First Android Problems Patched By Google

November 11th, 2008 admin Posted in Android, T-Mobile | 3 Comments »

First Android handset G1 is being urgently patched by Google. Handset that is manufactured by HTC and being sold exclusively by T-Mobile in US and UK is apparantly rebooting when you type word ‘reboot’. Android operatring system interprets text as a command and reboots the handset.The bug was discovered when an owner of the phone typed the word “reboot” into a text message after restarting the phone.

“I was in the middle of a text conversation with my girl when she asked why I hadn’t responded,” said a user called jdhorvat in the description of his discovery that was posted to Google’s problem reporting website.

“I had just rebooted my phone and the first thing I typed was a response to her text which simply stated “Reboot” – which, to my surprise, rebooted my phone.” Google has fixed the problem in an update to the phone software that will be automatically installed on users’ phones.

“We’ve been notified of this issue and have developed a fix,” said a Google spokesperson in a statement. “We’re currently working with our partners to push the fix out.”

Users in the US already report receiving the update, and UK users should receive it by 12 November.

Calling all G1 users, have you been affected by this problem? Let us know by commenting!

Source: bbc.co.uk