I have a Samsung Galaxy s6. When I am only texting sms it works fine. When I send and receive a message with images in it, and then reply to that message, I am sent my own text message in a new group text that consists of me and the recipient. Is this a phone issue or a carrier issue?
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- Marissa
Hey! I tried several things that were suggested in forums where someone was having the same problem or very similar problems. I cleared the cache partition on the phone and the app. I even tried blocking my own number. I was using the native app. Nothing worked. I finally started using Textra, and it works beautifully. I don't mind using Textra at all. I really like the app, but I'm still curious as to why that was happening with the native app.
I'm glad you found an app that you like! Still, I'd be curious too! Did your messages always behave like that, or did they just start auto-copying you at some point? It sounds like you did your fair share of troubleshooting - did you ever complete a master reset, or did you find this workaround before it went that far? If there was a settings issue somewhere, then in theory restoring the device to factory defaults would knock it back to normal.
- Marissa
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Resetting the phone back to the factory defaults is the best way to help with anything funky going on with the native app. That's awesome you found an alternate app but have you tested a reset recently to get your preinstalled messaging app to work?
Just wanted to do a final check in for the questions above! 😊
-Lauren
So I'm not the only one!!! 😊
I switched from Google Fi to T-mobile on my Pixel 2 XL, and using the native Messaging app, I started to receive duplicate texts sometimes. Sometimes it is when sending a pic or video, but sometimes in group messages, I'll send a text and also receive the exact text. I switched to Textra, which has eliminated the problem, but I also like to use Messaging on my chromebook, and to do that of course I need to use Messaging on my phone.
So, I'd be interested in what a good solution is to this perplexing problem!
Thanks!
Does anyone have an option that doesn’t involve an additional app or reset?
I have an iPhone 8 and this started about 3 days ago.
Has anyone found a solution that works with this? We just switched from ATT to T-Mobile on 3 days ago and the receiving our own texts (my husband and myself) has been happening. Its driving us both absolutely insane and I am curious if it has anything to do with our numbers being ported over from ATT?
Has anyone found a solution to this, please??
Thanks very much,
I’ll give it a day, but suspect it might turn into another trip to the local store again. Oddly, my wife’s iPhone that we ported over at the same time doesn't have the issue. We’ll see. 
During setup, if the device is powered on with the T-Mobile SIM in it before the porting process is complete, it can cause the problem. A new SIM card typically fixes the issues right away. 😁
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