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Normally we’re used to bugs being nixed in days, maybe weeks, but not Google, oh no. It’s taken Mountain View a whole two-and-a-half years to fix a bug in Android. Yep, two-and-a-half freaking years.
The bug was first spotted way back in April 2010, and prevents Android revolving a hostname on a local domain to its IP address — yeah, OK, maybe I can see why Google wasn’t in that much of a hurry to fix it. Anyway, if you happen to be running a business, or in university or something, now you can resolve away, well, when the next version of Android gets spat out. Google’s announced that the bug will be nuked in Key Lime Pie, or whatever the next iteration of Android ends up getting called. Still, 2.5 years to fix a bug, surely Google has enough engineers to get things done a little quicker than that, even if it’s not exactly a major, world-ending bug? [Google via Android Police]
It does seem an awfully long time, but without looking at the code I have no idea what the issue was. Maybe the method used to do it was patented and thus not able to be in the open source code and Google have only just found a workaround or bought the patent.
On the subject of long term bugs, I’ve asked this several times but never got an answer. Has the daylight savings alarm bug in iOS been fixed yet? That’s got to be over 2.5 years old.
I’ve not had an issue with it for ages, so I think so, maybe back with an iOS 5.x?
From a Google employee:
“Guys, it was a matter of prioritization and resources. We don’t have people to put on every requested feature and we certainly were not idle during this time. I apologize it took so long.
I can’t say what the next version will be (neither know it nor can discuss it) but it will be after 4.2, which has already gone out.”
At least they are man enough to admit it, rather than just saying “You’re holding it wrong” like some companies would
How about the fact that 9 days after releasing the Nexus 4 (and running out within 45 mins) their website still simply says out of stock and customers awaiting their ordered phone haven’t heard anything either; well done on keeping people in the loop Google.
(They must have a realistic timeframe so why not share the info?)
Keep grindin’ that virtual axe, man!
The comments section of every article doesn’t need your constant whining about a delayed phone order.
An article talking about slow Google responses to something they have control of hardly counts as ‘every article’.
Boy who cried wolf syndrome, moan about it in enough unrelated posts and people don’t notice one it vaguely relates to.
I know who you are. I know you want your Nexus 4. If you are looking for sympathy, I can tell you I don’t have any sympathy. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you stop whinning now, that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don’t, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.
Doesn’t anyone proof read these articles before they are posted?
“nixed”?
“and prevents prevent Android”
It isn’t even that long, re-read your two paragraphs before posting.
Yes. We all proof read them! It’s the glorious tradition of Gizmodo UK!
What’s wrong with nixed?
And thanks, the prevents prevent thing was a damn autocorrect bug. Had that happen a couple of times now, apologies.
Have a like, it’s like an e-hug when things go wrong
“Android revolving a hostname” how does one revolve a hostname?
hehe
That’s quite simple, you write the name of the host on a piece of paper and go around a revolving door. Job done.
Just tried this to no avail, does the door have to be automatic or can it be a manual push revolving door?
It has to be automatic, if you are going to use a manual door you will have to put the IP address next to the hostname.
Great! Now get coding a Windows Phone G+ App!!
That’s what happens when you spend more time making devices no one buys like the Nexus Q instead of working on your software
I don’t know if it’s fair to say that no-one bought the Nexus Q, didn’t they pull it pretty early on?
It was a strange device though, I’m still not 100% sure what it was. Music Streamer?
Content streamer from the Play store, anyone who preordered it got it for free in the end though
I figured it was basically the Google take at an AppleTV esque device, but seems they had big problems…
It should’ve been but the device had many issues, lets hope we get a new version which supports mirror-cast along with decent integration with Play, netflix etc.
I guess Apple taking 11 months to fix bugs doesn’t looks so bad now