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Google Added 9 Sweet New Features to Your Pixel in Big Update

Kellen December 2, 2025 10

Following the release of several beta builds over a number of months, Google released Android 16 QPR2 today in stable as the December Pixel update. This is a huge update with over 30 bug fixes, but it also marks the release of the second major Android 16 build...

Nothing OS 4.0 Update Rolls Out to Phone 3

Kellen November 21, 2025 1

The Nothing OS 4.0 update is arriving on the Nothing Phone 3 starting today. This is the big Android 16 that Nothing has been working on through several beta builds, some of which were controversial to their other devices. For this flagship Phone 3, the update...

Google Pushing New Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3.2 Update for Pixel Phones

Kellen October 29, 2025 6

Google has pushed a fresh Android 16 QPR2 beta update to all of its Pixel phones today. The update arrives as Beta 3.2 and appears to be incredibly minor. There isn't a changelog for it at all, so it must be taking care of a bug or two before this thing goes...

Here’s 3 New Android Features You Need to Know About

Kellen October 22, 2025 14

With Google running stable builds of Android alongside both betas and the new Canary track, there is a constant rollout of new features you may or may not be aware of. In fact, it's almost impossible to keep track of everything unless you are too plugged in,...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 Should Resume This Week (Update: It’s Now Live!)

Tim October 20, 2025 4

Late last week we learned that Google pulled the Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 update for Pixel phones, following the discovery of a bug that would cause a bootloop issue when users had Desktop Mode enabled. Google has now confirmed when it intends to make the update...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 Update Pulled, Likely Due to Bootloop Issue

Tim October 16, 2025 3

Pixel users were treated to Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 yesterday, but as some users are noting on forums, there seems to be a problem. Google appears to have pulled the update, stemming from a bootloop issue created when users had Desktop Mode enabled when...

OnePlus Delivers OxygenOS 16 Update With More Fast and Smooth, AI

Kellen October 16, 2025 3

Today, OnePlus officially revealed its Android 16 update for current phones and the upcoming OnePlus 15. They are calling this OxygenOS 16 and it has a slogan of "Intelligently Yours," since there is a lot of AI behind-the-scenes. That's not all that is new,...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 Update Released for Pixel Phones

Kellen October 15, 2025 3

Google just released the Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 update for all of its still-supported Pixel devices, including the new Pixel 10 Pro Fold. The update is a big one with over a dozen bug fixes that should help stabilize things before we go stable in the coming...