The stable Nokia 7.1 Android 10 update arrived in mid-December 2019, becoming the third HMD Global smartphone to be upgraded to the latest and greatest from Google after the Nokia 8.1 and Nokia 9 PureView.
The updated Android OS, sadly, bundled an older November security patch, but it has since been upgraded up to January 2020 security patches, at least as of this writing, although not everyone has received the updates.
Despite the incremental updates, it seems plenty of issues still exist in the Nokia 7.1 Android 10 firmware. Some have been here since the first day the OS arrived while others keep showing up from time to time. Let’s look at some of them.
Several Nokia 7.1 owners say the update to Android 10 put an end to their Wi-Fi network usage. Apparently, the phone returns “connection to network failed” error every time you attempt to connect to a Wi-Fi network that worked fine before the update.
Nokia 7.1 Android 10 update breaks WiFi
Apparently, Nokia 6.1 owners are also facing this same issue following their update to Android 10.
The Nokia 7.1 update reportedly breaks the microphone in third-party apps like WhatsApp, IMO, Dialer, and so on. For some reason, turning to headsets gets rid of this problem.
Broken microphone after Android 10 update
As it stands, not even doing a hard reset fixes the bug, so probably only another update can. As for when this update will arrive, we can only wait.
Besides the microphone issues after the new update, several Nokia 7.1 owners also say they are experiencing call distortion since switching to the latest OS.
Call distortion bug
Apparently, there is a pair of workarounds for this issue. One involves turning off both VoLTE and WiFi Calling in the Settings while the other is simply turning the speaker on and off during calls.
An even more grave issue Nokia 7.1 users are experiencing after installing Android 10 is crashing. Apparently, the device crashes after the update, rendering it completely unusable.
Nokia 7.1 crashing after Android 10 update
Other bugs that have been reported by Nokia 7.1 owners after switching to Android 10 include broken audio when playing WhatsApp audio messages and even in gaming apps. There is also talk of excessive battery drain and worse is that fast charging isn’t working as well.
Other Nokia 7.1 bugs after Android 10 update
There are also reports of issues with reading the SD card, crashing Google Play Store when installing updates, and so on. We hope to see bug-fixing updates rolling out to address these issues in the coming days. Also, be sure to keep checking for new updates on your device.
Meanwhile, you might want to try doing a full factory reset after installing the Nokia 7.1 Android 10 update. You may be surprised by the number of issues such a simple undertaking can address, but be sure to have your data backed up.
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