One of the great advantages of android is that it permits developers to do things like this. Let's not get upset about it when mistakes happen. Users can always choose a different app if they dislike the behavior.
Of course, it's not so simple - for messaging, you have to use apps that other people use.
This is actually good news . . .?
Sure - consumers get to decide what tradeoffs they want, and the media assists by exposing information that might not be otherwise available, as is happening here.