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?
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.
It’s a service her phone company provides. I have it too my carrier calls it “share name ID”
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…
I can turn it on and off on my Samsung, it is called Hiya. Not sure how other phones have 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.
Caller ID has existed since the 90s. This is just the modern version of it.
