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Android Pie Update Arrives on OnePlus 6 in Form of Open Beta

Kellen September 3, 2018

The first Android Pie update is here for the OnePlus 6! This first build is an "open beta," so it'll likely have some bugs and is only the first of many releases before OnePlus takes Pie to stable. However, you can update to it right now if you like living on...

HTC Says U12+, U11+, U11, U11 Life Will Receive Android P at Some Point

Tim August 10, 2018

In a tweet today, HTC confirmed which of its devices will receive an update to Android 9.0 Pie. Officially as of today, HTC plans to launch the update for U12+, U11+, U11, and U11 Life (Android One). Four devices in total. Sadly, the company did not provide a...

Android 9.0 is Android PIE!

Kellen August 6, 2018

Google made it official!l Android 9.0 is Android PIE! That also means we're at stable Android Pie and the developer preview program has come to an end. Downloads for the Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, and Pixel 2 XL will be available shortly, including through the...

Verizon Seems to Think Android 9.0 “P” is Coming to Pixel Phones Today (Updated)

Kellen August 6, 2018

Since it's the first Monday of the month, Google should be releasing the August security patch to its Pixel and Nexus phones. But being the month that we also expect Android P to arrive in stable form, we were curious if Google would push an initial security...

The Never-Ending Story of Android

Kellen August 2, 2018

Think this Tweet and reply sums up a big part of Android's history pretty nicely. https://twitter.com/mLive2018/status/1025044708203159552

Android P Launch Date Set for August 20, According to evleaks

Tim August 2, 2018

According to @evleaks, Android P has an official launch date set for this month, August 20 to be exact. How exciting. Due to this news, allow me to give you a quick history of Android P. Google launched the first Developer Preview for Android 9.0 in early...

Google to Manufacturers: No More Than Two Notches Per Device, Please

Tim July 31, 2018

In a blog post penned to application developers this week, Google laid down a few rules that Android phone manufacturers will need to take into account when designing devices. Most importantly, Google states that there can be no more than two display cutouts (...

OnePlus Confirms OnePlus 3, 3T Will See Android P Update

Tim July 30, 2018

Only back in June of this year, we learned that OnePlus would provide regular software OTA updates to OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T through November, though, it wasn't exactly known if that meant total Android P support, considering the timing. This morning, the...