Misleading iOS prompt claims developers "will receive" user data

When a user enables an SMS filtering extension via iOS Settings → Messages → Text Message Filtering and selects an app, the following prompt appears:

"The developer of [App Name] will receive the text, attachments and sender information in text messages from senders not in your Contacts. Messages may include personal or sensitive information like bank verification codes."

This message cannot be modified by developers, and we're receiving complaints and negative reviews from users who are alarmed by it, despite our app not collecting any data.

iOS should allow developers to customize this message or reword this message to not make false claims about data collection.

We've opened a feedback assistant report here: FB21445903

Misleading iOS prompt claims developers "will receive" user data
 
 
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