Back in early 2009, Apple iPhone 3GS was affected with a bug which caused slight trouble to iPhone users. An identical bug is seen in the famous Motorola mobile phone released in December, Motorola Droid.

Motorola Droid which is powered by Android OS V 2. 1 and this bug goes creating great security issues. When one receives the call, the bug gets activated and all the details saved on the phone can be accessed by someone else. The bug is working till the time the call is connected. When the call gets disconnected, the phone is going to be back to its usual safe state.

A little info on Android V 2. 1

Android V 2. 1 was released as a platform for devices using Android. Android V 2. 1 was introduced with some changes in it. Like the flaws were fixed and Application Framework was also transformed. There weren’t many but few changes(for better) brought in in Android 2.0 and the upgraded version came out as Android V 2. 1.

Since it is a security problem, the problem can’t be pushed aside. However, being a little alert can help you save your details reach unwished places. Yes, for somebody to have access to the data stored in phone, that someone needs to posses your phone. Its only when someone has possession of your Motorola Droid will be able to reach and use or rather misuse the data.

Moreover, having the Droid only will not let them have access to all details. As said earlier, the Droid phone has to get a call to make the bug get on its work of sneaking inside for data.
Even though Droid includes a protection system for security, it fails. The bug seems to be pretty effective and it can make the system useless.

Perhaps it will take some time before the bug is fixed.

Tags: Android, android 2.0, android v 2.1, droid affected with bug, Motorola Droid, motorola droid bug

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