Pixel 5 - Pixel 4a

Pixel 5a Expected to Arrive in August

Right on time, the Pixel 5a from Google is now scheduled to launch this upcoming August, according to the latest from Bloomberg. That timeframe puts it right on track, as last year's Pixel 4a also arrived in August. Meanwhile, Google pretty much confirmed all...
One UI Watch

Samsung Announces One UI Watch on the New Wear OS

Samsung showed off a first look at the new smartwatch platform it built with Google, today, and they are calling it One UI Watch. We knew they were slapping One UI on top, so I guess that name makes a lot of sense. Samsung also talked about some of the new...
Google New Wear OS

Come Watch Samsung Show Off the Future of Wear OS

For now, the two areas of interest for us in the 2021 Android space are Google's upcoming Pixel 6 and the new Wear platform that they co-developed with Samsung. Since the Pixel 6 likely won't be here for a couple of months, we turn almost all of our attention...
Nexus 6P

Nexus 6P Settlement Sends Another Round of Cash

A year ago, Google and Huawei closed out a lawsuit over their co-created Nexus 6P phone by sending out settlement payments over a couple of serious issues (bootlooping and battery drain) that plagued the phone. We received a payment, as did a number of our...
Android 12 Beta

Android 12 Beta 2.1 Update Just Dropped!

Google just pushed out the Android 12 Beta 2.1 build for Pixel phones, likely as a bit of a bug fixer before we get Beta 3. The updated build is available right now for the Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, Pixel 4, Pixel 4a, and Pixel 5. Here is the new Android 12 Beta 2.1...

Google App Crashing? This Could Fix It.

Over night, Android phone users ran into a lot of crashing from the Google app that Google has now responded to. While they didn't necessarily say what the problem is or why there are crashes, they did offer a solution to get your phone back to working...