Android 5.0 Lollipop breaks text messaging on some carriers, report Nexus 4, 5 and 6 users
The
Android 5.0 Lollipop update recently started rolling out to the
Google Nexus 4 and
Nexus 5
devices all around the globe, but some owners are complaining via the
Android Issue Tracker on a pretty unpleasant bug, preventing them to
send text messages.
The issue seems limited to
particular carriers, so it might have something to do with the specific
equipment or software they are using for relaying text messages back and
forth. For now, it affects a pretty diverse group of carriers, spanning
from Vodafone Netherlands, through Mobistar Belgium, to India, and
virtual operators connected to those networks as well.
The
affected owners usually receive an error code 38, and yet there is no
issue with actually receiving text messages. A Dutch tech blog has sent
an inquiry to Google about the bug, and has received an answer that they
are aware, and the text message sending cut is also present on
Nexus 6.
This goes to show that the carriers' interaction with Android 5.0
Lollipop is to blame, though we have no doubt that the brainiacs at
Mountain View will find a workaround in no time.
via phonearena
