"Why Is This Happening?" Baffled Woman Says Her iPhone Keeps Calling Her "Bobby Text"

May 2024 · 3 minute read

One iPhone consumer was surprised to learn that the name "Bobby Text" wasn't a default title created through Apple when a placeholder is needed.

Source: TikTok / @glitterwrists

Identity disaster? Maybe for this woman.

If you own Apple products, you might be likely familiar with how your units each get their own names like "Sally's iPhone" and "Sally's Airpods." These names are normally obvious and make it easy that will help you identify which instrument is yours if attempting to connect with something. But in a mind-boggling video, one woman stocks the unsettling enjoy of the way her iPhone used to be regarding her by a fully unknown identify.

Initially, she assumed it was once a default title or moderately a placeholder used by Apple till she entered her real title. But upon additional investigation, she discovered that wasn't the case, and it's more or less creepy.

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One woman claims her iPhone used to be figuring out her as "Bobby Text," and he or she has no idea why.

A TikTok creator named Eileen Hanely (@glitterwrists) took to the platform to proportion a private conundrum she have been having with her iPhone, claiming that she "thought this was something that everyone’s phone did."

In her video, Eileen explains, "My phone thinks that my name is Bobby Text." And yes, she's were given proof of this strange state of affairs.

Eileen shows audience an automated photo folder on her iPhone titled "Bobby Text" full of photos of herself. Adding to the unease, she says that every time she connects her AirPods, they pop up "Bobby Text's AirPods."

Initially, this didn't strike Eileen as weird. "I thought this was just like something that iPhones did. Like the default Apple setting was like, if you don’t know the name, put Bobby Text," she defined.

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But her pals had just lately identified to her that Apple doesn't have a default surroundings like that.

As Eileen ends her video, she asks: "Why is this happening?”

In the comment section, some users were flummoxed by Eileen's logic. "Girl why would this be a common enjoy LOL," wrote one person.

Meanwhile, others took this space to troll Eileen. "The Bobby Text?? I’m a huge fan!" read one comment.

Other comments read, "Assigned Bobby text at birth" and "appears like one thing Bobby Text would say."

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However, some users seemed like they could relate to Eileen's issue and started explaining their predicaments. (Although, it was unclear whether they were being truthful or just being snarky.)

"Mine is Otis Timbits. Whenever I give any individual my quantity, that’s the steered contact. I am getting spam emails addressed to Mr. Timbits," commented one woman.

Another user wrote: This happened to me too! Except the name was 'Plain Warden.'"

A third claimed: "This happened to me on Yahoo Mail! I logged in after a few months and my name was suddenly 'Foots Lewis'? Never changed it though."

As Eileen's remark phase was like the Wild West, she reiterated her question. "Guys I know it’s possible to change it and I know how to change it, I am merely perplexed as to why?" she wrote.

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Most customers didn't have any recommendation to percentage. However, there was one person who presented up a beautiful solid slump.

Their remark read: "I have a theory. I think at some point long ago, someone accidentally triggered your Siri while some other conversations were going on."

Could this be a sound clarification? Well, Siri does have a mind of her personal and there are steadily things you don't want to accidentally say in front of her, like the number 17.

The mystery remains unsolved, a minimum of for now. However, Eileen has since changed her name on TikTok to Bobby Text, embracing her new identity.

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