Despite facing fierce competition, Duo managed to make a name for itself and even passed more than one billion downloads on the Play Store. A nice touch that makes the app fun to use is the special video effects it features during holidays such as Valentine's Day or Holi. Continuing with the tradition, Google wanted to celebrate the launch of the twelfth Cricket World Cup with a special message to supporters of the Indian national team. However, there seems to have been a targeting glitch, as people in many other countries are receiving it, despite having absolutely no ties to the country.

Users in the US, but also Canada, Japan, Mexico, and New Zealand have reported receiving the above promotional video message showing Virat Kohli, the captain of Indian Cricket team, toasting a cup of coffee and thanking them for their wishes. Interestingly, the message doesn't seem to have been sent to users in India, which could point to a geo-targeting error from Google. Also, people have only mentioned seeing this video on Android devices, and a user with both an iPad and Android phone has only gotten it on his handset.

It's unclear what caused the glitch, but please let us know if you've seen received such a message and where you're based. In any case, this only looks like a bug and not a major data leak issue, so you should be able to continue using Duo safely, as long as you don't mind occasionally watching a celebrity sipping a cuppa on your phone.

Source: Reddit, @Rawr_b4_coffee, @Steelwyrm 

Thanks: Dave, Damodara K, Samarth Verma