Dummy Message Xbox App Prompts Apology After Flood of 'Mobile Test Message' Notifications
The Xbox mobile app pushed a string of "Mobile Test Message" alerts described as a "dummy message sent Braze, " an incident now being called the dummy message xbox app mishap after the company posted an apology on Twitter/X and said the issue has been resolved.
Xbox apology: "the Xbox App got a little too enthusiastic"
Xbox posted a direct apology on Twitter/X, writing that "the Xbox App got a little too enthusiastic with test notifications today. That’s on us, but it’s resolved now. Thanks for understanding, and we apologize for flooding your notifications. " The company also said there is nothing users need to do and framed the alerts as a test notification that went wrong.
What users saw: 'Mobile Test Message' and Braze
Users reported receiving notifications labeled "Mobile Test Message, " which were described in the messages as a "dummy message sent Braze. " Social media filled up with screenshots over the past couple of hours, with hundreds of Xbox fans sharing examples and asking what the alerts meant.
Dummy Message Xbox App draws a range of reactions
The conversation included a mix of annoyance and bemusement. One user said they redeemed reward points and at first thought the notifications were related to that. Another wrote, "I got a about 12 of them in a row although I seen some people got upwards of 60. It was quite amusing for a moment but I can imagine for some it was causing the notifications to be out of control. " A handle addressed @Zenszulu and added, "I only got 4 myself haha everyones phones hopping!"
Other users described more extreme effects. One said they "came close to deleting the app" after "probably got 50 notifications before it finally stopped, " while another wrote, "Holy crap. Happened to me and I had delete the app. It was so annoying!!"
Claims, jokes and reassurance in the thread
Posts in the thread included a range of commentary: some mistook the alerts for phishing and said they automatically ignore such messages, one comment read, "I thought it would be a typical phishing message. I receive so many of them from so many places that I automatically ignore them xD. " Others took a joking tone—"At least, it was Braze, and not Brazzers. " A few levied sharper claims: "AI spyware within the app. Just as the new CEO mentioned her desire to do in previous interviews, " and "It's the new CEOs copilot going off the grid. " Another user expressed relief that the sequence was a system error, writing, "I had a number of those too but glad it was just a system error and nothing nefarious. "
Who noted the story and what readers were asked
The thread included an editorial note that Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox. Readers were also prompted to say whether they had received the notifications, with an invitation to share experiences in the comments.
Xbox said the issue is resolved and that the test notification had been pushed to the vast majority of Xbox app users; beyond the apology and the company’s resolution message, the context is unclear in the provided context. The next confirmed step in the timeline is the company's posted statement that the problem has been resolved.
