Zalo users warned of remote tracking risks: what people in Vietnam are saying
According to news reports, police authorities issued warnings regarding Zalo accounts potentially being tracked remotely or impersonated.
We read 116 public comments about it on App Store, Google Play and VOZ; 43 of them, from 43 different people, are about this story. Below is what they say, counted.
What people are saying
Each comment is filed under the one position it takes; shares are of on-topic comments. Quotes are verbatim in Vietnamese with an English translation, most-liked first, one per person.
App frequently has errors, lags, or freezes
60%26 comments
“Sửa lỗi cũ cái ra lỗi mới. Thi thoảng người ta gọi, mình bắt máy cái người ta không nghe gì. Quyền truy cập cấp đủ chứ có thiếu đâu”
Translated: Cannot sync data between PC and phone versions.
“có tin nhắn hay cuộc gọi không thông báo khi nào vô ứng dụng mới thấy. zalo làm ăn chán kinh doanh riết chán vlllllll. không có 0.5 sao”
Translated: Cannot sync data between PC and phone versions.
“mình đang nghe đt . mà ai gọi zalo tới , tắt đt để bắt cuộc gọi zalo là zalo đơ luôn ko bắt máy được luôn”
Translated: Cannot sync data between PC and phone versions.
Poor data sync and backup, causing lost messages
19%8 comments
“Zalo ơi bây giờ Zalo lấy Zalo lại mất hết liên lạc học hành rồi phải làm sao nhà không có đều kiện”
Translated: Cannot sync data between PC and phone versions.
“Làm những tin nhắn quan trọng của tui không còn nữa”
Translated: I swear I wish Vietnamese people would all switch to another app at the same time.
“Mất cả tb luôn mà:)) h ph vào app ms bt là có tin”
Translated: I swear I wish Vietnamese people would all switch to another app at the same time.
Wishes users would switch to another app
9%4 comments
“xoá liền ứng dụng này giúp !!!”
Translated: I swear I wish Vietnamese people would all switch to another app at the same time.
“Cần tính năng này như KakaoTalk để note thông tin”
Translated: I swear I wish Vietnamese people would all switch to another app at the same time.
“thề ước j người việt mình đồng thời chuyển qua 1 app khác”
Translated: I swear I wish Vietnamese people would all switch to another app at the same time.
Updates make the app worse and harder to use
7%3 comments
“Zalo có thể trở về giao diện thông báo cũ như trước đây được không, cập nhật phiên bản mới, dù có ẩn tin nhắn đi thì cũng xuất hiện ảnh đại diện người nhắn ngoài màn hình khoá, ở trung tâm thông báo”
Translated: I swear I wish Vietnamese people would all switch to another app at the same time.
“Càng cập Nhật càng nóng máy lại còn mãi ko xong thế up date lm l j”
Translated: The more it updates the hotter the phone gets and it takes forever, why the f*** even update
Cannot be used on multiple devices simultaneously
5%2 comments
“Không thể đồng bộ dữ liệu giữa phiên bản PC và điện thoại”
Translated: Cannot sync data between PC and phone versions.
“K dùng 1 lúc ipad và iphone được. Chỉ được đăng nhập 1 trong 2. Mất tin nhắn do không sao lưu tự động được”
Translated: I swear I wish Vietnamese people would all switch to another app at the same time.
Comments per day
By the date each comment was posted
What happened, according to the press
The headlines this story was detected from, linked
- “zalo” was trending on Google (VN) with 10K+ searches on 11 Oct 2026.
Questions this page answers
What happened with Zalo?
According to news reports, police authorities issued warnings regarding Zalo accounts potentially being tracked remotely or impersonated.
What are people saying about Zalo users warned of remote tracking risks?
Of 43 comments from 43 people on App Store, Google Play and VOZ: App frequently has errors, lags, or freezes (60%); Poor data sync and backup, causing lost messages (19%); Wishes users would switch to another app (9%); Updates make the app worse and harder to use (7%).
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