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Google pinpoints Nexus 5 camera/CPU usage bug, fix coming in next Android release

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 5 Mar 2014 7:03 am
Nexus 5 camera
But 'mm-qcamera-daemon' glitch may affect other KitKat devices too Google says it has fixes ready for reported high CPU usage connected to the Nexus 5's camera, according to a post by a Googler on the company's issue tracker. The bug can cause the phone's CPU to become maxed out — resulting in battery drain — when using the camera, with "mm-qcamera-daemon" showing high battery consumption in...

KitKat update for HTC One pulled in the UK following 'difficulties'

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 3 Mar 2014 9:52 am
HTC One 4.4.2
Android 4.4 OTAs no longer rolling out While HTC America managed a speedy rollout for Android 4.4 on the HTC One, things haven't gone quite so smoothly in the UK. The country wasn't included in the first raft of European territories to get KitKat in late January. And now, a week after the company tweeted news of KitKat's arrival in Blighty, there's official news of the update being withdrawn...

Google Calendar bug could bring uninvited guests to your events

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 23 Jan 2014 2:47 pm
Google Calendar bug
Put an email addresses in an event title? They'll be automatically invited A minor bug potentially embarrassing bug in Google Calendar could lead to private events being revealed to third parties. Researcher Terence Eden discovered discovered that placing a Gmail address in an event title leads to that person being automatically invited to the event, regardless of the context. It's not hard to...

Beats Music kills new sign-ups while they sort some bugs

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 22 Jan 2014 6:40 pm
In Dre we trust
Current users can carry on as normal, also get an extended trial period You probably know Beats Music launched yesterday. With an Android app, 7-day trial and special deals for AT&T customers and all. It was a pretty big deal for Dre and his posse. Looking at user feedback around the Internet, it looks like it was a pretty big deal for customers, too. Maybe that is part of the reason why...

Yes, Chrome may be listening — because you told it to

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 22 Jan 2014 3:37 pm
Google hears all
Windows with permission to listen to your microphone keep listening until they are closed There's news today about a new exploit in Chrome, that centers around the recently-introduced listening features. The new feature is not just limited to Google search, and any webmaster can implement it on his or her site with minimal coding. That is exactly the sort of thing that leads to scary-sounding...

Some Hangouts messages reportedly being sent to wrong recipients [Update: fixed]

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 26 Sep 2013 5:45 am
Hangouts
Update: Google says the issue has now been resolved. Original story: Google Talk — the service behind the company's Hangouts messaging platform — appears to be experiencing a fairly major issue this morning, as some users report messages being delivered to unintended recipients. Reports from Twitter suggest that in some cases messages are being routed to users outside the sender's contact list,...

Android 4.3 update for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition breaks SD card writing, but there is a workaround

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 10 Aug 2013 7:36 pm
Sdcard woes
Sometimes the little things can cause a big headache The Android 4.3 update for your shiny new Galaxy S4 Google Play edition phone has a minor issue that is frustrating more than a few users. Most apps can no longer write anything to the SD card, and instead just give you an error when you try doing it. It's one of those little things that can cause a lot of headache. The technical reasons are...

Google's music ID service doesn't play well with HTC Sense

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 6 Dec 2012 12:13 am
DNA
We just finished having a look at how well the new Google Now music ID service works, and here we are with some not-so-good news. It's broken on HTC Sense. At first, you'd get an ugly error, and a force close when you tried to use it. But Google has changed something on the server side and you're presented with a slightly more friendly note that "this action is not support on this device."...

Software patch coming to T-Mobile HTC One S to address Wifi calling battery drain

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 27 Apr 2012 4:39 pm
T-Mobile One S
HTC and T-Mobile have a fix in the works to address the battery drain issues while the HTC One S is using Wifi calling. There's no real detail about what the issue is, but AC member venious, who has been using the One S since Day 1, thinks that while on a call using the Wifi calling feature, the battery is drained more than normal. So far, battery life has not been a major concern across the...

