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Galaxy S25 Series One UI 8 Updates Go Live in US

Kellen September 18, 2025 16

Only a couple of days from announcing the rollout, Samsung is now pushing One UI 8 updates (with Android 16) to the Galaxy S25 series. All Galaxy S25 series devices in the US should be receiving the update as early as today. For Galaxy S25 One UI 8 updates, we...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim September 17, 2025 9

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 has arrived for Pixel phones. Google says that this build has reached Platform Stability, meaning that the, "API surface is locked, and the app-facing behaviors are final, so you can incorporate them into your apps and take advantage of...

Nothing OS 4.0 Update Teased With Refreshed Design, Upgraded Camera, More

Kellen September 17, 2025 2

Nothing is by no means one of the quickest in the industry to update their devices to the latest in Android. While Samsung and OnePlus have done their best to keep pace with Google and its Pixel devices, Nothing takes its time and instead focuses on regularly...

Latest Android Features: Audio Sharing, AI Tools in Gboard, and Plenty More

Tim September 3, 2025 2

Google is highlighting all of the new changes for the Android ecosystem this morning, which are features that all users should be able to soon take advantage of, if they don't already have them. The first highlight goes to AI tools inside of Gboard. As many of...

Pixel Drop Live Today, Brings Material Expressive 3 UI to All Pixel Phones

Tim September 3, 2025 31

Google announced the latest Pixel Drop this morning, headed to all Pixel phones dating back to the Pixel 6 lineup (and Pixel Tablet). The update will begin rolling out today, updating your Pixel phone's UI, as well as laying the groundwork for two additional...

Android 16 QPR2’s New Expanded Dark Theme Can Force All Apps to Darkness

Kellen August 20, 2025 10

In the new Android 16 QPR2 Beta, Google has added a new “Expanded” option in the dark theme settings area that “Automatically applies Dark theme to more apps for improved accessibility.” If you had any holdout apps who refused to add a properly supported dark...

Android 16 QPR2 Finally Can Lightly Theme All of Your App Icons

Kellen August 20, 2025 2

As a part of the new Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 that dropped this week, Google said they were adding an "Auto-Themed App Icons" feature. We fired up the beta and immediately looked for this first, as Google's attempt at icon theming up until this point has been...

Android 16 Lock Screen Widgets - Pixel Tablet

Android 16 QPR2 Adds Lock Screen Widgets to Phones Again

Kellen August 20, 2025 2

Lock Screen widgets are fully back! In the first Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 that was just released, Google added a toggle in lock screen settings on phones to allow "Widgets on lock screen." We've come full circle on this feature, after Google removed them so many...