Google Now Bug | Search History Showing On Another Phone!

[ohiwastedmylife]

Okay so I have a very strange thing to report regarding Google Now:

My wife has the Galaxy S3 and I have the Note 2 on Verizon. My wife this week noticed that when opening Google Now the recent search history is displaying MY personal searches along with her own searches!

The phones are not connected in anyway at all and HER Google Now is displaying MY searches. I noticed it only occurs for searches that I am doing while out on the 4G LTE network, and is not picking up any of my local WIFI searches. I can be out 20 miles away from her and she will receive my mobile searches under the Google Now search history.

This is extremely odd and somewhat creepy at the same time. I have no connection to her phone via any accounts and everything is her own accounts.

What is this issue? Anyone familiar with it? Google is almost impossible to contact so I do not know what to do about it...

PS: I am rooted etc running Beans Build 14 and she is on complete stock no root S3 touchwiz.

 

[JeramyEggs]

Do you guys happen to have your browsers synced to chrome on your pc? My wife, and I share our search history through chrome. If you look in google now, it displays your search history from your browser as well. This could be it, though I am just taking a stab at it.

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[Pharylon]

Something similar is happening to me. I've done tests and found that my searches show on my wife's search history when using Chrome but NOT Google Now, and also does *not* show up on her search history when using my desktop version of Chrome. As her phone is the primary account holder, I wonder if Google hasn't decided that all Chrome searches from phones on our plan aren't hers, and putting them in her history.

EDIT:

OK, after performing some more tests, it has to be the Verizon account. I've completely logged out of my Google account both in the Chrome for phone and the general phone google account. I mean, I literally removed my Google account from the phone, and searches were still showing up in her history.

 

[ohiwastedmylife]

Something similar is happening to me. I've done tests and found that my searches show on my wife's search history when using Chrome but NOT Google Now, and also does *not* show up on her search history when using my desktop version of Chrome. As her phone is the primary account holder, I wonder if Google hasn't decided that all Chrome searches from phones on our plan aren't hers, and putting them in her history.

EDIT:

OK, after performing some more tests, it has to be the Verizon account. I've completely logged out of my Google account both in the Chrome for phone and the general phone google account. I mean, I literally removed my Google account from the phone, and searches were still showing up in her history.

I am not alone! Thanks for the reply!

You think it is Verizon doing this not Google? Either way it seems like a big breach in privacy that should be addressed. I have 5 phones attached to the family plan and I will be taking a look at another phone to see if it has it as well. I am the primary phone on the account so it may be be somehow related to that.

I agree it is definitely related to Chrome app browser. I forgot chrome is a separate entity from Google Now.

What do we do about it?

 

[michigan66]

I am not alone! Thanks for the reply!

You think it is Verizon doing this not Google? Either way it seems like a big breach in privacy that should be addressed. I have 5 phones attached to the family plan and I will be taking a look at another phone to see if it has it as well. I am the primary phone on the account so it may be be somehow related to that.

I agree it is definitely related to Chrome app browser. I forgot chrome is a separate entity from Google Now.

What do we do about it?

I have the same thing. We use the same gmail addeess for apps that were purchased. I always though that was the reason for it. I use chrome. I dont sync to my desktop. My wife does not even have chrome installed.

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[Pharylon]

I am not alone! Thanks for the reply!

You think it is Verizon doing this not Google? Either way it seems like a big breach in privacy that should be addressed. I have 5 phones attached to the family plan and I will be taking a look at another phone to see if it has it as well. I am the primary phone on the account so it may be be somehow related to that.

I agree it is definitely related to Chrome app browser. I forgot chrome is a separate entity from Google Now.

What do we do about it?

Well, I thought it was Google associating the Verizon account or something. But, turns out, it was definitely something local to the phone. This has been going on for a while for me, and I finally got tired of it, so I completely factory rest my phone. That finally cleared it up. However, I want to stress, I'm 100% sure I didn't have my wife's account logged into my phone. She's crazy about security and changes her password every couple months (last time was last week, and the issue has been going on longer than that, so it's literally impossible).

