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[–] 1414688? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If you turn off MMS auto-retrieve and you tap on the text message, will you still get infected?

It would be great to know which, if any of the android antimalware apps were actively defending against this.

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[–] NovelistDG 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I agree.

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[–] LosingFocus [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

From what I understand, you have to actually download the MMS, reading the text message itself has no effect.

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[–] El_Guzano 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The article says that you can turn off auto-retrieve of MMS messages either in system settings or in the settings of your default messaging app.

I have a Nexus 5 and use Textra as my message app, and with this combination I'm not seeing any way to turn off auto-retrieve. Anybody have an idea if this setting is available in the Nexus 5 system settings and I'm just not finding it? I'd hate to have to switch from Textra to Hangouts just to implement the workaround for this exploit while I wait for Google to put out an OS update with a fix.

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[–] DaBagel ago 

Maybe if we email the dev team they can implement an option to turn off auto retrieve.

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[–] basotl ago 

I don't know if Textra supports that function or not. I was able to disable it in Messenger (Google's other texting app) on my Nexus 5. On the bright side, an update from Google for Nexus devices is promised for next week.

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[–] LosingFocus [S] ago  (edited ago)

The messaging apps discussed in the article are either from Google or reputable manufacturers (like Samsung), perhaps other third-party apps lack the ability to disable that option (even from the system Settings). Not sure what you can do about it, beside uninstalling it and using another messaging app.