Technology
Google News bug chews up massive amounts of data in the background
Google News is chewing up huge amounts of data in one very annoying bug.
As reported by The Verge, Android users have complained about the issue since May, with the app mysteriously downloading gigabytes of mobile data in the background.
A Google community manager acknowledged the problem in September, after unhappy users reported data usage as high as 24GB, resulting in excess charges that amounted to hundreds of dollars.
Some users said they had the Google News app set to “download via Wi-Fi only,” but were still stung by the bug.
Ditto, Luckily my provider disabled my data as it hit 10Gb rather than charging me but now have no data for the rest of the month. pic.twitter.com/zzh0XVrZm0
— Steve Garratt (@stegarratt) October 2, 2018
Google News app on my Android phone used 6,50GB of background data in the last month… only 1,50GB yesterday! WTF!? Let’s see if it worth keep it without background data… otherwise byyyyeee
— Pascal Like (@PascalLike) October 10, 2018
To help alleviate the problem, users have switched off background data for the app, which you should do too. Google is yet to come up with a fix.
“We apologize for the inconvenience this issue has caused to our users. We are looking into this and at how to remedy the problem,” a Google spokesperson told Mashable.
!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?
n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;
n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′;n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;
t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,
document,’script’,’https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’);
fbq(‘init’, ‘1453039084979896’);
if (window.mashKit) {
mashKit.gdpr.trackerFactory(function() {
fbq(‘track’, “PageView”);
}).render();
}
-
Business7 days ago
TikTok faces a ban in the US, Tesla profits drop and healthcare data leaks
-
Business6 days ago
London’s first defense tech hackathon brings Ukraine war closer to the city’s startups
-
Entertainment6 days ago
Mark Zuckerberg has found a new sense of style. Why?
-
Business6 days ago
Humanoid robots are learning to fall well
-
Entertainment5 days ago
2024 summer TV preview: 33 TV shows to watch this summer
-
Business5 days ago
Google Gemini: Everything you need to know about the new generative AI platform
-
Entertainment4 days ago
‘Bridgerton’: Everything you need to remember before Season 3
-
Business5 days ago
Indian ride-hailing giant Ola cuts 180 jobs in profitability push