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MacDailyNews posted: "[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]"Early adopters of
Google's latest Android operating system are warning others of
problems with the software," Leo Kelion reports for The Beeb. "Issues
include the update causing Nexus 7 tablets to run slowly and
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[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]"Early adopters of Google's latest
Android operating system are warning others of problems with the
software," Leo Kelion reports for The Beeb. "Issues include the
update causing Nexus 7 tablets to run slowly and repeatedly crash,
with several users complaining they had become 'unusable.'"
*MacDailyNews Take: *Even more so than usual, apparently.
"The code also appears to remove apps built with Adobe Air and then
prevent them from being reinstalled," Kelion reports. "Dozens of
messages posted to Google's own forums suggest that owners of the
2012 version of the Nexus 7, in particular, are experiencing
headaches. 'Some apps won't work and some crash. I wish I didn't
install the update,' wrote Kristen Sawyer. Another user, nicknamed
StretchToo said: 'Chrome is dead, unusable, Firefox just about works,
the keyboard takes over a minute to load, nearly works if you hunt
and peck but dies if you try to swipe.'"
"'Updated and the Nexus is [so] shockingly bad it is basically
unusable, lags just rotating the screen, every task takes 10 seconds
to perform if it does it [at all],' wrote Gary Looker," Kelion
reports. "Several Android Lollipop users have also highlighted
compatibility problems with Air-based apps... Reports elsewhere
suggest some users are experiencing problems with text messages, the
way contacts are managed, and wi-fi connectivity."
*Read more in the full article here
<http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30116319>.*
*MacDailyNews Take: *It's well past time to stop settling for
inferior wares and get the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, iPad Air 2, and/or
iPad mini that you really wanted but stupidly tried to
approximate, fragmandroid settlers.
Pry open thou eyes, casteth aside thine darkness and
cometh-hither into the light!
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "buddabob" for the heads up.]
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