Essential Phone

Essential Continues to Show Other OEMs How Updates are Supposed to be Done

Tim February 4, 2019

Should you care about timely updates, there are only a couple of Android makers you should be buying from. Technically, there's only one, because one of the companies doesn't make phones currently, but we've already discussed that at length. Anyway, we're...

Essential R&D Boss Can’t Wait to Sh*t On All the Haters

Kellen December 31, 2018

The future of Essential is mostly a mystery. Since releasing a single phone a year and a half ago that only sold after dramatic price drops, nothing has come to replace it or work alongside it in any sort of family of products. The company hasn't delivered on...

It Looks Like the End has Finally Come to the Essential Phone (Updated: Yep)

Kellen December 28, 2018

It wasn't the successful, industry-changing run we had all hoped for from the startup founded by Android creator Andy Rubin, but the Essential Phone might be done. After a good year and a half of price drops and flash sales after a rocky, expensive start, the...

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."...