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Report: Samsung Begins One UI 8 Beta Later This Month

Tim May 8, 2025 2

Samsung continues to push One UI 7 (Android 15) to eligible devices, following what felt like a considerable wait for Galaxy owners. Feeling for Samsung a bit, the update to Android 15 is massive, so brief delays are understandable. Regardless, because Google...

Pixel’s New “Battery Health Indicator” Feature Not Coming to Older Devices Beyond Pixel 8a

Kellen May 7, 2025 8

With the release of Android 16 Beta 3 back in early March, followed by the launch of the Pixel 9a, Google introduced a new battery feature to the Pixel line called "Battery Health" or Battery Health Indicator. The feature would be used going forward to show...

Pixel 6 and Pixel 8 Devices Get New Bootloader in May Update That Won’t Allow Rolling Back

Kellen May 6, 2025 2

As a part of the May 2025 update for Pixel devices, Google has added a note/warning to the factory image page, letting owners of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 8 know that they are getting a new bootloader and can't rollback to older versions of Android 15 once they...

Android 16 Teases Secret UI Update That Should Bring Fresh Beauty, Tons of Blur

Kellen April 30, 2025 14

Android 16 is about to go stable, likely next month at Google I/O. We have been through several developer-focused previews and 4 betas, none of which brought any major changes to the user interface or experience on Google's Pixel phones. The update to Android...

Google’s Overhauled Quick Share UI Previewed

Tim April 18, 2025 4

Earlier this week, One UI 8 was previewed well ahead of release. Inside, an updated look at Quick Share was spotted, but now, we're getting to see it up and running on a Pixel device. It's easy to tell from looking that Google plans a big time overhaul for the...

Android 16 Beta 4 Available for Pixel Devices

Kellen April 17, 2025 5

First teased yesterday, the Android 16 Beta 4 update is now available to all of Google's still-supported Pixel devices. This will be the last scheduled update in Google's Android 16 beta program, which includes the latest fixes and optimizations, as well as...

Android 16 Beta 4 Arrives Tomorrow for Pixel Devices

Tim April 16, 2025 1

Android 16 beta participants, ensure your devices are fully charged tomorrow, as the Android Development team has confirmed via Twitter that Beta 4 will be released on April 17 (tomorrow). UPDATE 4/17: Android 16 Beta 4 has been released. Get it here! With...

Android 16 Beta 3.2 Update Released to Fix Your Haptics

Tim April 2, 2025 3

The Android team is releasing a fresh Android 16 beta this week, labeled as Android 16 Beta 3.2. It's a minor update, aimed at fixing a few bugs that we've seen complaints about. With all of these bug fixer updates getting pushed, expectations are relatively...