I will say, at some point in the past I did have her account on there when we needed to get access to her email for something. My current theory is that there was still a "ghost" of the account still on there somehow associated with Chrome. But really, I'm just grasping at straws. All I know is a factory reset fixed it.

 

[ohiwastedmylife]

Well, I thought it was Google associating the Verizon account or something. But, turns out, it was definitely something local to the phone. This has been going on for a while for me, and I finally got tired of it, so I completely factory rest my phone. That finally cleared it up. However, I want to stress, I'm 100% sure I didn't have my wife's account logged into my phone. She's crazy about security and changes her password every couple months (last time was last week, and the issue has been going on longer than that, so it's literally impossible).

I will say, at some point in the past I did have her account on there when we needed to get access to her email for something. My current theory is that there was still a "ghost" of the account still on there somehow associated with Chrome. But really, I'm just grasping at straws. All I know is a factory reset fixed it.

The ghost file theory makes no sense / isn't plausible for my situation. I completely wipe and factory reset my phone at least once a month for ROM purposes. I have never have used her phone for any personal accounts or anything like that. She does not even have the Chrome app on her phone.

Something else is up with this. . .

Is it just me or does this seem like a somewhat serious issue?

 

[airgigorluck]

Google Now search on another phone

The ghost file theory makes no sense / isn't plausible for my situation. I completely wipe and factory reset my phone at least once a month for ROM purposes. I have never have used her phone for any personal accounts or anything like that. She does not even have the Chrome app on her phone.

Something else is up with this. . .

Is it just me or does this seem like a somewhat serious issue?

So I am in the UK on GiffGaff which uses the O2 network. My wife and I both have Nexus 4s. When she searches on her phone it comes up in my google now but not in hers! The only link we have is that I ordered her phone from my Google account.

The phone itself was registered and has only ever been used with her account though. Could it be because we're on the same WiFi network?

 

[BaronVonWasteland]

I suppose a solution was never found?

This just started happening with me and my girlfriend. I have a nexus 4 and she has an iPhone 4s. I'm on T-Mobile, she's on att. My searches do not show up on her phone. And something she searched on her phone while stuck in traffic also showed up on my phone when I wasn't anywhere near her. Though I suppose it could've been some sort of WiFi sync when she got home. Anyone still trying to figure this out?

 

[spetzuu]

I suppose a solution was never found?

This just started happening with me and my girlfriend. I have a nexus 4 and she has an iPhone 4s. I'm on T-Mobile, she's on att. My searches do not show up on her phone. And something she searched on her phone while stuck in traffic also showed up on my phone when I wasn't anywhere near her. Though I suppose it could've been some sort of WiFi sync when she got home. Anyone still trying to figure this out?

Yes stop cheating on your wives and everything will be fine.

Sent from my AK-55

 

[ForeverSupra]

Okay so I have a very strange thing to report regarding Google Now:

My wife has the Galaxy S3 and I have the Note 2 on Verizon. My wife this week noticed that when opening Google Now the recent search history is displaying MY personal searches along with her own searches!

The phones are not connected in anyway at all and HER Google Now is displaying MY searches. I noticed it only occurs for searches that I am doing while out on the 4G LTE network, and is not picking up any of my local WIFI searches. I can be out 20 miles away from her and she will receive my mobile searches under the Google Now search history.

This is extremely odd and somewhat creepy at the same time. I have no connection to her phone via any accounts and everything is her own accounts.

What is this issue? Anyone familiar with it? Google is almost impossible to contact so I do not know what to do about it...

PS: I am rooted etc running Beans Build 14 and she is on complete stock no root S3 touchwiz.

Something similar is happening to me. I've done tests and found that my searches show on my wife's search history when using Chrome but NOT Google Now, and also does *not* show up on her search history when using my desktop version of Chrome. As her phone is the primary account holder, I wonder if Google hasn't decided that all Chrome searches from phones on our plan aren't hers, and putting them in her history.

EDIT:

OK, after performing some more tests, it has to be the Verizon account. I've completely logged out of my Google account both in the Chrome for phone and the general phone google account. I mean, I literally removed my Google account from the phone, and searches were still showing up in her history.

