A simple background photo is forcing some Android users to factory reset their smartphones

Saturday, June 6, 2020 - 04:20 in Psychology & Sociology

It looks serene, but your phone hates it. (Twitter /)Changing your phone’s background image is fun. Who doesn’t want to see your cat stuck inside of a Trader Joe’s bag every time you pick up your device? But, some Android users have found that setting a particular image as their phone’s background is enough to send their smartphones into an inescapable loop that renders it mostly useless. The picture itself is a very appealing, but relatively generic, image of a serene landscape behind a small island at sunset. At first glance, it’s total wallpaper bait. The problem, however, likely stems from a problem with the image’s color space. It shouldn’t mess with your phone just to look at it, but the trouble begins once you set it as a background.WARNING!!!Never set this picture as wallpaper, especially for Samsung mobile phone users!It will cause your phone to crash!Don't try it!If someone...

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