BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- Some smartphone owners running Windows software said they got messages from the future, according to CNN report Wednesday.

    A report on CNN website said since the New Year's day, a small but growing numbe of users have been reporting that the date on the texts they received was 2016.

    But there are no other obvious problems with the texts as users appear to be having fun with their supposed glimpses ahead in time.

    "I got a text from my girlfriend from the year 2016 ... ," one user wrote on a Sprint message board, "Apparently in the future I still haven't cleaned out the hallway closet."

    Microsoft released a statement and said it is aware of the problem and working on it with telephone manufacturers and other partners.

    "These reports have not yet resulted in widespread customer inquiries," the statement said, "However, we are working closely with our manufacturing and mobile operator partners to investigate the cause and correct the issue as appropriate."

    Most people reporting the problem were using HTC phones and the Sprint network, according to multiple tech blogs and message boards.

    (Agencies)