Galaxy s7 all gmail contacts are listed as recipients for sms

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Why are my gmail contacts showing up when i choose a recipient for a text message? I'm a teacher and i am terrified I'm accidental going to text a student! I only want my phone contacts to appear.

 

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Why are my gmail contacts showing up when i choose a recipient for a text message? I'm a teacher and i am terrified I'm accidental going to text a student! I only want my phone contacts to appear.

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I believe that is just part of the new setup. I don't see any settings where you can only display contacts with numbers only. You can try using a different messaging app like CompSMS or Textra to see if that has a better setup for you.