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Samsung Galaxy S6 MMS disable call automatically

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When you receive an MMS message on the Samsung Galaxy S6, then this is automatically retrieved normally. So you immediately see what you have been sent by your contact MMS message. This is actually very useful, but unfortunately there are also malicious software that makes such automatic functions for the benefit. This includes, for example, currently the Android vulnerability named "Stagefright". Stagefright Endorses the automatiche retrieve MMS messages to benefits by videos are automatically downloaded. Once the virus is installed on your smartphone, these can spread further.

That's why you should disable automatic retrieval of MMS messages on the Samsung Galaxy S6, at least until the vulnerability is closed Stagefright.

Automatic MMS disable polling on the Samsung Galaxy S6
1. Open to the Android news app. Navigate in the upper right corner on "More" and then select in the pop-up menu, select "Settings". From here, continue on:

2. Other settings -> MMS

3. In this menu you can see the option "Automatically retrieve".

4. Slide the slider from "on" to "off" to the MMS message function to automatically load off

You now know how to protect yourself on your Samsung Galaxy S6 before the vulnerability Stagefright in Android news app.

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Only disable MMS, and you don t need to remove the other settings. I understand the caution but the people who have identified the vulnerability have NEVER SEEN an attack in the wild.

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