Developer Preview

First Android Q Beta Now Available for Pixel, Pixel 2, and Pixel 3 Phones!

Kellen March 13, 2019

The first Android Q beta is now available! If you own a Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, or Pixel 3 XL, you can jump on this new goodness right now. Of course, being the first preview, it's probably not stable and you should consider holding off...

Did the Android Q Preview Release Today? (Updated)

Kellen March 13, 2019

UPDATE 2: It's here! UPDATE: It's coming any minute! No. There were rumors. There were bug trackers. There were fake screenshots on reddit. There was last year, when the Android P Developer Preview 1 dropped on an early Wednesday in March. None of that led to...

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...

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...

What’s New in Android P Developer Preview 4 (Beta 3)? (Updated)

Kellen July 2, 2018 143

With Android P Developer Preview 4 (Beta 3) now ready and rolling out, it's time for another "What's new?" post. We'll continue to update this post as we dive in and look for changes from the past preview. Again, this is DP 4 (Beta 3), arrives as build PPP4....

Android P Developer Preview 4, Beta 3 Goes Live for Pixel and Pixel 2! (Updated)

Kellen July 2, 2018 28

Android P Developer Preview 4 (Beta 3) just went live! Google's Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, and Pixel 2 XL all have new files labeled as build PPP4.180612.004. This is a release candidate and should be the most stable build yet. As DP4, we'll have one more...

What’s New in Android P Developer Preview 3 (Beta 2)?

Kellen June 6, 2018 185

Now that the Android Developer Preview 3 (Beta 2) has dropped and we've had a few minutes to start diving into it, we figured it was time to start sharing any of the changes we've come across. In this post, we'll continue to update it with tweaks, big and...