Who sent that?

It's all a bit creepy isn't it?! I had a text yesterday telling me that my DD's number had called me. Why a text? There was nothing in my call log and when I checked with DD she knew nothing about it! It's a new phone, so I don't know if that's got anything to do with it, but I shouldn't have thought so

Life is definitely getting spookier. I sat outside the supermarket this morning waiting for DH to buy a paper. I was sitting quietly listening to the radio and all of a sudden, the engine started up! Then my phone sent a text alert. No text. No notification of any kind. Yes, I know there is a perfectly reasonable technical explanation for both these things happening, but I mean to say....!

Perhaps it has quietly developed AI all by itself?

You've been hacked!

Sorry I can't help, I am fairly useless with mine (what is Android?)

As everything, including following helpful suggestions on here, had failed, I sent an email to Sony. They tell me that my model of phone does not have the facility to automatically reply to incoming texts and unless I have downloaded third party messaging (what is? How do?) they can't throw any light on it. I now think it is definitely haunted!

Alea

DH can't print, not DD, of course.
He is worse than me.

I managed to change my FB page to Chinese or Japanese once - I had no clue how I'd done it and so didn't know how to change it back.

However, a tech savvy DD managed to talk me through it!

DD can't seem to print anything sent on email any more - he has to save it first which he doesn't always need to do. Does anyone have any ideas how to print without saving?

(I did know about Suomi - all right, I know I'm showing off now because I know something - if not much!)

DS1 is my phone and tablet guru as long as they're Android. At the moment he is out of reach in Corsica so I hope nothing goes wrong until he comes back.

Have you no sense of humour, dj?

That's Sumo, Alea.

Isn't that big fat well built Japanese wrestlers phoenix?

Mr P used to fiddle, and managed to put his phone into "Suomi" once

It took some time to realise that Suomi is Finnish (I suppose like we would say French, but the French would refer to their language as Francais)

Took even longer to get it back to English!

Hi Greyduster.
I've just been looking at my iphone.
If you go into settings >Phone>respond with text
there are some alternative messages. Perhaps if you check your phone to see if this has been activated?

On my phone there's a pre-loaded app called Tips - you might get some more info there.

Good luck

On my android, I go yo the phone icon, and then the drop down menu for call settings. Then to general settings and quick responses. If any of these are ticked then untick.

On my Samsung phone 'Reject call with this message' comes up at the bottom of the screen while it is ringing. I have accidentally touched it in the past and a list of standard texts comes up.
It is only visible when you have an incoming call ringing, so no wonder you couldn't find it!

Where's Pompa when you need him?

Mm! Serves me right for getting excited - I can't find it either. I have consulted the manual and looked ont' t'internet but nothing helpful. Will ask DS next time I speak to him. Maybe he, or one of the tech savvi step-GS's, will have a take on it. Onward and Upward!

I've just flicked through my iPhone because I know I can set those automated replies, but I'm blowed if I can find out where they are!! Sorry

Fortunately, my grandchild over 5 is on holiday - if I let him have my phone, I'd never get it back! Thankyou all for the replies - didn't know about automatic replies! I don't know if my phone has that setting, but I'll try and have a look and see if it is enabled. Knew someone on GN would have an answer!

Oh dear! DH did the same thing. He's always fiddling about putting on strange settings and not realising it. Somehow me managed to divert calls to his mobile to my son's Iandline.

If you are technically minded go into your settings and take off whatever it is you've set up. Otherwise find a son/daughter/OH/etc to do it for you. If you have a grandchild over 5 years of age they'll be able to do it too

Sounds like it has been set up to provide automatic responses .....

I don't know what phone you have, but some have standard texts set up so that you can reply quickly, such as 'I'm in a meeting at the moment'.... have you somehow selected this by accident and sent it? (Albeit, not meaning to).

Spooky . I hope someone can explain it for you.