As if the one-call-wonder's battery life wasn't enough, the update pushed out to HTC Thunderbolt owners a couple weeks back has some devices randomly rebooting. Verizon and HTC have said they're working on the issue, but that's of little comfort to customers whose phones are spontaneously restarting several times a day. If you were hoping to solve the issue by installing the leaked version of Gingerbread, we've got bad news -- there have been a number of reports at the XDA Developers Forums that the Sensed-up version of Android 2.3 is bricking phones and sending them into an endless bootloop. But don't despair, a fix could be arriving soon. A source at Verizon told Droid Life that Thunderbolt-owning employees "may be entitled" to a software update before it gets rolled out to the general public -- presumably a final test run for that reboot repressing patch. If you're too impatient to wait for yet another firmware update, you can apparently stroll down to your local VZW store and simply trade in your troublesome T-Bolt for a new one. Just make sure it's running the older software before you take it home.
Showing posts with label fix. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fix. Show all posts
HTC Thunderbolt issues abound, but a fix is on the way
TAGS
4G,
Android,
android 2.3,
brick,
bug,
firmware update,
fix,
gingerbread,
HTC,
issues,
LTE,
problems,
reboot,
Thunderbolt,
trade in,
update,
upgrade,
Verizon,
verizon wireless,
VZW
0
comments
As if the one-call-wonder's battery life wasn't enough, the update pushed out to HTC Thunderbolt owners a couple weeks back has some devices randomly rebooting. Verizon and HTC have said they're working on the issue, but that's of little comfort to customers whose phones are spontaneously restarting several times a day. If you were hoping to solve the issue by installing the leaked version of Gingerbread, we've got bad news -- there have been a number of reports at the XDA Developers Forums that the Sensed-up version of Android 2.3 is bricking phones and sending them into an endless bootloop. But don't despair, a fix could be arriving soon. A source at Verizon told Droid Life that Thunderbolt-owning employees "may be entitled" to a software update before it gets rolled out to the general public -- presumably a final test run for that reboot repressing patch. If you're too impatient to wait for yet another firmware update, you can apparently stroll down to your local VZW store and simply trade in your troublesome T-Bolt for a new one. Just make sure it's running the older software before you take it home. 
Google: Android Security Fix Addresses ClientLogin Data Leak
TAGS
Android,
android 2.3,
fix,
Google,
google android,
security,
update
0
comments
"This fix requires no action from users and will roll out globally over the next few days," Google told All Things D in a statement on Wednesday.
Recent research conducted at Germany's University of Ulm found that up to 99% of Android handsets may be leaking users' login information when apps connect to Google's servers via unencrypted WiFi networks. The exploit potentially gives third parties access to users' calendar, contact, photo apps and more.
Most devices vulnerable to this kind of attack are those running Android version 2.3.3 and earlier.
If you're an Android user who hasn't updated (or can't update) to 2.3.4, don't connect your device to unsecured WiFi networks until you've received Google's forthcoming security patch.
SOURCE: The Huffington Post
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
