Google attempts to explain bug that suddenly listed out your text messages

• A Google text message bug listed off your recent messages for no reason.
• The glitch would occur when using Google Search for specific, misspelled search terms.
• Google will fix the bug, but its explanation for the glitch is not quite clear.

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Google Assistant has a feature in which the assistant shows you your recent text messages. It can then read out and respond to those messages for you. It’s a convenient feature if you are driving or otherwise occupied but still want to read and respond to texts.

However, a bug discovered by an Android user on Reddit a few days ago found that the system could spontaneously start listing off your text messages if you happened to enter certain phrases into Google Search or the Google Assistant app.

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Some of the phrases were “the1975..com,” and “the1975#.com,” misspellings of the website for indie rock band The 1975. Another was misspellings of “Vizela Viagens,” a Portuguese travel agency. Entering these phrases into Google via Android resulted in your text messages popping up for no reason.

The bug made the rounds on Reddit, and now Google, via The BBC, has officially responded to the issue.

According to Google, the problem was a “language detection bug” where certain phrases were “erroneously interpreted as a request to view recent text messages.” The company assured users that the glitch only occurs if you’ve given Google Assistant permission to display your text messages and that a fix would roll out in the next few days.

However, the company didn’t give a clear explanation as to how the bug occurred in the first place.

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Source: Android Zone

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Graphic design made easy with 91% off PixelModo

PixelModo is an easy-to-use online design tool to create stunning graphics.

Hiring a graphic designer is one option, although that’s bound to run you at least $100, and possibly a lot more if you want more than just a squiggle.

The other option is to do it yourself. PixelModo is a graphic design package which makes it easy, or a damn sight easier anyway. For a short time you can pick up a subscription from as little as $19.99.

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PixelModo in summary:

• Build beautiful graphics in seconds via the user-friendly editor.
• Add quotes from the database of over one million inspirational quotes.
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• Utilize millions of free, high-res, patterns & vectors to build your designs.
• Use 150+ icons and effects to enhance your images.
• Easily save graphics and share to social media via the editor.
• Download images with transparent backgrounds and as printable PDF.
• Add up to ten team members and work collaboratively.

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This week there are big price drops on the one year, three year, and lifetime subscriptions, which is why it’s made the AAPicks deal wall. If you’re just looking to put a bit of branding together, you might want to get the one year subscription for $19.99. That’s discounted from the usual $120 annual fee.

There are an extraordinary 2.5 million high-quality images you can access.

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How to Allow Users to Upload Images in WordPress Comments

Images and comments are both powerful tools to boost user engagement on your site. This is one of the reasons why Facebook allow users to upload images with their comments. What if we tell you that you can add the same functionality to WordPress comments? Depending on your site’s niche and target audience, this can significantly increase user engagement on your site. In this article, we will show you how to allow users to upload images in WordPress comments.

Allow Users to Upload Images in WordPress Comments

First thing you need to do is install and activate the Comment Attachment plugin. For more details, see our step by step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Upon activation, you need to go to Settings » Discussion page in your WordPress admin area and scroll down to Comment Attachment section.

On this page, you can manage the settings to display image attachment field in the comments section of your WordPress posts and pages. These settings include the position of comment field, field title, required option, file types, image attachment size, and more.

You can also allow your users to attach a document, PDF, powerpoint presentation, excel spreadsheet, and more. Simply check the file type options in the comment attachment settings.

Once you are done, click on the Save Changes button to store your settings.

After that head over to any post page on your WordPress site, and you will see an image upload field in the comments area like the screenshot below:

All images uploaded by users are stored in your WordPress media library. If you want to delete an image uploaded by a user, then you need to go to Media » Library, locate the image, and then delete it.

Note: This will delete the image from the comment without affecting the comment text.

It will be good to add some comment posting guidelines on your site to let users know what kind of attachments they can upload. You can check WPBeginner’s comment policy page for an example. You can then add a link to your comment policy text in the WordPress comment form.

Due to the nature of images, you may want to moderate all comments before they appear on your site. You can do this by enabling comment moderation and notify users when their comment is approved on your site.

You can also display the total number of comments to engage more users on the WordPress posts or pages.

To further boost media capabilities in your comments, you can enable oEmbed support for comments in WordPress. This will allow your users to embed YouTube videos, tweets, flickr photos, and more alongside with the images they upload.

We hope this article helped you learn how to allow users to upload images in WordPress comments. You may also want to see our tips on getting more comments on your WordPress blog posts .

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