A Bug in Google Messages Might Be Draining Your Battery

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msmash
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An anonymous reader shares a report: According to 9to5Google, a recent bug in Google's Messages app on Android phones left the camera running in the background -- a great way to both heat up your phone and run down your battery. The Google Messages app allows you to easily take a photo directly from the app and attach it to a chat message. According to the article in 9to5Google, the camera app would occasionally keep running, even when you did not have it on screen.

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