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OMG, THE “CHECK FOR UPDATE” BUTTON WORKED.

Kellen March 5, 2018 105

IT WORKS. LOOK AT THAT. TRY IT. YESSSSSSSS. But you'll need to be in the Google Play Services beta, more than likely, assuming you try on your Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, or Pixel 2 XL to pull this month's security update and it fails. You can enroll in that...

Android Manufacturers are Getting Sh*ttier at Updating Phones

Kellen February 22, 2018 133

Dating back to last August, we've released a monthly visualization to show the adoption (or lack thereof) of new versions of Android. We post an updated chart with each month's refreshed Android distribution numbers and they show that since Jelly Bean topped...

Samsung Fixes Emoji in Android Oreo Update

Kellen February 12, 2018 26

Samsung's emoji have always been really bad. So bad, in fact, that it's often impossible to tell what the emoji in front of you is trying to describe or which emotion it's trying to invoke. With the Android Oreo update for Samsung phones that's dubbed the...

Unlocked Moto X4 Picks Up Oreo Update

Kellen January 24, 2018 3

According to a Senior MotoAgent on Lenovo's forums, the Moto X4 is now receiving its update to Android Oreo. We're talking about the unlocked or retail model here, since the Android One version of the X4 already picked up the update a few weeks back. The...

Google is Cleaning Up the Android Beta Program Page

Kellen January 23, 2018 10

If you cruise over to the Android Beta Program page today, you'll more than likely have a message awaiting you that says "there are no eligible devices associated with this Google account." That's odd, right? You own a Pixel or Pixel 2 or Nexus 6P and...

Android Feature Request: Night Light Should Flip the Notification Shade to Dark

Kellen January 15, 2018 23

With the launch of the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, Google updated the Pixel Launcher with a cool new trick that took you from light to dark theme depending on the lightness or darkness of the wallpaper you set. They didn't announce it, but it's there and it's...

Google Further Details Android TV Oreo Update With Redesigned UI

Kellen January 8, 2018 14

Back at Google I/O, Google showed off the next big UI update for Android TV that would arrive with Android Oreo. You probably know little about it and likely have never seen it because no Android TV has it outside of the Nexus Player, a device you can no...

OnePlus 5 Oreo Update is Back as OxygenOS 5.0.1

Kellen January 7, 2018

UPDATE 1/7/18: Alright, the Oreo update is back as OxygenOS 5.0.1. The changelog remains the same, but OnePlus has added two items to it: Bug fixes for third party camera application Fixed network issues for European operators On a related note, this update...