Of course it is a problem, if contrary to the earlier versions, now the default is to present every chat message sent by some new unknown spammer.
The problem can be solved very nicely though, with a flexible, protective combination of options:
- By default, chats only automatically show (and notify about) messages from known contacts (chat messages and qualifying short emails).
- A simple selection allows to adjust the reachability as needed.
And other messages are shown silently:
- With a “new emails” counter.
- And only if the reachability setting is broadened and allows it, chat messages and qualifying short emails from unknown contacts are shown as a silent prompt (or even more straight forward as a “tentative chat”).