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Software and Security Updates are Done for the Nexus Player

Tim March 23, 2018 16

The Nexus Player was launched in late 2014, which is basically three and a half years ago. This week, we're getting confirmation from Google by way of Android Police that updates, both software and security, are officially done for Google's streaming box. We...

👀 Is Google Testing the Pixel TV We Asked For?

Kellen March 19, 2018 38

Google's Nexus Player was never really a great device in terms of specs or performance, but Google still got the most out of it. For three years, Google updated this Android TV box to showcase new features, even as it stopped selling it and update after update...

December Security Patch Arrives as Android 8.1 and the Pixel, Nexus Images are Ready

Kellen December 5, 2017 93

After first releasing the December security bulletin yesterday, Google has gone ahead and posted the Android security update for December 2017 and the files are live for a number of devices, both Pixel and Nexus. This is also the Android 8.1 update that has...

Google Releases December’s Security Bulletin, Images Coming Tomorrow

Kellen December 4, 2017 15

Google posted December's security bulletin for Android this morning with details about the latest patches for the platform. There are two patches for this month, one for December 1 and another for December 5. If you own a Pixel or Nexus device, you'll get the...

3-Year Old Nexus Player Now has Google Assistant Too

Kellen November 15, 2017 22

The Nexus Player, Google's Android TV box that was first introduced in late 2014 for $99 with a pretty low set of specs, now has Google Assistant. It runs Oreo too, by the way. The unit I keep hooked up to a monitor in my office received November's security...

November’s Android Security Update Goes Live With Factory Images for Nexus, Pixel (Updated)

Kellen November 6, 2017 52

Google just posted the Android security update for November 2017 and the files are already live for a number of devices, both Pixel and Nexus. So far, we are seeing 8.0.0 files for Pixel 2 (OPD1.170816.025, OPD3.170816.023, OPD1.170816.018, OPD2.170816.015,...

October’s Android Security Update Goes Live With Factory Images for Nexus, Pixel

Kellen October 2, 2017 29

Google just posted the Android security update for October 2017 and the files are already live for a number of devices, both Pixel and Nexus. So far, we are seeing 8.0.0 files for Pixel and Pixel XL (OPR1.170623.027, OPR3.170623.008), Pixel C (OPR1.170623.027)...

Nexus Player Android 8.0 Factory Image and OTA With September Patch Now Available

Kellen September 20, 2017 12

When September's Android security patch went live last week for most Nexus and Pixel devices, the Nexus Player's files were not included. In fact, no Android 8.0 "Oreo" images had been posted by Google for their Nexus Android TV unit up until a few minutes ago...