuuh have you heard of GDPR ?
GDPR is about/against unsolicited sharing of personal information. If OP’s story were in the European Union, that would be a blatant breach of privacy, and the (phone company?) who provided that name would be facing a gargantuan fine.
