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Google Phone App Gets Beta Program on Play Store

Kellen April 10, 2018 38

Want to get into another beta version of a Google app? The Google Phone app now has a beta program and you can sign-up this minute. All you have to do is hit that Google Play link below on your phone and scroll to the bottom of the app listing to find the "...

Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ Oreo Beta Ends January 26 in US

Kellen January 25, 2018 16

If you have been testing Android Oreo in the Samsung Beta Program with your Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+, your time is almost up. Samsung started notifying users that the Oreo beta for the S8 and S8+ ends on January 26 in the US. That's tomorrow, guys. This news...

Google is Cleaning Up the Android Beta Program Page

Kellen January 23, 2018 10

If you cruise over to the Android Beta Program page today, you'll more than likely have a message awaiting you that says "there are no eligible devices associated with this Google account." That's odd, right? You own a Pixel or Pixel 2 or Nexus 6P and...

OnePlus 5T Gets First Android Oreo Beta

Kellen January 2, 2018 1

As a last surprise before 2017 ended, OnePlus snuck out the first Android Oreo beta for the OnePlus 5T. This is/was an "open" beta, so it won't be rolling out to your phone. Instead, you would have to manually flash it while understanding that this will take...

HQ Trivia Arrives on Android in Limited Beta, Full Availability by January 1

Kellen December 26, 2017 3

HQ Trivia, the iOS-only trivia game with prizes that became so popular it spawned immediate knock-offs, arrived on Android this weekend. Unfortunately, it's only available as a limited beta and pre-registration, so the chances of you being able to test it...

New Nova Launcher 5.5 Beta Adds Searchbar to Dock Option, Fun Icon Animations, More

Kellen October 16, 2017 18

A new Nova Launcher v5.5 beta update is available now to beta participants and it includes some of the goodness from the Pixel Launcher in the Pixel 2, as well as other Oreo-styled items. For one, you can now add the search bar directly to the dock if you want...

OnePlus 3 and 3T Beta Updates Bring Big List of Changes

Kellen September 5, 2017 6

Even with the OnePlus 5 now out and the only phone OnePlus currently sells, the company is still updating the OnePlus 3 and 3T, though we'll see how long that lasts. I'm partly kidding there, since we know they'll both see Android O at some point, it's just...

Nova Launcher Beta Adds Android O-Styled Notification Dots, Round Searchbar

Kellen May 26, 2017 36

A new Nova Launcher Beta arrived last night with a couple of minor tweaks to get you feeling closer to Android O than you'll be for the next year+ because you probably own a Samsung phone. Look at me, taking digs at your Samsung phones this early on a Friday?...