{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f3f37935ed41bd1f71f85bb3","clusterId":"c_81822bc9c10d40afbd54dd72","slug":"gogh-squid-crash-bug-fixed-after-hitting-2-000-users","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Gogh Squid Crash Bug Fixed After Hitting 2,000 Users","summary":"A bug in the mobile version of the focus app gogh caused the app to crash whenever a specific squid character appeared on Monaka Beach. The developer, ambr, traced the issue to a missing animation reference, a NullReferenceException. The bug affected over 2,000 users in a week and has been fixed.","whyItMatters":"The developer's transparent account of the 'nullpo squid' bug shows how a rare, easily triggered crash became a viral moment, and how the app's crash-reporting system helped pinpoint the cause.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe squid in question is a character that watches over users while they work, and its name is listed on the official site. It appears with low probability in a special multi-space that only unlocks after 100 hours of cumulative focus time. The developer, ambr, said the crash was a NullReferenceException in Unity/C#, similar to the Java \u0026#39;nullpo\u0026#39; error, caused by a missing animation setting.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the fix, the developer noted that timer usage and focus time reached recent highs around the incident, though a major update also landed in the same period, making it hard to separate the effects. The team acknowledged that some users may have joined specifically to see the squid. Plushies of the squid and other characters are available for pre-order until August 19.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The gogh focus app had a bug where seeing a squid crashed the app. It hit 2,000+ users in a week. Cause: a missing animation reference. Fixed now, and the devs say timer usage spiked around the incident.","twitterPost":"gogh's squid crash bug: a missing animation reference caused a NullReferenceException, crashing the app for 2,000+ users. Fixed, but the devs note timer usage hit recent highs around the viral posts.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"A rare squid in the focus app gogh caused the app to crash for over 2,000 users in a week. The developer traced it to a missing animation reference and fixed it. The incident coincided with a spike in timer usage.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260811-459658/\",\"title\":\"作業集中アプリ『gogh』に「見ると確定でクラッシュするイカ」がいた。数千人を襲った怪奇\\\"ぬるぽイカ\\\"、なにが起きたか開発者に訊いてみた\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5698,"outputTokens":586,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786423148,"createdAt":"2026-08-11T04:35:10.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-11T04:36:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-11T04:35:10.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_81822bc9c10d40afbd54dd72","canonicalTitle":"作業集中アプリ『gogh』に「見ると確定でクラッシュするイカ」がいた。数千人を襲った怪奇“ぬるぽイカ”、なにが起きたか開発者に訊いてみた","representativeArticleId":"a_a3616d1be39e929d7658a5db","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"gogh\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-11T03:40:13.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-11T03:40:13.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-11T04:36:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260811-459658/","title":"作業集中アプリ『gogh』に「見ると確定でクラッシュするイカ」がいた。数千人を襲った怪奇“ぬるぽイカ”、なにが起きたか開発者に訊いてみた"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["gogh"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}