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Latest Essential AMA: Team Discusses Touch Latency Fix, Project Treble, aptX Support, and More

Tim January 17, 2018 7

Continuing its model of transparency with the Android community, Essential has wrapped up yet another AMA over on reddit. This time, the team discussed potential fixes for touch latency and scrolling bugs, aptX support, how Project Treble will improve its...

Essential Now Selling More Accessories, Including $99 Type-C Earbuds and $39 Fast Charger

Tim January 11, 2018 16

Shared this week from the company's Twitter account, Essential will have a few new accessories for sale on its official web store. As of this moment, you can purchase a set of USB Type-C high-res earbuds for $99, non-high-res $49 USB-C earbuds, and a fast...

Essential Phone Grabs New Update With January Security Patch, Spectre and Meltdown Fixes

Kellen January 7, 2018 9

On Friday, Essential began pushing another update to the Essential Phone, this time in the form of January's Android security patch. It also includes fixes for the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws that affect almost all modern processors, including Qualcomm...

Essential Rolls Out Oreo Beta 2 to Current Beta Users

Tim December 20, 2017 13

If you're already using the Oreo beta on your Essential Phone, beta build number 2 is now available. The build is labeled as OPM1.170911.213, bringing a few new Oreo features that Essential users may have been surprised to see absent in the first build....

Andy Rubin Returns to Essential

Kellen December 11, 2017 19

Two weeks ago, amid allegations of an inappropriate relationship during his time at Google, Andy Rubin stepped away from his new company, Essential, for personal reasons. Over the weekend, he returned, according to a report from Recode. No one was willing to...

Essential Phone Receiving Update With December Security Patch

Tim December 5, 2017 23

Essential announced via Twitter that it's rolling out a new update to the Essential Phone, labeled as build NMJ51B. After installing the update, owners will be running December's Android security patch, which was just announced this week. Considering the Pixel...

Latest Essential AMA: The Future and Andy Rubin, Oreo Beta Update, 2nd Gen Phone, More

Kellen November 29, 2017 25

The Essential team gathered for another AMA over at reddit today, even as news was breaking surrounding the company's founder, Andy Rubin. Rubin's reported leave of absence didn't stop the team from fielding questions about future support for the Essential...

Andy Rubin Takes Leave From Essential

Kellen November 29, 2017 61

According to a report out of The Information, Andy Rubin has taken a leave of absence from his smartphone company, Essential. The full details surrounding the departure seem a bit murky and there are already denials from his reps about why he left, but you...