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US Android Market Lacks Diversity, Dominated by Samsung Phones

Tim December 3, 2019

PC Mag published an article this week that gave us high hopes for an intriguing read on the currently-most-popular Android phones across the US. As it turns out, there couldn't be a more bland story, simply because Samsung and a total of just three phones...

Reported Samsung Android 10 Roadmap Says No Update for Galaxy S8, Note 8 Models

Tim November 29, 2019

A reddit user over in the UK discovered an Android 10 roadmap inside of the Samsung Members app recently, detailing exactly which of Samsung's devices will be graced with the One UI 2.0 update. Here's the list, according to the reddit user. Apologies for its...

Samsung Ending Bixby Voice Support for Devices Still on Nougat, Oreo

Tim November 26, 2019

In a decision that shouldn't really affect too many users, Samsung is moving to end support of Bixby Voice on devices still running Nougat and Oreo, according to a report from SamMobile. The devices this move is said to affect are the Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+,...

Verizon Updates Its Samsung Phones With October Patch, S10 Line Gets New Features

Kellen October 31, 2019

If you happen to own a Samsung phone from the past three years, there's a good chance it is receiving an update this week from Verizon. The entire Galaxy S10, Note 10, and S8 lines are all seeing new updates, with the S10 phones getting more than just a...

A Lot of Galaxy Phones on Verizon are Getting Updated With August Security Patch

Tim August 23, 2019

Verizon is sending out quite a few updates to Galaxy phone owners right now, all of which include the August security patch. Phones getting updated are the Galaxy S8 lineup, S9 lineup, S10 5G, as well as the Note 9. Phones updated with security patch and their...

Verizon Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, S8, S8+ and Note 8 Get Updated Security Patches (Updated: LG G6, Too!)

Tim July 24, 2019

Verizon is sending out the July security patch to owners of the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, and Galaxy Note 8. For owners of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, they are receiving June's patch. Once updated, S8 owners will be on software version PPR1.180610.011....

Xfinity Mobile Finally Adds Android Devices to BYOD Program

Kellen July 16, 2019

Comcast's Xfinity Mobile, which uses Verizon's network and is stupidly cheap for Xfinity customers, is now allowing customers to bring their own Android devices. This has been a requested addition to the service since it first started over two years ago. To...

T-Mobile Galaxy S8, S8+, and Note 8 Updated With April Security Patch (Updated)

Tim May 28, 2019

T-Mobile customers with a Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, or Galaxy Note 8 should be seeing the *April* security patch hit their devices some time this week. In each of the device changelogs, T-Mobile simply lists, "security fixes." It's pretty vague, but it's better...