Warning! Android 10 Beta came with a nasty bug.

[Javier P]

If you have installed Android 10 Beta in your S10 or Note 10 please read this.

https://www.sammobile.com/news/warn...10-beta-is-locking-people-out-of-their-phones

It's not affecting all devices but better be safe than sorry.

 

[Javier P]

It seems an update it's being released to fix the problem.

 

[anon(10614692)]

The fix was sent this morning. Users need to update via the phone not SS

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

It's a bit worrying how many people install beta software without actually understanding what "beta" means.

 

[Mike Dee]

It's a bit worrying how many people install beta software without actually understanding what "beta" means.

That's why I don't recommend curiosity seekers to try betas. If someone wants to play with betas it should be done on a secondary device.

 

[B. Diddy]

It's a bit worrying how many people install beta software without actually understanding what "beta" means.

It might be a side effect of how so much of what Google does is pretty much a beta, whether it's stated or not. We get so used to using beta versions that we tend to forget these potential problems!

 

[mustang7757]

It's a bit worrying how many people install beta software without actually understanding what "beta" means.

We need beta testers to wrinkle out any bugs before final release to stable version , you have the option to do this or not .

 

[B. Diddy]

Didn't something like this also happen on some S10's back in July or so?

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

We need beta testers to wrinkle out any bugs before final release to stable version , you have the option to do this or not .

Yeah, that's actually my point and I don't.

The reason I don't is that I have enough technical know how to NOT install beta software on my main device.

I'm not saying no one should install betas, I'm saying the majority of people that do seem to think it just means you get access to updates quicker. In reality it means you should be prepared for device crippling bugs that result in full data loss and be willing to submit full reports on those bugs.

 

[mustang7757]

Yeah, that's actually my point and I don't.

The reason I don't is that I have enough technical know how to NOT install beta software on my main device.

I'm not saying no one should install betas, I'm saying the majority of people that do seem to think it just means you get access to updates quicker. In reality it means you should be prepared for device crippling bugs that result in full data loss and be willing to submit full reports on those bugs.

I agree, most by now should know any beta should be avoided if it's main device.

 

[tekjunkie28]

It might be a side effect of how so much of what Google does is pretty much a beta, whether it's stated or not. We get so used to using beta versions that we tend to forget these potential problems!

This is true with just about every piece of software these days.

 

[Mike Dee]

Yeah, that's actually my point and I don't.

The reason I don't is that I have enough technical know how to NOT install beta software on my main device.

I'm not saying no one should install betas, I'm saying the majority of people that do seem to think it just means you get access to updates quicker. In reality it means you should be prepared for device crippling bugs that result in full data loss and be willing to submit full reports on those bugs.

The funny thing about it is when you opt into a Google Beta you don't always get monthly updates. Instead you usually get beta revisions from time to time and maybe a patch to fix a problem created by the beta.