Comments on: Google to Fix Overblown December Birthday Issue in Android 4.2

By: Diana

Diana — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:44:00 +0000

You’re an idiot, James.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:31:00 +0000

I care more about Google’s mess ups than some fruit’s since I use their stuff.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:29:00 +0000

Probably because this was both an obvious bug and can be easily fixed by the developer whereas the other bugs in 4.2 are not.

By: jdrch

jdrch — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 05:22:00 +0000

In all fairness, this is the kind of gaffe we give Apple crap for, so ….

By: James

James — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Looks like a pretty obvious bug to me.

By: JMonkeYJ

JMonkeYJ — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:51:00 +0000

as much as i agree that it’s a small mistake based on where it occurred, i still think it’s very embarrassing to leave out a whole month in ANY app. can you imagine the field day we would be having if Apple did this?

By: SecurityNick

SecurityNick — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:16:00 +0000

I’m really shocked that the DL team hasn’t written about the bluetooth issues going on. I got my Nexus 10 Friday and there are major bluetooth problems as well as I’ve some apps that don’t work because they supposedly don’t support the high resolution. I like the tablet overall, but there are some serious bugs that need to be worked out. Also, I’ll just state as my preference that I do not like the home soft keys in the middle of the screen. It works fine if you hold the device in portrait, but when you turn to landscape, it’s near impossible to hit those buttons without saying, “go go gadget thumbs.”

By: PLL

PLL — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:46:00 +0000

My issue is not so much that there was a bug (although I agree that it does speak to QC issues overall), but that it highlights Android’s broken update process. If every phone every where got updates in a timely matter, I wouldn’t care, but lacking that, could some phones be stuck with the no December bug?

By: eastbaycali

eastbaycali — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:34:00 +0000

Google doesn’t like December birthdays.

By: Gr8Ray

Gr8Ray — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:20:00 +0000

That’s my wife’s birthday too!

By: DC_Guy

DC_Guy — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:15:00 +0000

Ugh now I’m even more conflicted about whether to stick with Verizon and wait for my Note 2 pre-order of ditch them for T-Mo and get the T-Mo Note 2 and a Nexus 4 when available.

By: brain wash

brain wash — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:03:00 +0000

Jesus wants His birthday back.

By: DC_Guy

DC_Guy — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:02:00 +0000

I must admit thought that I’m becomign ocnflicted about the N4. I pre-ordered the Note 2 for Verizon, but V’s notoriously slow update times are making me wonder if I should just cancel the pre-order, switch to T-Mo and go for the N4 so I’ll get timely updates. On the other hand I really like all the bells and whistles the Note 2 has to offer. Maybe I’ll just get a Note 2 on T-Mo and get the N4, that way I can switch my SIM card between the two. Not sure about the HSPA+ speeds though.

By: JetBlue

JetBlue — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:01:00 +0000

Nope they decide when they want to kill the device off which is usually around a year or sooner.

By: Cam

Cam — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:40:00 +0000

Logic bugs are impossible to catch if no one happens to notice before release. This seems like an easy one to slip through.