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Once you get to this stage, you have a serious problem. Photo: Android Police

Once you get to this stage, you have a serious problem. Photo: Android Police

Unless you’ve only just discovered the Internet, you’ll already be familiar with an apparent Galaxy Note 5 design flaw that causes its S Pen stylus to become stuck when reinserted upside down.

Now a new teardown image reveals exactly what causes the expensive jam.

Get Amazon Underground now! Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Get Amazon Underground now! Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Amazon has been pretty generous when it comes to Android app giveaways in the past, but you ain’t seen nothing yet. With its new Amazon Underground app, the retail giant is offering up $10,000 worth of apps and games that are “actually free.”

WhatApp's latest update is available now. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

WhatApp’s latest update is available now. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

WhatsApp’s latest update on Android makes the app even more useful for chit-chatters by allowing users to assign custom notifications to individual chats. The release also brings new emoji, lets you mark messages as read or unread, and more.

The Moto X Play gets a new name for Verizon. Photo: Android Police

The Moto X Play gets a new name for Verizon. Photo: Android Police

Motorola announced two editions of the third-generation Moto X at an event in late July, but one of them — the Moto X Play — won’t be launching in the U.S. At least not with that name.

However, new leaked images suggest it will arrive on Verizon as the DROID Maxx 2.

Samsung: Just use your S Pen properly. Photo: Samsung

Samsung: Just use your S Pen properly. Photo: Samsung

We’ve already learned that it’s incredibly easy to do great damage to the Galaxy Note 5 simply by reinserting its S Pen upside down, and most regard this as a design flaw. Except Samsung.

Rather than promising to look into the issue or propose a solution, the South Korean company simply advises customers to read their Note 5 manual, and follow the instructions properly.

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