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July 2025 Android Update Available for Google Pixel Devices

Kellen July 8, 2025 5

Following the release of the stable Android 16 update for Pixel phones in June, the first Android 16 monthly patch is here for July. Owners of Pixel phones, your new update is available and it may take care of some bugs you were experiencing. 2025 July Pixel...

July Pixel Update Brings Two Fixes Says Verizon

Kellen July 3, 2025 1

We noticed this morning that Verizon had posted details on the July Pixel update, even as Google had yet to mention it. In fact, we sort of expect Google to issue the update next week, around July 8, when they'll also push the Pixel 6a's battery performance...

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2.1 Update Arrives With 4 Fixes

Kellen June 25, 2025 5

Yo, Google Pixel owners, a new beta update is available for you to download. Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2.1 just went live with some fixes you'll want. Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2.1 update: In this new build that's available to all of the still-supported Pixel phones...

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 Update Arrives With 7 Big Fixes

Kellen June 10, 2025 5

Google apparently isn't done for the day - you want more Android 16? After giving us stable Android 16, as well as both Pixel and Android Feature Drops, Google says that the Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 is arriving at some point (it just went live as I was typing...

June Pixel Feature Drop Slapping You With 10 New Features

Kellen June 10, 2025 11

On the day that Google is releasing Android 16, they are also kicking out the June Pixel Feature Drop and an Android Feature Drop. It's a wild day for Pixel and Android folks who love accepting new toys to play with. I will point out that both Pixel and...

Fresh June Pixel Watch Update Arriving on All Models (Updated)

Kellen June 9, 2025 8

Google switched the Pixel Watch update cadence to quarterly at the end of last year, saying at the time that they would deliver the first update of 2025 in March and then promising the next in June. They ended up having to issue another update before June to...

Samsung’s May Update Arrives: All the Devices With the Fresh Build

Kellen June 4, 2025 1

Thanks to the rollout of One UI 7 and Android 15 being mostly complete at this point and reaching devices as old as the Galaxy S21 series, Samsung is now on to sending out a fresh wave of monthly security updates to its phones. This period won't last long,...

Samsung Upgrades Split-Screen in One UI 8 Update

Kellen May 28, 2025 2

Split screen on phones is not a feature I take advantage of often, probably because it always feels so cramped on such a small screen with two apps mostly split down the middle. On a tablet, it makes a slot of sense and I frequently pin apps or split them to...