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May’s Android Security Update Goes Live for Nexus, Pixel Devices

Kellen May 7, 2018 56

Google just dropped the May 2018 security patch for Nexus and Pixel devices on us. If that seems odd to you knowing that Android P Developer Preview 2 is probably coming tomorrow, try not to stress. Google (almost) always drops each month's security patch on...

Android Things Hits 1.0 as Devices From LG, JBL, and Lenovo Ready for Launch

Kellen May 7, 2018 1

Google's IoT platform, also known as Android Things, reached v1.0 today ahead of Google I/O. With the launch of Android Things 1.0, we're now at the point where the platform is ready for production devices, like Smart Displays. Google said today in a blog post...

Outlook for Android is Getting a Bunch of New Features Like Quick Reply, Draft Syncing

Kellen April 30, 2018 11

Microsoft announced a bunch of new features that are coming to its Outlook mobile apps over the coming months, including on Android and iOS. Things like draft folder syncing, access to Office Lens, quick replies, favorite people tagging, and more, will soon be...

Google Announces This Year’s Google Play Awards Nominees, Winners Coming at I/O

Kellen April 24, 2018 1

Google announced the 2018 Google Play Awards nominees today to celebrate the best experiences in Android. The Google Play Awards, for those not familiar, are a celebration of the applications and games that "represent some of the best experiences available on...

Android Manufacturers Agree With Apple, the iPhone X is the Future

Kellen April 17, 2018 166

Covering Android since 2009 has allowed me to see all of the highs and lows of this platform. We were there during the early battles with Apple fans, the ones who considered Android nothing but a cheap knock-off of the product they had begun to cultishly,...

Android Distribution Numbers Updated for the First Time in 2 Months

Kellen April 16, 2018 32

Today, after more than two months, Google has updated the Android distribution numbers that show the percentages for each version of Android still alive in the ecosystem. We aren't sure why there was this gap, but we are at least happy to report that Oreo's...

Did Google Just Out Android P’s Revamped Navigation Bar With Gesture Support?

Kellen April 13, 2018 36

Google posted to the Android Developers Blog today a story about DNS over TLS support in Android P. It's a fun story, if care about things like a built-in Private DNS mode. If you don't, then you may be interested in another part of this story - the screenshot...

This Website Lets You Play With Google’s Fuchsia Operating System Right Now

Kellen April 4, 2018 18

Google's Fuchsia operating system is a mysterious littler bugger. We know that Google continues to work on it, that it's an all-Google OS, that it'll be for phones and computers (you can try and run it on a Pixelbook right now), and that it wants to run fast...