Android Bug Sending Texts To The Wrong Person

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 4, 2011

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“It is not immediately known how widespread the problem is. I
have never encountered this bug but many are reporting that they
have experienced this bug. Going by the response at ZDNet and
Reddit, it seems the problem affects a fairly large number of
people.

“This issue is with only the default messaging app. The other
messaging apps in the market does not seem to be having this
problem. So, it seems likely that the problem is not with Android
OS but with the app. Even then, Google makes the default messaging
app and it makes Android look bad.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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