Android P - Page 2 of 7

Essential Releases Android P Beta 3 Build With Bug Fixes

Tim July 25, 2018

Essential announced it has released an Android P Beta 3 build for Essential Phone owners, the same exact Android P DP5 (aka Beta 4) build Google released today for Pixel devices. To clear up any confusion, this is the third public beta for Essential, but...

What’s New in Android P Developer Preview 5 (Beta 4)?

Kellen July 25, 2018

The final Android P Developer Preview 5 is available and we've already got it up and running on a Pixel 2 XL. Since we are all curious what might be new from one preview to the next, we'll do our best to capture the changes in this post. Before we dive in too...

Android P Developer Preview 5 (Beta 4) Goes Live for Pixel and Pixel 2! (Updated)

Kellen July 25, 2018

Google just dropped the final Android P Developer Preview on us, also known as Android P Developer Preview 5. The files are available right now for the Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, and Pixel 2 XL if you feel like flashing them. Otherwise, we should have Android P...

Android P Developer Preview 3 for OnePlus 6 is Worth Your Time

Tim July 19, 2018

OnePlus released the Developer Preview 3 build for Android P to the OnePlus 6 this week, and considering how problematic DP2 was, I was hesitant to flash this new build to my daily driver. I'm very glad I did, though! From what I can tell so far after about 24...

Android P Developer Preview 3 Now Up for OnePlus 6!

Tim July 18, 2018 2

Developer Preview 3 for Android P is now available to OnePlus 6 owners, following the unstable mess that was DP2. In this build, OnePlus cites an updated security patch level to July, updated Google Mobile Services, improved system stability, as well as a fix...

Blackberry KEYone is Getting an Oreo Beta a Month Before Android P Releases

Kellen July 13, 2018 37

The Blackberry KEYone, a phone that you should have passed on because it's not 2005 anymore, was released in May of last year in the US. A couple of months later, Google released Android Oreo to Nexus and Pixel devices. In the months after Oreo dropped, dozens...

Question of the Day: Is Android P DP 4 (Beta 3) Stable Enough?

Kellen July 5, 2018 93

Whenever Google drops a new developer preview on us, comment sections tend to fill up with, "Is it stable enough for daily use?" With most releases, it's pretty obvious up front whether or not you should be using the latest preview or Android beta on your...

Android Gesture Battle: Google vs. OnePlus vs. Motorola

Kellen July 5, 2018 55

Gesture navigation sure appears to be the future of Android navigation. With Google building it into Android P, it will only be a matter of time before we see the majority of Android companies follow in their footsteps. Two companies that are already doing it...