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If you stop and think about it, modern phones really are astounding devices. Gone are the days when you'd simply use them to make calls and receive texts – these days, everything from your shot-snapping to your finances happens within these handsets.

Google has acknowledged the Instagram issue, and a fix is in the works. But for users without Instagram, there is no official remedy yet. A power cycle (holding the power button down for 30 seconds until the phone restarts) temporarily fixes the Wi-Fi problem for me, which helps battery life a bit, but the issue always returns.