Android warning over phone wallpaper that bricks your device

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Android warning over phone wallpaper that bricks your gadget – DON’T download this picture

According to reports from Android users, when the image is downloaded as a wallpaper it can 'brick' certain devices.Certain smartphones using Google's Android operating system have reportedly crashed due to the image.Users of OnePlus and Nokia phones as well as Samsung's Galaxy range and Google's Pixel devices are said to be affected, according to social media posts.

The picture is said to activate a bug in the Android software that results in a phone being 'soft-bricked'.Lots of people have replied to the Ice Universe tweet claiming their phone has crashed when they tried to download the image.that bugs like this are due to the fact the Android system struggles to process the colour space of the image.There are concerned that the image could be weaponised by people trying to brick the phones of others.

As of yet, there doesn't seem to be a way to undo the damage caused by the image once it's set as a smartphone background.Until then, make sure you avoid the 'cursed' photo.Most read in Phones & GadgetsWATCH THIS SPACENasa says FOUR asteroids moving at 50,000mph will skim Earth todayFRESH FRUITdesigned to flip and show you vertically filmed content.

 

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Should I download this picture?

Wouldn’t have it on my phone anyway. Looks boring🤔

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