Essential Phone

Essential Acquires an Email Company Who No Longer Makes an Email App

Kellen December 7, 2018

Essential, which has had a very confusing year or so, acquired CloudMagic today. The company that formerly made Newton Mail will join Essential to "help accelerate our product roadmap," an Essential spokesperson said. What's the deal here? We don't really know...

Essential Phone Also Getting December Security Patch

Tim December 3, 2018

It's not only Pixel and select Nexus devices receiving December security patch love today. As usual, Essential is pushing out the update to Essential Phone owners, too. Very nice. Essential lists nothing else in addition to the December patch, but if we...

Anyone Buy the Essential Audio Adapter HD?

Kellen November 19, 2018

Essential's Audio Adapter HD went up for sale a week ago and immediately sold out, even at $149. It has now restocked, for those who missed out, but I just want to know one thing about - did you buy one? Not that I'm questioning why you would buy one, I'm just...

Essential Phone’s Audio Adapter HD Now Available for $149

Kellen November 13, 2018

The second (and likely last) snap-on accessory for the Essential Phone is here. Essential's Audio Adapter HD can now be purchased for $149 through the Essential Store. The Audio Adapter HD has been in the works for some time (recently hit the FCC, picked up...

Essential Phone Gets November Security Patch, Support for Audio Adapter HD

Tim November 5, 2018

Essential, always timely with its updates, is pushing out the newly released November security patch to device owners. That's great news, but it's not really what we're excited about. Also mentioned in the changelog is "Support for Essential Audio Adapter HD."...

Essential’s Audio Adapter HD Hits FCC, Will Hopefully be Sold Soon

Kellen October 11, 2018

I tend to forget that the Essential Phone wanted to be a modular phone. Andy Rubin and Co. wanted this phone to be a phone that lasted you for years through upgrades with accessories that attached via magnetic connection. They haven't actually succeeded in...

Essential Now Building New Phone, Report Says, With All the AI

Kellen October 10, 2018

In May, just as we were preparing mentally for a wonderful world filled with nothing but joy that could possibly include a refreshed Essential Phone with a proper camera and display, a report arrived suggesting that Andy Rubin and Co. were setting all follow-...

Essential Phone Gets October Update, Control Over Notch Area

Kellen October 1, 2018

As is the case almost every single month, Essential has already pushed the newest security update to its Essential Phone minutes after Google released it. The update is minor, but does bring with it the October security patch and the return of notch display...