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Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
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I've just received 2 notifications on my phone from the nighthawk app saying "hello test". Clicking on them took me to the nighthawk app login.
I was away from home at the time, and I don't have remote management enabled... is this a sign my routers been compromised? or just a bug with the app?
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The text of the screenshot above that matters, in case you don't want to open the image:
"NETGEAR Inc. October 4, 2018: We are aware of the test notifications that we mistakenly sent out this morning to some of our customers. These were not intentional, and we apologize for any inconvenience."
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Re: Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
I've also just gotten those notifications. I immediately came here to see if anyone else has posted anything, but it doesn't seem like it. I made my own thread as well, hopefully someone more knowledgable can answer our questions.
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Re: Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
Same here, two "Hello Test" messages, feeling uncomfortable about this
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Re: Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
Wow, at least others have had it. I literally have an AC86u in my amazon basket. Need some word on this from netgear or bye bye r7800
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I also received this message today, very annoying
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Same message recieved.
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Re: Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
Same here, received two (2) "Hello Test" notifications from my Nighthawk App on Android. The App shows the notification, but gives no information. Never have seen these before. Really need to hear from Netgear what these are?
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Re: Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
could related to the update being available though...
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Re: Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
Not sure what update you mean? My apps not been updated since July and there are none on the play store. The latest update for my router is 1.0.2.58 and was released back in august.
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Re: Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
Also is anyone else seeing this forum acting really glitchy on their phone, if you view it through the Nighthawk app instead of a separate web browser? Really weird stuff like the text getting blurry and selection handles popping up randomly outside the reply field?
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Re: Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
I received the same two messages. My Nighthawk app recently upgraded on Android. Your suggestion that it is leftover development code is more plausible than any of the "we've been hacked" assumptions, in my opinion.
I'm sure it's benign, and some software developer is going to get ridiculed by his/her peers today in the office!
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Re: Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
I received 2 messages as well "Hello Test" with no other information.
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Re: Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
Count "me too" in the mysterious Hello Test notification . It came in around 4:30 -ish AM EDT.
My router firmware is and has been up-to-date for a couple of months and the app on my Android phone has not been updated recently.
At least I feel a bit better that others got the same message at the same time . . . .
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Re: Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
I also got the two "hello test" notifications from the Nighthawk app on my Android phone at 4:30 am US Eastern time this morning. My router has the latest firmware (1.0.4.18).
I don't believe the Nighthawk app on my phone was activated with my account info when the notifications happened last night. So, it hasn't been associated with my Netgear account or with my device, until this morning when I was trying to learn more about why I might have been receiving the notifications.
According to my phone, I installed the Nighthawk app version 2.2.4.397 on July 18, 2018.
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Re: Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
No it's probably a bug... Probably...
Oh and I got the message too
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Re: Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
Firmware v1.3.1.44, App version 2.2.4.397, Model R7000P - got the same "Hello Test" message at 3:39 a.m. Central Time. Hoping Netgear sends out another message to disregard this message so I can stop wondering what happened.
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Re: Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
#metoo lol!
It does sound like a dev mistake / bug. So much for feeling secure!
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I received the same two notifications this morning. The app shows there was a notification, but it doesn't show what the notifications were and why they triggered. That needs to be fixed. At least show us why the notification(s) happen.
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If over 20 of us have responded in a few hours, you can imagine how many others are either wondering about this or ignoring it. I tried to send a message to Support to reply at the link site but the only path in that I could find was the Feedback button. So I guess we wait with a couple of annoying icons on our mobile devices.
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Re: Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
I'll pile on: I also got a couple of "Hello Test" messages from my Nighthawk app (Android) as soon as I turned on my phone. Freaked me out a little bit - thought for sure I had been hacked. Glad to see I'm not the only one. Hope that's just a bug!
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