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Ever missed an SMS on your Android? Here's why. (long-standing bug)

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Re: Ever missed an SMS on your Android? Here's why. (long-standing bug)

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Android development is done only by Google. When they're ready, they release a new version along with its source code.

Have you tried sending them a patch? They accept them. There are also a number of third-party Android distributions (CyanogenMod, etc.) that accept patches and do nightly releases. If there is a bug in Android, and it is "ruining your life", it's your fault for not fixing it.

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Re: Ever missed an SMS on your Android? Here's why. (long-standing bug)

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post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Android development is done only by Google. When they're ready, they release a new version along with its source code.

Have you tried sending them a patch? They accept them. There are also a number of third-party Android distributions (CyanogenMod, etc.) that accept patches and do nightly releases. If there is a bug in Android, and it is "ruining your life", it's your fault for not fixing it.

This is also a great argument for closed-source platforms like Apple. When quality standards are high bugs are impermissible. With open source allowing people to patch their bugs it's easier to let them slide through the cracks. It reminds me of the Israeli day care center that had way more tardy parents after instituting fines for late pick-ups, since it communicated "being late is OK, you just have to pay a fee" rather than enforcing behavior through an unspoken social contract (enforcing quality through a high-caliber quality premium platform).

Re: Ever missed an SMS on your Android? Here's why. (long-standing bug)

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post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Android development is done only by Google. When they're ready, they release a new version along with its source code.

Have you tried sending them a patch? They accept them. There are also a number of third-party Android distributions (CyanogenMod, etc.) that accept patches and do nightly releases. If there is a bug in Android, and it is "ruining your life", it's your fault for not fixing it.

It is a commercial product that someone has paid for. Google (or one of the handset manufacturers) should fix it. Just because it is open source, does not mean users have the responsibility to fix bugs.

Re: Ever missed an SMS on your Android? Here's why. (long-standing bug)

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I find it interesting that if someones sends an SMS and it is rejected, the sender is not necessarily notified.

Most of the time I have SMS disabled on my phone (except for Google Voice). If someone on T-mobile (my carrier) sends me an SMS, they will get an error message, but people on other networks have no way of knowing that the SMS failed. Fortunately, most of my friends know that I prefer IM and the incorrigible texters have my GV number, but on occasion someone will try to SMS my actual phone number.

Re: Ever missed an SMS on your Android? Here's why. (long-standing bug)

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post #24

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I think that part of jrockway's point is that at least some of the people complaining on a bug tracker, have the skills to help.

It seemed more like he was trolling to me. Everyone who complained on this bug paid for Android as a commercial product. I may be a master Linux debugger, but I'm not about to debug every little appliance/automobile issue I have because there's a bug in it's embedded Linux subsystem. I never thought I'd see the day when people would use OSS as a defense for a commercial product not getting fixed. Especially when I su…

You most definitely didn't buy Android from Google. The OEM bought Android from Google. Then your carrier bought the phone with Android from that OEM. Then you bought the phone from the carrier.

By the time it gets to this point; what's in AOSP and what's on your handset are only very distantly related.

On the other hand, if you are running AOSP on your phone, then you did that all by yourself after cloning it from their public git repository.

Remember, Google is not to blame for bugs in Android. Your carrier is. (And most of the time, they're the ones who break it. This case is probably something that can be solved by Google, but apparently the OEMs and carriers are not prioritizing it above adding NASCAR apps and changing all the colors. And that is who is getting your money.)

Re: Ever missed an SMS on your Android? Here's why. (long-standing bug)

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post #54

They should probably fix this. Last week, the girl I've been dating, who I'm incidentally crazy about, admitted via text she was in love with me... ... I never replied because I didn't get the message. She definitely felt awkward for a while when I saw her, wondering why I had chosen to just ignore that specific text.

The amazing part of this anecdote is that she didn't declare this to you in person.

Re: Ever missed an SMS on your Android? Here's why. (long-standing bug)

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post #54

They should probably fix this. Last week, the girl I've been dating, who I'm incidentally crazy about, admitted via text she was in love with me... ... I never replied because I didn't get the message. She definitely felt awkward for a while when I saw her, wondering why I had chosen to just ignore that specific text.

The amazing part of this anecdote is that she didn't declare this to you in person.

Alcohol was slightly involved, otherwise I imagine it would've been a bit different.

Re: Ever missed an SMS on your Android? Here's why. (long-standing bug)

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post #54

They should probably fix this. Last week, the girl I've been dating, who I'm incidentally crazy about, admitted via text she was in love with me... ... I never replied because I didn't get the message. She definitely felt awkward for a while when I saw her, wondering why I had chosen to just ignore that specific text.

I'm often amazed by how quickly things get messed up if a single message is dropped from a conversation. People really expect communication channels like these to never fail.

My co-hacker and I have a solution for IM conversations that we love: http://yootles.com/nims
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