ICS for Sprint Epic 4G Touch leaks again, still not ready for prime time

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 19 Feb 2012 4:02 pm
Epic 4G Touch
We've seen a couple new Ice Cream Sandwich builds leaked out for the Sprint Epic 4G Touch, and that makes us happy.  It means someone is hard at work making this happen, nobody has forgotten about these great phones, and eventually ICS will show up for everyone that has one.  But it's also easy to see why it's not there yet. We love seeing leaks, and we try them, too.  It's a fun part of Android...

UK retailer withdraws Transformer Prime, blames 'faults' and stock availability

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 1 Feb 2012 7:48 am
Android Central
British retailer Clove Technology has taken the ASUS Transformer Prime off sale today, saying "faults" reported by customers and difficulty in obtaining stock are behind the decision. In a post on its official blog, Clove says stock levels have been a "real issue", and despite being able to obtain some Transformer Prime units earlier than expected, it's decided to withdraw the tablet from sale...

Vlingo responds to privacy issues raised about its Android app

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 27 Jan 2012 8:17 am
Vlingo
The popular Android app Vlingo has come under a bit of fire the past several days, as it seems the application is sending a bit more data than they explain in their privacy agreement.  The folks over at Android Pit found some things that raised a few eyebrows, so we reached out to Vlingo to see what was what, and if we need to worry.  We spent some time talking to product engineers, and our...

Google Authenticator / CyanogenMod incompatibility fixed

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 26 Jan 2012 8:21 am
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Last night's update to the Google Authenticator app caused headaches for a few CyanogenMod users by force-closing at startup on their devices. However, CM users will be pleased to hear that a fix has been swiftly rolled out by Google just hours after the incompatibility came to light. To grab the fix, simply head on over to the Android Market and hit that "update" button. Kudos to Google for...

The Sprint Epic 4G Touch possibly has a fix on the way soon for loss of signal and other bugs

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 28 Nov 2011 5:58 pm
Epic 4G touch
The Sprint Epic 4G Touch has been plagued by a known issue for quite a while now.  Not everyone experiences it, but enough do to make it a serious concern for many people, including the folks at Samsung.  We're talking about the "LoS" (Loss of Signal) bug -- it mostly happens in areas with spotty coverage and affects both 3G and 4G networks.  It's fairly simple to recover, just reboot your phone...

Qualcomm's Snapdragon team presents the Bug Circus Generator

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 11 Oct 2011 1:56 pm
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Youtube link for mobile viewing If there's anything we love more than a tech company that's constantly pushing the envelope and developing new things, it's one that has a sense of humor whilst doing it.  We're assuming that Qualcomm hasn't really developed a working bug circus to recharge smartphone batteries, but who can be sure?  In either case -- it's amazing, or terrifying, and worth a look...

HTC, Verizon working on ThunderBolt reboots

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 18 May 2011 8:35 am
HTC ThunderBolt reboots
When it comes to the HTC ThunderBolt, probably our biggest gripe is the spate of reboots. Look down, and, yep, there it goes again. It's one thing if it's a hacked phone with nightly builds -- and another if it's a stock consumer release.But the good news is that some whiny blogger whined about it on Twitter, and Verizon responded with what you see above. Not that we had any doubt that HTC and...

Galaxy S Gingerbread update 'temporarily suspended by Google'

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 19 Apr 2011 9:00 am
 Ruh-roh. Here's some bad news for European Galaxy S owners following the triumphant roll-out of the handset's Gingerbread update last weekend. According to Vodafone UK, the update has been "temporarily suspended" by Google due to "an issue".Vodafone doesn't say exactly what the problem is, but claims that its Galaxy S variant isn't affected by it, and that it's working with Samsung to have the...

Xperia Play bugs 'fixed', phone 'nearly ready for release', says O2 UK

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 13 Apr 2011 2:45 pm
 The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play missed its planned Apr. 1 launch date on O2 UK because of software issues found during testing, but now it seems these bugs have been successfully squished and the phone is almost ready to launch on O2's network. Posting on the carrier's official blog, Stuart Hibbard, O2's head of testing, said the arrival of fixed firmware from Sony Ericsson is an "important...

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