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Rossen Reports: Glitch warning for Android users

Rossen Reports: Glitch warning for Android users
Hey, welcome to Rawson in 60. Working from home today, my daughter has Covid so I'm here taking care of her and I needed to come on to tell you about this urgent new warning from google impacting millions of people who have android devices. All I need is 60 seconds or less. To tell you about it. We have the clock in the top left corner. Let's start it right now. So google has discovered a glitch on android devices in the Microsoft teams app that could actually prevent you from calling 911 during an emergency. Obviously this is very important. This is public safety. They're gonna come out they say with a fix later this month, but for now there's something you can do. Go into the google play store and if you have not updated your Microsoft teams app since december 10th, I want you to get in there and the google play store, re download, get the software update from Microsoft teams. If you have an android device right now, that's Rawson in 60 Now, back to you.
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Rossen Reports: Glitch warning for Android users
A new warning has been sent to Android users about the Microsoft Teams app from Google.Reports say a bug was discovered in the Android version of the Microsoft Teams app in December that could block calls to 911. Google posted to a Reddit thread about the issue, saying it has investigated the issue and found it should only affect a small number of devices with the Microsoft Teams app installed when the user is not logged in.The issue is caused by an unintended interaction between the app and the phone's operating system.A full fix is on its way to Android phones, but if you want to make sure your phone won’t be affected, Google says you can update your Microsoft Teams app to make sure you’re running the latest version of it. If you've updated your app (or have auto-updates turned on) since Dec. 10, 2021, you're safe from the bug.Watch the video above to learn more about this story.

A new warning has been sent to Android users about the Microsoft Teams app from Google.

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Reports say a bug was discovered in the Android version of the Microsoft Teams app in December that could block calls to 911. Google posted to a Reddit thread about the issue, saying it has investigated the issue and found it should only affect a small number of devices with the Microsoft Teams app installed when the user is not logged in.

The issue is caused by an unintended interaction between the app and the phone's operating system.

A full fix is on its way to Android phones, but if you want to make sure your phone won’t be affected, Google says you can update your Microsoft Teams app to make sure you’re running the latest version of it. If you've updated your app (or have auto-updates turned on) since Dec. 10, 2021, you're safe from the bug.

Watch the video above to learn more about this story.