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Lee Duna ( throws_lemy@lemmy.nz )  to TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago

A weird storage bug in Android 14 is locking users out of their phones

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A weird storage bug in Android 14 is locking users out of their phones

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Lee Duna ( throws_lemy@lemmy.nz )  to TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago
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Android 14 has been plagued by a storage bug associated with its "multiple profiles" feature. While users can open multiple profiles on a single smartphone or tablet,...
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  • zaphod ( zaphod@lemmy.ca ) 
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    Honestly, the multiple profile feature seems like a total afterthought to Google. Even before 14, I experienced endless bugs running a second (work) profile, including the inability to receive incoming phone calls and text messages, odd crashes and freezes, and the launcher hanging fairly regularly.

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      Same, I once completely lost access to the work profile overnight on Android 12. It would not open anymore and a wipe was required

      It’s clear that they just do automated tests on code but not real life testing

  • snrkl ( snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org ) 
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    FWIW GrapheneOS patched these storage bugs before they made it to their A14 beta.

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      Thanks for relaying this!

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