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AYANEO Pocket DS Spying Allegation Met With Bug Explanation, Fix Expected

A technical reply on GitHub points to a cache bug for the images, explaining the data figure as UID-based accounting.

Overview

  • A GitHub post by user “ghostmanslow” said the Pocket DS silently saved gameplay screenshots and appeared to transmit about 12.5GB of data.
  • In the same thread, a user named “NOirBRight” offered an explanation attributing the images to a task-manager thumbnail cache that fails to clear.
  • The responder said the screenshots remain in the app’s sandbox and are not uploaded, characterizing the issue as a non-malicious bug.
  • They also said the 12.5GB figure reflects Android’s Linux UID traffic aggregation, so usage from multiple system apps was counted under AYAWindow.
  • Reporting cited no independent evidence that images were uploaded, and a patch to fix the cache behavior is expected soon, with no separate formal statement from AYANEO.