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Android Studio's Emulator is having issues on Windows 11

If you're experiencing problems with the Android Studio Emulator on Windows 11, you're not alone. Google and Microsoft are working on a fix.

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One of the most important components of the Android Studio development SDK is the Android Emulator, which allows developers to test their apps on a wide range of virtualized hardware. However, it would seem the Android Emulator wasn't quite ready for the release of Windows 11, as bug reports are coming in for the emulator when using Hyper-V. Thankfully, there's also a fix in development.

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iOS 15 Messages bug secretly deletes backed up photos

A critical iOS 15 Messages bug deletes users' backed up iCloud photos after deleting the Messages thread in which they received the photos.

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iOS 15 was released to the public less than a month ago, and some complaints have already started surfacing online. It's common for new major software releases to have some bugs, even after months of beta testing. However, major bugs usually don't make it through to the public builds. Unfortunately, a critical bug has been discovered in iOS 15. Several users have reported that their backed-up iCloud photos are getting deleted due to this bug.

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[Update 2: Fixed] This wallpaper triggers a rare bug causing Android devices to bootloop

This wallpaper triggers a rare bug that causes Android devices to bootloop. Don't try the wallaper on your device or you may lose all your data.

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Imagine you're scouring the internet for cool wallpapers and you come across a picturesque landscape. It has everything; a lush green forest, a pristine lake with a tiny island, snow-capped mountains in the background, and a thick cloud cover with sunlight seeping in through the gaps. You immediately download the image, set it as your phone's wallpaper, and boom! Your Android phone gets stuck in a bootloop. Sounds unlikely, doesn't it? Well, it's true for this particular wallpaper.

The Sorry State of Android Fragmentation: An Example to Understand Developers' Plight

The average Android user has probably long since stopped caring about Android's "fragmentation problem." But the issue is still haunting developers.

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Fragmentation has been a contentious issue in Android quite literally since the mobile operating system was announced.