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Google Confirms New December Pixel Update

Kellen December 19, 2025 3

The mystery second December update that arrived on Pixel phones earlier in the week remains mostly a mystery today, but at least we have factory image files for it. The new December update first popped up on Pixel devices running on Verizon's network, with the...

Verizon Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 Devices Get New December Update (Updated)

Kellen December 17, 2025 12

All of Google's still-supported Pixel devices received a huge QPR2 update in early December with new features and tons of bug fixes. We all assumed this would be the last update of the year and have mostly been waiting around for Google to give us a QPR3 beta...

Samsung December Updates Continue Roll Out to All These Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 2

Samsung started sending December updates to a batch of devices earlier in the week, but they weren't quite done with 2025. Since that rollout began, another wave of Samsung December updates are arriving on the Galaxy S24 series and numerous foldables. The...

Galaxy Watch 5 Pro Gets One UI 8 Update in US

Kellen December 9, 2025 2

The Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and Galaxy Watch 5 are receiving One UI 8 and Wear OS 6 updates. Samsung is continuing to push out its latest large update to some of its older Galaxy Watch models this week. After pushing the One UI 8 and Wear OS 6 updates to the Galaxy...

December Pixel Watch Update Rolls Out to Pixel Watch 2 and Above

Kellen December 9, 2025 6

Google announced new features for the Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Watch 4 this morning, but didn't tell us exactly how those would arrive. Would we see them from a Pixel Watch companion app update or as a system update? It sure looks now like a Pixel Watch system...

Google Sends First Big Update to Android XR and Galaxy XR With PC Connect, More

Kellen December 8, 2025 1

Google finished hosting the latest in "The Android Show" today and the topic at hand was Android XR. We knew this show was coming and there was some excitement around it since we just finished testing the Samsung Galaxy XR in the offices. We're eager to see...

Google Added 9 Sweet New Features to Your Pixel in Big Update

Kellen December 2, 2025 12

Following the release of several beta builds over a number of months, Google released Android 16 QPR2 today in stable as the December Pixel update. This is a huge update with over 30 bug fixes, but it also marks the release of the second major Android 16 build...

December 2025 Android Security Update Available for Google Pixel Devices

Kellen December 2, 2025 7

Google released the December Pixel update today that also happens to be Android 16 QPR2, which we've all been testing for several months. In fact, if you joined the QPR2 Beta early, you have had this software since August. This is a large update that touches...