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September’s Android Security Update is Rolling Out With First Nougat Patch

Kellen September 6, 2016 96

Google is pushing out September's Android security update to Nexus devices today and has done so by already publishing both factory image and OTA .zip files. This is the first security patch for Nougat and that means new Android 7.0 builds for a few devices....

Here is a List of Verizon Devices That Have Been Updated to Marshmallow, OK Then

Kellen May 31, 2016 157

Android updates, boy do we talk a lot about them. Well, we complain a lot about how they aren't here fast enough or avoid complaining by telling you to just buy a Nexus device to skip out on having to have those conversations about them not getting here fast...

Verizon’s Galaxy S5 is Getting Marshmallow Today

Kellen May 31, 2016 63

Late Friday afternoon, Verizon updated its Galaxy S5 software support page with today's date, a sign that an update would be arriving. We figured it might be a major update to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, since the T-Mobile variant had recently received a...

T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S5 Gets Marshmallow Update

Kellen May 24, 2016 20

Yesterday, T-Mobile began pushing an update of Android 6.0 to the...wait for it...Samsung Galaxy S5. Yeah, that old bird. Sweet, right? The update is showing up as either software version G900T3UVU1GPE1 or G900TUVU1GPE1, depending on, something. Honestly, I...

BlackBerry Priv’s Marshmallow Update Exits Beta, Available to Carrier Variants Starting May 3

Tim April 26, 2016 8

Over the course of April, BlackBerry has been beta testing its Marshmallow update for the Priv. As of this morning, beta testing is complete, with BlackBerry announcing availability of the Marshmallow update for all Priv owners, with exception to those with a...

T-Mobile Begins Pushing Marshmallow Update to Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge

Kellen April 11, 2016 25

This morning, T-Mobile began pushing the update for Android 6.0 Marshmallow to the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, satisfying the hundreds of you who have been complaining non-stop in our Twitter feed after every post we make about every other carrier's S6 and...

Verizon’s LG V10 is Getting Its Marshmallow Update, Tomorrow (Updated)

Kellen March 23, 2016 73

Starting tomorrow, owners of the LG V10 on Verizon will begin to see an update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. According to Verizon's support section dedicated to the V10, the update will arrive as software version VS99022A. Verizon isn't saying how big the update...

FYI: A Few ADB Commands Will Get You Adoptable Storage on the Galaxy S7

Kellen March 16, 2016 63

Samsung may have left out one of Marshmallow's potentially more innovative features in adoptable storage, but that doesn't mean the possibility of it isn't buried beneath a couple of adb commands. That's right, Paul Modaco has come up with a simple guide for...