Xbox App Spamming People With Annoying Test Messages
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- On February 25 around 12:30 PM ET, many users of the Xbox mobile app received multiple random test notifications, causing unexpected spam on their devices.
- The messages, which included the Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora icon, contained a test text related to Braze, a digital messaging platform, suggesting the Xbox app might be transitioning to or testing this service.
- Xbox acknowledged the issue on social media, apologized for the notification flood, and confirmed the problem has been resolved, though no detailed explanation was provided.
- This incident occurred amid significant leadership changes at Xbox, with longtime CEO Phil Spencer stepping down and a new AI-focused CEO taking over, adding to the company's current challenges.
- Despite the disruption, the event
