Jun

2011

Adobe Flash Player updated to 10.3 – bug fixes

by Jesse Bauer
tagged 10.3, adobe, app, bug, fix, flash, player, security

The latest version of the Adobe Flash Player has been listed with a few bug fixes and security holes plugged. This brings it to version 10.3, which is available in the Android Market now for updating. The list of fixes is as follows; Enabled NEON optimizations for OMAP4 (Cortex A-9) based devices. (2853030) Corrected an [...]

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May

2011

HTC and Verizon confirm plans to fix HTC Thunderbolt reboot bug

by Jesse Bauer
tagged 4G, Android, bug, fix, Gingerbread, HTC, issue, LTE, reboot, Thunderbolt, Twitter, Verizon

If you’ve been experiencing a few reboots on your HTC Thunderbolt, and thought, ‘Man, I really wish someone would do something about this!‘, take satisfaction in knowing now that Verizon and HTC have confirmed they are not only aware of the rebooting bug on the Thunderbolt, but are working together to fix it. And you [...]

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Apr

2011

Samsung Vibrant sees bugfixes thanks to KB5 update through Kies Mini

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, bug, bugfix, bugs, Samsung, t-mo, T-Mobile, tmo, tmobile, update, Vibrant

Have a Samsung Vibrant with some bugs? Well, hopefully your woes are handled, as a new update has slipped in via Kies Mini. Sure, T-Mo isn’t telling us exactly what bugs are fixed in update T959UVKB5 (or KB5), but, hey… who needs those kinds of details, right? </sarcasm> The update cannot be received OTA, so [...]

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Feb

2011

Verizon sending mass text message in regards to DL09 emergency calling bug

by Mikka Burrell
tagged bug, DL09, fix, text message, update, verizon wireless

Samsung recently acknowledged the bug from the DL09 update that broke the emergency calling functionality when the Samsung Fascinate was locked with a pattern. With that, Verizon has starting sending out text messages to affected users in regards to the issue. Here’s what Big Red had to say: Free VZW Msg(s) – Use of your [...]

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Jan

2011

Android 2.3 Shows Security Bug, Can Gain Access To Content On microSD Cards

by Joe Sirianni
tagged 2.3, android bug, bug, bugs, fix, Gingerbread, microSD, SD card, vulnerability

It looks like a bugs life can be pretty busy now a days, especially when they continue to infestate the Android OS. In addition to still bearing some SMS issues, it looks like 2.3 Gingerbread has found a new gaping whole in the software. According to Xuxian Jiang, a security researcher at North Carolina State [...]

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Jan

2011

Google Acknowledges SMS Bug, and Announces Fix

by Michael Murphy
tagged bug, glitch, Quirk, sms, text

You may have read last week about the SMS bug that has been plaguing some Android users. Or maybe you heard us talk about it on our InfoByte podcast this week. Maybe you’ve even experienced the SMS bug yourself, and found your texts going to random, unintended recipients. We were on the fence about whether [...]

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Dec

2010

Bug in Android SMS system sending messages to random contacts

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, bug, sms

Well, well, well… this is certainly interesting. According to the Android developers forum, there is a bug in the Android SMS system that may end up sending your text messages to random contacts in your address book. The issue, apparently, has been ongoing for the past 6 months or so, and is being listed by [...]

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Dec

2010

New Android app snoops live calls, turns on mic to listen to surroundings, all without user knowledge

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, bug, bugging, calls, flexispy, Phone, record, remote, sms, snoop, spy

Remember all the controversy surrounding the Android app that intercepted text messages? Well, it looks like company “Flexispy Ltd” is looking to take it a step further. Their new app, Flexispy, is one devious little bugger. It allows a some to install it on an Android phone, and – depending on the tier you pay [...]

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Aug

2010

Galaxy S reported to have new software bug

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, bug, crash, file, galaxy, galaxys, Samsung, software

The Galaxy S, one of Samsung’s most popular current devices and possible plot to take over the universe, is not without issues. You may have read before about the GPS bug that has been plaguing Galaxy S users (as well as the fix for it), but now there seems to be another problem cropping up. [...]

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Jun

2010

HTC EVO 4G Will Launch With Storage Gremlin

by Chris Moor
tagged 4G, bug, EVO, glitch, HTC, HTC EVO, microSD, Sprint

During Google’s I\O Conference, they handed out around 5,000 EVO 4G’s to attendees. How does that benefit them? A whole lot of hardcore testing. Well low and behold, something popped up. The lucky ones who got their hands on the EVO a few weeks early have been reporting issues with not being able to write [...]

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