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Android 13 Takes Over Just as Android 14 Releases

Kellen October 31, 2023 14

We used to regularly keep tabs on Android version distribution numbers as a way to see how quickly (or slowly) phone makers were adopting the latest version of Google's mobile OS. But then from the end of 2018 into 2019, Google mostly cut off public access to...

September’s Android Security Bulletin is Here, But Not the Pixel Update Yet

Kellen September 5, 2023 6

Yesterday was the first Monday of the month and also a holiday, so in a past life in the world of Android, that would have meant a monthly Pixel update delivered today, the day after a holiday. But you read this here site, so you know that Google de-committed...

Android 13 Beta Program Comes to a Close With Android 14 Next

Kellen June 13, 2023 2

The big June Pixel Feature Drop update that is rolling out today is more than just an update that provides new features for you to play with. This update also brings Android 13 QPR3 Beta to a stable point for all to have and marks the end of the Android 13...

Friendly Reminder That Motorola is the Worst at Updating Its Phones

Kellen May 25, 2023 21

Motorola is in headlines as I type this because they've launched a new phone called the Motorola Edge+ (2023) in the US. The early reviews of it all have mostly good things to say, which is awesome in a space that is desperately in need of some old-yet-fresh...

Android 13 QPR3 Beta 3.2 Update Arrives to Fix More Bugs

Kellen May 16, 2023 2

We are getting closer and closer to the Android 13 QPR3 update hitting all Pixel phones in June along with the next Pixel Feature Drop, so it only makes sense that Google would increase beta update releases with additional bug fixes before we get there. Today,...

Android 13 QPR3 Beta 3.1 Update is Here for Pixel Phones

Kellen May 4, 2023 1

A new Android 13 Beta update is here for Google's line of Pixel phones from the Pixel 4a up through the Pixel 7 Pro. The update arrives as Android 13 QPR3 Beta 3.1 and aims to fix several bugs only a couple of weeks since Beta 3 dropped. Google is addressing "...

Separation of Notification, Ringtone Volume Coming Soon to Pixel Phones

Tim May 1, 2023 13

Currently on Pixel devices and a few other Android phones, when a user decides if they want to hear or mute notification sounds, that choice also involves what happens to your ringtone. For example, if I set my phone to vibrate on incoming calls, that same...

Android 13 QPR3 Beta 3 is Here for Pixel Phones

Kellen April 20, 2023 10

A new Android 13 QPR3 Beta update is here! Google release Android 13 QPR3 Beta 3 today for its Pixel phones, taking us a step closer to what will be a stable June update for everyone. We're still in April, though, so we have a couple of months left for Google...