Google Confirms Galaxy Nexus Bug, Working on a Fix
Google has said it is working on a fix for a Galaxy Nexus bug that is affecting users in the United Kingdom.
The hotly-anticipated Galaxy Nexus last week made its worldwide premier in the United Kingdom. However, while the rest of us were green with envy, it soon transpired that a huge number of British early adopters were having a problem with their new purchase. According to a poll conducted by XDA Developers shortly after launch, 60 percent of Galaxy Nexus users were seeing the volume on their phone go up and down of its own accord, a bug they soon dubbed the Self Aware Volume Ghost (SAV-Ghost). Though the cause of the problem is unknown, users have figured out that it happens most often during phone calls, or when the radio is being switched from 3G to 2G, or in areas of poor signal, and only on phones that use 900Mhz for 2G coverage.
Google today responded to the many complaints it received regarding the issue. The search giant confirmed that it was aware of the volume issue and said it had already developed a fix that it planned to roll out as soon as possible. The company didn't provide much else in the way of information regarding the issue, such as the cause, but the company's statement suggests that this is not a hardware issue, as the folks at XDA initially thought. With any luck, this means early adopters have avoided the inconvenience of a recall, however, we still have no time frame for a rollout of the fix.
Google's statement: "We are aware of the volume issue and have developed a fix. We will update devices as soon as possible."
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Jane McEntegart is a writer, editor, and marketing communications professional with 17 years of experience in the technology industry. She has written about a wide range of technology topics, including smartphones, tablets, and game consoles. Her articles have been published in Tom's Guide, Tom's Hardware, MobileSyrup, and Edge Up.
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house70 Nice to see them owning up to their problem, and not something of the "you're holding it wrong" type.Reply -
aracheb lol you got it first.. i was going to comment the same thing.Reply
now a days must technology.. sorry.. Fashion company, denies the problem with their products and trend to blame the customer for something they created in the first place, and if they acknowledge problem is 6 to 10 years later. -
I had respect for Apple, Steve, and also for Microsoft and Google.Reply
But if this was an iPhone problem there were lots of blah blah blah for all Great people and companies.
even I could see comments by newcomers with names creatd by random numbers!!!
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tramit With the rate at which phones are growing, we will be carrying tablets as phones in a couple more years.Reply -
hpglow aracheblol you got it first.. i was going to comment the same thing.now a days must technology.. sorry.. Fashion company, denies the problem with their products and trend to blame the customer for something they created in the first place, and if they acknowledge problem is 6 to 10 years later.Don't be angry because iPhone users get a good working phone and get to look good at the same time. While you use some clunky peace of junk that even with massive screens and double to quadurple the processing power still looks like a giant black hunk of plastic.Reply -
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Yet somehow we all know that the moment you stick an Apple sticker on the back cover, it instantly becomes refined, beautiful, modern, revolutionary, game-changing, amazing and magical.