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Google Play Edition Boot Animation and SunBeam Live Wallpaper Available for Download

Kellen June 26, 2013 79

The new Google boot animation and SunBeam live wallpaper that are currently exclusive to the Google Play Editions of the HTC One and Galaxy S4 have already been pulled and released for our tinkering pleasure. Thanks to the release of the GPL files (similar to...

Directly From Google or Not, Google Play Editions Will Receive Updates Shortly After They Are Released

Kellen June 26, 2013 56

Shortly after Google made the new Google Play Editions of the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 available, stories began to run with fear that updates would not be directly supplied by Google and that OEMs would still be a part of the equation, causing delays. I...

New Camera UI, Boot Animation, and Wallpaper Arrive With Google Play Edition Phones – Still Android 4.2.2

Kellen June 26, 2013 53

Now that the Google Play Editions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One are available for purchase and in the hands of a select few media outlets, we're starting to see a look at the version of Android they are both running. Surprisingly enough, they appear to...

HTC Releases Kernel Source for One “Google Play Edition”

Kellen June 26, 2013 47

Just as the "Google Play Edition" of the HTC One went live in the Google Play store, HTC went ahead and posted the kernel source for the device. Listed as the "One Special Edition," you can tell that this is the Google Play Edition thanks to the carrier being...

HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 “Google Play Editions” Now Available

Kellen June 26, 2013 121

As expected, since the date is June 26, the new "Nexus experience" editions of the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 are now available through Google Play. Each runs a completely stock version of Android that will be updated directly by Google (or won't they?),...