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Android 10 Adopted Faster Than Any Version of Android

Kellen July 9, 2020 10

Google has spent the last several years working on ways to improve Android's version adoption rates and how quickly phone makers apply big updates. With Project Treble in Android Oreo to Project Mainline with Android 10, those efforts are showing signs of...

Guys, Motorola’s $1,500 Razr Still Runs Android 9

Kellen May 4, 2020

In November of last year, the moment after Motorola announced its fancy foldable Razr phone, we pointed out numerous issues with the device that raised flags from our perspective. The dated processor, small battery, and Verizon exclusivity were some of the...

LG Pushes Android Pie Update to Verizon LG V30

Kellen September 17, 2019

The LG V30, a 2-year old phone once sold at Verizon, is receiving its update to Android Pie this week. I don't have much else to add, but it's always weird seeing a phone get a major OS update a week or so after Google just dropped another new OS version....

Video: First Look at Samsung One UI Beta on Galaxy S9!

Kellen November 15, 2018

Samsung's One UI Beta is here as Android Pie and we've got it up and running on a Galaxy S9! Yes, friends, depending on the Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+ you own, you too could be running this fresh new Android skin from Samsung. In the video below, we take you on a...

Samsung One UI and Pie Beta Program Now Live in the US for S9, S9+ (Updated)

Kellen November 15, 2018

The One UI Beta with for the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ is now live in the US! (Well, registration is for now.) In order to register and get started, you'll need to open the Samsung+ app on your phone. Once opened, you should see a section on the Home...

OnePlus 6T Will Launch With Android 9 Pie, Updates for OnePlus 3 and 5 Lineups Will Take Time

Tim October 17, 2018

This week on Weibo, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau stated that the company's upcoming OnePlus 6T will indeed launch running Android 9 Pie. This is great because besides Google's latest Pixel devices, every phone announced and launched this month has come running last...

Google’s Digital Wellbeing Dashboard Beta Signup Available to Android Pie Users

Tim August 6, 2018

If you own a Pixel device from Google running Android 9 Pie, you can now sign up for a beta to download and try out the company's Digital Wellbeing dashboard. If you don't recall, Google announced during this year's Google I/O that as part of an initiative...

Essential Begins Pushing Android 9 Pie Update to Essential Phone

Tim August 6, 2018

Moments after Google made the announcement that Android 9 is called Pie and that it's shipping out to Pixel owners today, Essential announced that it too is making Pie available to owners of Essential Phone today. In a tweet, Essential says it is proud to...