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Verizon Galaxy Note 9 Android Pie Update is Ready! (Updated)

Kellen March 11, 2019

After getting off to a hot start to 2019 by updating the Galaxy S9 line to Android Pie and receiving praise from us, Samsung has slipped a bit in its rollout of Galaxy Note 9 Pie updates. AT&T's model grabbed Pie first at the end of January, followed by...

March 2019 Android Security Update Goes Live for Pixel Devices

Kellen March 4, 2019

Google just released the March 2019 Android security patch for Pixel devices. We already have both factory image and OTA files ready to be downloaded for those willing to do some manual labor, or as always, you can sit back and wait for the update to arrive...

You Should be Getting the Big White Gmail Update Right Now

Kellen February 19, 2019

The super extra all-white version of Gmail for Android that Google announced back in January is rolling out widely at the moment. If you did not let yourself become an APK brodog on that sideload game, now is your time to see if the new Gmail is for you. What'...

Android Q Might Ditch the Back Button in Gesture Navigation!

Kellen February 18, 2019

The new gesture navigation that Google introduced with Android Pie has always felt a bit half-baked. There are portions of it that swipe and others that don't. I'm talking about the oddly-appearing "back" button that remains even as the rest of the navigation...

Poll: Is Your Phone on Android Pie Yet?

Kellen February 14, 2019

Google doesn't seem all that interested in sharing the percentage of Android phones running Pie, their latest release. After dropping Pie on us in August, they released two months of Android distribution numbers that would potentially reveal its adoption, it's...

New 2019 Emoji!

Kellen February 5, 2019

The new emoji for 2019 have been revealed, thanks to the folks at Unicode and Emojipedia. There are 230 in total as a part of Unicode 12.0, with new emoji for the sloth, otter, ice cube, drop of blood, waffle, people holding hands, and more. You'll also find...

Google Releases Two New Apps: Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier

Kellen February 4, 2019

Google dropped two new apps on us this morning, both of which should help deaf and hard-of-hearing people. The apps are called Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier, and they are available right now for download. The names for the apps explain pretty well what...

Which Wear OS Watch Should You Buy?

Kellen January 31, 2019

To answer that question - "Which Wear OS watch should you buy?" - we are going to skip by the conversation over whether or not you should even consider a Wear OS watch at all. I'm assuming that if you got to the point where you want to buy one and are looking...