{"id":43978,"date":"2023-11-07T17:19:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T17:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/?p=43978"},"modified":"2023-11-07T17:19:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T17:19:52","slug":"millions-of-android-phone-owners-receive-critical-free-upgrade-no-one-should-ignore-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/world-news\/millions-of-android-phone-owners-receive-critical-free-upgrade-no-one-should-ignore-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions of Android phone owners receive 'critical' free upgrade no-one should ignore | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

GOOGLE has issued an Android update that patches up a critical storage error that saw customers lose access to precious files and 17 security flaws <\/p>\n

The tech giant rolled out its long-awaited Android 14 operating system in early October.<\/p>\n

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But at the end of the month, a number of Google Pixel users reported a 'bug' that left them unable to recover some of their stored memories, such as old images and videos.<\/p>\n

Pixel users were then launched into an endless loop of rebooting in an attempt to fix it – or settling for a factory reset of their device.<\/p>\n

A Google spokesperson told 9to5Google at the time: "Depending on the device, this issue can result in the primary user being unable to access media storage.<\/p>\n

"Alternatively, the issue can reboot the device with a 'Factory data reset' message.<\/p>\n

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"If this message is accepted, data that is not backed up can be lost, and if it is declined, the device repeatedly reboots with the 'Pixel is starting' message."<\/p>\n

In some cases, the camera app also wouldn't open and users couldn't download anything because their devices said the storage was full. <\/p>\n

Android owners with a Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 7 or Pixel 7a handset were most affected. <\/p>\n

In a blog\u00a0post\u00a0published last night, a Google representative explained that the company is rolling out an Android update over the next two weeks that \u201cwill return their devices to an operable state.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A handful of Pixel owners told Forbes that the update had fully resolved the media storage issue. <\/p>\n

The November patch also remedies more than a dozen 'high' and 'critical' security issues.<\/p>\n

A separate Google bulletin lists an additional eight security fixes. <\/p>\n

The update is available for the following devices:<\/strong><\/p>\n