My source is this Tumblr post, which caused me to check my settings because I just got the latest major update.

I found these settings enabled in my discord app:

I know ideally one wouldn’t use Discord at all, but so many of the nice little people in my phone are on Discord.

BTW it’s never a good idea to allow apps access to your contacts, other than your actual phone and SMS apps.

Stay safe!

  • Kiloee@discuss.tchncs.de
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    7 months ago

    Thanks for this. It was on for me and I am the same as you with regards to apps getting to read my contacts.

    For context I am in the EU and am using an iPhone.

    • Link.wav [he/him]@beehaw.orgOP
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      7 months ago

      Thanks for letting me know! I was starting to feel like I was alone, although clearly it’s happening to some of us, based on our experience and the tumblr post.

      • Kiloee@discuss.tchncs.de
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        7 months ago

        I also unticked the two things below, which told me I can’t get experimental features if I do so. Who knows how they label stuff internally, maybe they have something new in regards to contact scanning and we got „volunteered for testing“?

        Am also with you in the situation that discord isn’t my first choice, but one big community I engage in is there.

        • Link.wav [he/him]@beehaw.orgOP
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          7 months ago

          It never gave me a message about experimental testing when I disabled it lol. Discord must be doing some real deep testing right now because so many users are having slightly different experiences.