14 DAY TRIAL // A software update is usually a cause to rejoice, but Samsung made at least one mistake when it delivered the operating system upgrade to the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
The new update from Samsung for the 10.1-inch tablet managed to break a key feature of the device, namely wireless support.
The company had just started the process of advancing the tablets to Android 3.2 (a newer and better version of Honeycomb) when reports started coming in.
The problem seems to extend to not just WiFi connectivity, but also Bluetooth.
Not only that, but there were a few other issues reported, ultimately leading to the company pulling the update until everything is sorted out.
For those who still want to know all the details, or to confirm that it wasn't just an issue on their end, the download broke the tablets regardless of whether or not it completed successfully.
In the case where the update installed only partially, users are reporting download failure that cannot be fixed even by a hard reset.
Also, in addition to the aforementioned WiFi and Bluetooth problems, a total, successful procedure leaves behind an auto-rotate function that doesn't operate as it should.
This news comes after everything related to the Android tablet, and its maker, seemed to be going more or less well for a change.
Though still banned in Australia and Germany, the electronic isn't exactly short of adopters and even got limited editions.
Samsung itself seems to be finally gaining the upper hand in the lawsuit battle it and Apple are now embroiled in.
As such, this mishap with the Honeycomb update is just the thing that can mar an otherwise positive direction that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 had adopted.
Hopefully this matter will be fixed soon and everything can be consigned to history as just a minor hiccup.