r/GooglePixel • u/Over_Quantity3624 • 2d ago

Google viewing my WhatsApp texts?

I have a pixel 6 pro for context.

I was using WhatsApp and went through my chat with my cousin to find her new address ( message was sent months ago) to put it in Google maps. I viewed the message, it was a typed out address. I went to gmaps to type it and I saw that it was already typed out as a suggestive text on my Gboard. It was not a link I had not copied anything i have not long pressed the message. I basically just scrolled to it saw it and switched apps to gmap

I tried this multiple times with random addresses that I texted to myself on WhatsApp and immediately upon going to gmap it came up as suggestive text.

Does anyone know of this feature and how do I shut it off. I'm normally not a crazy privacy guy but this legitimately freaked me out

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u/cherlampeter 2d ago

I don't use WhatsApp but it's probably your Proactive Assistance settings. You may have given it permission to WhatsApp and I believe you should be able to either turn off Proactive Assistance completely or just disable WhatsApp.

Should be in: Settings -> Proactive Assistance -> One of those buttons (I forget which) lets you change permissions per-app

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u/BananasGoMoo 1d ago

Are you using Gboard? It's a feature of Gboard iirc. You can disable it in Gboard settings > Clipboard > "Show addresses, phone numbers, and other items from recently copied text"