Barbie Soundtrack Bug Fix

I can't believe this bugfix for the Google Pixel 8 Pro is real 🤣 "- Fixed buzzing distortion from new Barbie soundtrack (only affects volumes 25, 24, 23 in portrait and landscape modes)" Google Git android / device / google / shusky / db13d886f6b62bc3f49f7e3eaf3c6744e06a10d commit db13d88f6b62bc3f49f7e3eaf3c6744e06a10d author Jasmine Cha <jasminecha@google.com> committer Android Build Coastguard Worker <android-build-coastguard-worker@google.com> tree 213e773657c9cd7a5117e4b8934051cd7140b parent 18d5d877821c3bfbf03efcf29eb444687cf7a32 [diff] audio: waves table update Release Notes: - Fixed buzzing distortion from new Barbie soundtrack (only affects volumes 25, 24, 23 in portrait and landscape modes) - Maintained overall bitrate advantage (but with some slight waverd reduction) over previous projects on most content tested. - Some sibilance - Some distortion still remains, but not high risk - Some pumping risk (same as RC) - DXO Mark returned same score of 140 for this tuning (same as RC) - No change to speaker-safe tuning - No change to BAACL tuning - No change to thermal throttle (safety 47C)

A fake-looking technical bug report claims that the Google Pixel 8 Pro needed a fix for buzzing distortion caused by the new Barbie soundtrack, but only at volume levels 23–25. The joke is the absurdly specific release note, treating a song-related audio problem as a serious smartphone engineering issue. It is used as a reaction to hilariously overengineered explanations or bizarrely narrow bug fixes.

• @ithueti / 10555 2023-10-11