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Hey everyone, I'm in need of help. While I was traveling, I had my tablet in my bag which I believe caused some pressure. Because of that, I have this weird checkerboard board pattern that appears whenever I turn my tablet's screen on (doesn't appear when the screen is off). I tried to upload a...

Its been quite a while since we last had a good Gate in the Android community. It looks like we may have one on our hands right now. There is a pretty big camera bug that is being reported by many HTC U11 users. You can clearly see tons of noise in low light situations in samples posted by...

The list of OnePlus 5 bugs just keeps growing and growing. Of course you could chalk all these up to early adopter syndrome, but we are nearing a month since the release of this device. You would hope to see many bugs fixed by now instead new bugs seem continue to appear often. The latest of...

Last week OnePlus investigated a bug being reported by many OnePlus 5 users that was affecting the screen. They came to the conclusion that the "Jelly Effect" is a natural occurrence in the display and they would not be taking any action to fix it. Users were urged to just deal with the issue...

Just as the sound bug is being fixed by Google on Pixel devices another major bug turns up. Many Pixel and Pixel XL users are reporting a bug with the Pixel Launcher which takes away the Google Search function. When you press the mini bar the search history fails to load, suggestions won't load...

Google released the Android 7.1.2 update to Nexus and Pixel more than a week ago. Some users are reporting that their fingerprint scanner is broken after the update. Some users are reporting that in an attempt to fix their scanner they had deleted their saved fingerprint and then discovered...

There is a new bug that has been revealed in iMessage. The bug allows you to disable the anyone's iMessage by sending them a particular vCard. The vCard is filled with lines of code. There are 14,381 lines of code to be exact. Upon opening the vCard iMessage freaks out due to the shear volume of...

Last week we started hearing reports of Nexus 6P users who were running Android Nougat complaining of their devices shutting down early at 25-35% battery. There has been no explanation and no fix from Google so far on this, although they have acknowledged this as a real issue and are currently...

As devices age it is expected that some problems may arise. Smartphones are not built to last years and years. They now almost always include an internal non user replaceable battery. This has shortened the life span of many phones as the phone is useless once the battery expires which normally...

There were a couple of major glitches in iOS last year that made for hours of fun with friends. One such glitch allowed you to remotely reboot your friends iPhone by sending them a text. I did this to a coworker last year and nearly lost a friend. Needless to say he wasn't able to use his phone...

You have officially been warned! There is a fatal bug in TWRP 3.0.2-1 that will brick your device. If you back up or restore EFS in TWRP your device will brick. Fortunately it isn't permanent as long as you can boot TWRP after the brick. There is a series of commands to run to unbrick the your...

Every once in a while the news and media go bonkers over lab created bugs in Android that will never actually amount to your valuable information being exposed. One crazy bug you won't likely hear about is a government cyberspionage tool that can totally take over your iPhone with one single...

Your Samsung devices may be vulnerable to a very specific AT command attack even while your screen is locked. Before you run away from your computer in terror remember most of these bugs that are reported are found in lab settings by people actively seeking them out. For the most part this...

Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, OH MY! This is exactly what I thought of when I read the click bait title. Of course we have another lab created vulnerability that could in theory cripple your Android device. The vulnerability does exist in Millions of Android handsets including some of the Nexus...

CyanogenMod users have had to suffer with the inability to Chromecast! Until now any attempts to cast video or images to your Chromecast from a device with CyanogenMod installed resulted in a black screen. The bug was present when using many Google apps including Google photos and some other...

The risk for the bug found is not high at all. In fact most of you would never find yourself in the demonstrated scenario. The idea is that if you hand your phone over to a colleague or friend while it is unlocked and take your attention away they can add their own fingerprint with out having to...

Some Kit Kat devices with the MediaTek Chipset that run Kit Kat Android 4.4 have a vulnerability. This vulnerability allows for exploits that could gain root access on your phone. Once a hacker has access they could even brick your phone or spy on calls and texts. Security Expert "Jcase" tweeted...

Here is a troubling new bug only found in the Gmail Android app. Utilizing a bug in the Gmail app you can go to your account settings and change the display name. Your actual email address will then be hidden and the email recipient won't be able to see it. Simply add double quotation marks...

These forums are centered around Android and as such is the perfect haven for true Android fanboys. While I personally have nothing against Apple (how could I there are Apple products all over my house) it is fun to poke fun at them when they mess up! Last year Apple bricked thousands of phones...

Droid Turbo, 1.5 years old, Lollipop 5.1, no water damage Sometimes the screen looks like this(Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet) when I unlock my phone. The screen shot is exactly what I see, the lock screen doesn't fit to the physical screen. Only the lock button works and...