Essential Phone

Essential Phone Keeps Getting Monthly Android Updates

Kellen April 1, 2019

The Essential Phone picked up another monthly security update today, moments after Google released it. That's nothing new, of course, as Essential has been as good as Google at issuing updates to its phone. That trend continued today with the release of the...

Essential Phone Owners, Your March Security Patch With Digital Wellbeing Support is Ready

Tim March 4, 2019

Like every other month, Essential was quick to roll out its March security patch to Essential Phone owners, basically minutes after Google did the same for the Pixel lineup. On top of the March patch, Essential states that this update includes support for...

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...