Google News is Three Female Ghostschewing up huge amounts of data in one very annoying bug.
As reported by The Verge, Android users have complained about the issue since May, with the app mysteriously downloading gigabytes of mobile data in the background.
SEE ALSO: iPhone excitement declining each year, says analystsA Google community manager acknowledged the problem in September, after unhappy users reported data usage as high as 24GB, resulting in excess charges that amounted to hundreds of dollars.
Some users said they had the Google News app set to "download via Wi-Fi only," but were still stung by the bug.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
To help alleviate the problem, users have switched off background data for the app, which you should do too. Google is yet to come up with a fix.
"We apologize for the inconvenience this issue has caused to our users. We are looking into this and at how to remedy the problem," a Google spokesperson told Mashable.
Topics Google
Microsoft's Bing AI chatbot Copilot gives wrong election informationRedux: Lies That Have Hardened by The Paris ReviewOn Line: The Pulse of Agnes Martin by John Vincler'American Fiction' review: A great setup with no punchlineBest online courses for AI, ChatGPT, Midjourney, and moreCyber Monday Lego deals 2023: From the Bonsai Tree to The ChildHow to watch Jax State vs. UL football livestreams: kickoff time, streaming deals, and moreCyber Monday Amazon gift card deals: Get them while you canHow to watch ODU vs. WKU football livestreams: kickoff time, streaming deals, and morePoetry Rx: The Fucking Reticence by Kaveh AkbarHow to watch UTSA vs. Marshall football livestreams: kickoff time, streaming deals, and moreShould you use a VPN to watch porn?A Polyphonic Novel of Midcentury San Francisco by Jessica HagedornOur Nightmare Future by Jason NovakEye of the Beholder by Alice MattisonAre We All Living in a Simulation? by Rich CohenCyber Monday Lego deals 2023: From the Bonsai Tree to The ChildCyber Monday Amazon gift card deals: Get them while you canCooking with Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa by Valerie Stivers35+ best pet deals to shop on Cyber Monday It sure sound like Tyrion Lannister will die in 'Game of Thrones' French gymnast suffers horror leg break at Olympic preliminaries What does ‘time well spent’ mean for games like ‘Candy Crush?’ 'Avengers 4' directors share an incomprehensible teaser image I drove my first all Olympians compete in empty arena as fans wait outside Facebook users in the UK will now see who paid for the political ads in their feed Olympian can't hold onto his tennis racket, wins the point anyway HBO's 'Watchmen' series teased in a puzzling Instagram post Please do not go fishing in the Rio Olympics toilets This British Olympic swimmer's name is really confusing some Americans Google Pixel 3 XL teardown reveals Samsung screen, tons of glue Former Google+ designer airs his 'dirty laundry' in massive tweetstorm Adobe's new experiment turns tone deaf humming into real music Lyft's all 'Iron Fist' was canceled, polarizing the internet Twitter under investigation for not complying with a GDPR request 7 of the most heart Donald Faison just recreated an iconic 'Clueless' scene 4 ways you can fight period stigma
2.0745s , 10108.1953125 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Three Female Ghosts】,Feast Information Network