Google’s Android – Your Wish is Literally Its Command

Monday, November 10th, 2008 by Andy Beal

Google’s Android – Your Wish is Literally Its Command

The last time I wrote about issues with Google’s new Android mobile phone OS, I received many comments reminding me that even Apple had problems when it launched the iPhone.

So, with "it could happen to anyone" in mind, let’s take a look at the latest bug facing Android owners.

Save anything you’re working on (this will reboot your phone!), open the keyboard tray on your G1, ignore anything you see on the screen, and type these 8 keystrokes: <return>-r-e-b-o-o-t-<return>. Poof, your phone will reboot.

Not exactly a bug many people will run up against, but keep this in mind the next time you text you type "explode" on your G1–you never know what might happen.

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16 comments on “Google’s Android – Your Wish is Literally Its Command”

Saad Kamal Says:

November 10th, 2008 at 10:12 am

LOL, funny!

Well I’d like to try “Free Airtime”!

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Andy Beal Says:

November 10th, 2008 at 10:24 am

@Saad – LOL
iPod Says:

November 10th, 2008 at 11:18 am

There was something like this for Google Chrome as well. If you typed in a specific sequence of keys then it crashed!
Busby SEO Says:

November 10th, 2008 at 11:32 am

LOL, typw r-e-b-o-ot your G1 will reboot, type explode, and guess what, nothing will happen. But You will throw that G1

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Utah SEO Pro Says:

November 10th, 2008 at 12:38 pm

i wonder if “s-e-l-f-d-e-s-t-r-u-c-t” works?

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SEO Tips South Africa Says:

November 10th, 2008 at 12:48 pm

Hahahahahah….reminds me of hidden weapons and powers being unlocked by cheats in games. Maybe some of these bugs are kind of a programmer’s revenge?
SoLinkable Says:

November 10th, 2008 at 5:32 pm

This seems like a rather large bug to miss…

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BrightShadow Says:

November 11th, 2008 at 1:01 am

Using RC29, I didn’t notice this to be the case. Perhaps when someone specifically puts their phone in root mode, this could be an issue, but even for people who hack their phones they do not leave it on root.
When someone uses the root access on their phone, it may be an issue, but one typically would do this simply to change one thing, or install some linux software. I believe as soon as you restart your phone it would no longer be an issue. Basically this is pretty phony.
Goran Web Design Says:

November 11th, 2008 at 4:28 am

Hahahaha!! Sounds to me like someone had a lot of fun inserting all sorts of hidden secrets in this phone.. I can just see some bored sod typing in all manner of rndom commands, just to see what happens
Apple Macbook Says:

November 11th, 2008 at 9:00 am

Haha love it.

The G1 is a strangely designed phone but the interface will open the door for many better advances.
caio Says:

November 11th, 2008 at 9:48 pm

would be the button of self-destruction?

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Internet Entrepreneur Says:

November 12th, 2008 at 6:13 am

Well, perhaps Google Android is a cubic rubic for developers

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Ultimate Blackhat Says:

November 12th, 2008 at 12:32 pm

I had a chance to play around with this phone for a day before buying it and I ended up changing my mind and bought something else instead. That was even before the reboot issue
galin Says:

November 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pm

I like this phone indeed. I am going to get it for a day from my friend to look at it closer and check all the options available. If it is as good as I think now I will buy it for sure.
PS3 Says:

November 14th, 2008 at 7:01 pm

That’s nice galin but nothing to do with the topic at hand
OSYM Says:

December 7th, 2008 at 10:06 am

There was something like this for Google Chrome as well. If you typed in a specific sequence of keys then it crashed!

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