Essential Phone Archives

Here’s the Essential Phone 2 You Wanted and Never Got

Kellen March 19, 2020

Essential is no longer a company after closing up shop in February. The story of Andy Rubin's phone and home tech startup was a rocky one in-part filled with pretty disturbing claims about its founder. Still, even in the short time they existed while only...

Essential is Done: No New Phone, No More Updates, and Newton Mail is Dead

Kellen February 12, 2020

Essential has called it quits. After teasing their next phone under the codename "Project GEM" back in October, we've heard little from the company, outside of a few updates to their original Essential Phone. Now, because the company sees "no clear path to...

Essential Phone, December 2019 Android Update

Kellen December 2, 2019

And another one. https://twitter.com/essential/status/1201578055690375168

Essential Phone, November 2019 Android Update

Kellen November 4, 2019

Another one. https://twitter.com/essential/status/1191431100268269569

Essential Phone Still Getting Monthly Updates Same-Day as Google Pixel Phones

Kellen October 7, 2019

It has been a full two years since Essential introduced the Essential Phone and yet it's still receiving monthly Android security updates on the same day that Google pushes them to Pixel phones. I know that Essential doesn't do much to Android, that they have...

Android 10 Arrives for Essential Phone

Tim September 3, 2019

Essential, the king of Android updates, is shipping out Android 10 to owners of the Essential Phone. Related: Android 10 is live for Pixel phones! Inside, you'll find all of the Android 10 goodies, including the new gesture navigation, smart reply, dark mode,...

Whoops: Android Q Easter Egg Found on Essential Phone, Not Pixels

Tim August 9, 2019

For each new version of Android, Google cooks up a cute little easter egg that is always buried inside of the Android version number within the Settings menu. Rapidly tapping on that system version in Android Q has brought up the Android Pie easter egg, as...

Essential Phone, August Security Patch.

Kellen August 5, 2019

Right on time. https://twitter.com/essential/status/1158439991254626305