I am not alone! Thanks for the reply!

You think it is Verizon doing this not Google? Either way it seems like a big breach in privacy that should be addressed. I have 5 phones attached to the family plan and I will be taking a look at another phone to see if it has it as well. I am the primary phone on the account so it may be be somehow related to that.

I agree it is definitely related to Chrome app browser. I forgot chrome is a separate entity from Google Now.

What do we do about it?

I have the same thing. We use the same gmail addeess for apps that were purchased. I always though that was the reason for it. I use chrome. I dont sync to my desktop. My wife does not even have chrome installed.

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Well, I thought it was Google associating the Verizon account or something. But, turns out, it was definitely something local to the phone. This has been going on for a while for me, and I finally got tired of it, so I completely factory rest my phone. That finally cleared it up. However, I want to stress, I'm 100% sure I didn't have my wife's account logged into my phone. She's crazy about security and changes her password every couple months (last time was last week, and the issue has been going on longer than that, so it's literally impossible).

I will say, at some point in the past I did have her account on there when we needed to get access to her email for something. My current theory is that there was still a "ghost" of the account still on there somehow associated with Chrome. But really, I'm just grasping at straws. All I know is a factory reset fixed it.

So I am in the UK on GiffGaff which uses the O2 network. My wife and I both have Nexus 4s. When she searches on her phone it comes up in my google now but not in hers! The only link we have is that I ordered her phone from my Google account.

The phone itself was registered and has only ever been used with her account though. Could it be because we're on the same WiFi network?

I suppose a solution was never found?

This just started happening with me and my girlfriend. I have a nexus 4 and she has an iPhone 4s. I'm on T-Mobile, she's on att. My searches do not show up on her phone. And something she searched on her phone while stuck in traffic also showed up on my phone when I wasn't anywhere near her. Though I suppose it could've been some sort of WiFi sync when she got home. Anyone still trying to figure this out?

Yes stop cheating on your wives and everything will be fine.

Sent from my AK-55

Why dont you guys turn web history off? Go here: https://accounts.google.com/Login?continue=https://history.google.com/history/&hl=en

Then clear all your searches and turn it off then test your problem again.

 

[airgigorluck]

Yes stop cheating on your wives and everything will be fine.

Sent from my AK-55

It's when you see " dealing with a small penis" pop up it's quite demoralising

 

[1ManWolfePack]

You guys both use the same chrome browser at home on your PC.

Case closed.

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[BoostedB18C]

Withdrawn statement until case gets solved.

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[airgigorluck]

You guys both use the same chrome browser at home on your PC.

Case closed.

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Afraid not. She has a laptop, I have a laptop, the two never cross polinate.

I think I would have worked that out by now. I have never signed in on her laptop.

But, when she searches on her phone, it comes up in my google now.

Something I find with google now is it doesn't show searches from the phone's chrome browser as suggestions, just those from other devices. For some reason it thinks her phone is one of my devices. It doesn't think my phone is one of hers though?

So Mr WolfePack, now solve the case!

 

[ForeverSupra]

Did any of you guys even try what I mentioned above? The least you could do is reply back saying it doesnt work.
@airgigorluck @ BoostedB18C @spetzuu @BaronVonWasteland @Pharylon @ohiwastedmylife @michigan66

 

[BoostedB18C]

Did any of you guys even try what I mentioned above? The least you could do is reply back saying it doesnt work.
@airgigorluck @ BoostedB18C @spetzuu @BaronVonWasteland @Pharylon @ohiwastedmylife @michigan66

You mentioned me in your quote, but I'm not having their issue. I'm just curious to what it could be.

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[ForeverSupra]

You mentioned me in your quote, but I'm not having their issue. I'm just curious to what it could be.

Sent From My Sticky Note, Too?

Ah, ok.

 

[BoostedB18C]

Ah, ok.

Your suggestion should solve it though, theoretically. If one of these guys ever tries it and responds.

Sent From My Sticky Note, Too?

 

[ForeverSupra]

Your suggestion should solve it though, theoretically. If one of these guys ever tries it and responds.

Sent From My Sticky Note, Too?

Im thinking the same thing lol.