Update | Droid Life

Android 12 Beta 3.1 Update is Here to Fix Bugs for Your Pixel

Kellen July 26, 2021 24

The Android 12 Beta 3.1 update arrived this morning to hopefully squash all sorts of bugs. While the Android 12 Beta 3 is without a doubt the most polished looking and feature rich of the builds to date, it is also the buggiest I've dealt with. The need for an...

Samsung July Updates: Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Note 9 Grab the New Patch (Updated)

Kellen July 16, 2021 5

Another day, another batch of updates are headed to Samsung's best phones, and not just the new ones. Today, we've got updates for both the Galaxy Note 20 line and the quite-old Galaxy Note 9. We keep mentioning this, but this is once again the July Android...

Samsung July Updates: Galaxy S10 Steps to the Plate

Kellen July 15, 2021 2

The July Samsung update rollout continues this morning with the Galaxy S10 family, meaning the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10e, and Galaxy S10 5G are all getting an update this week. Like all of the other Samsung phones getting this month's patch, this is...

Samsung July Updates: Galaxy S21 is Up Next

Kellen July 12, 2021 5

As we dive further into the month of July, Samsung and its carrier partners continue to push out this month's update. Following the Note 10 line, the flagship Galaxy S21 series is now seeing the newest build. In this new update, Samsung is really only sending...

OnePlus 6 Gets Its First Android 11 Beta

Kellen July 9, 2021 4

The OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T are aging phones, yet OnePlus is still providing them some level of support. At 3 years old, OnePlus continues to send updates to each, even if those updates might not be coming as fast as owners may like. This week, OnePlus made...

July 2021 Android Security Update Now Available for Google Pixel Phones

Kellen July 7, 2021 11

After missing the Monday release, thanks to the 4th of July weekend, Google has now released the July Android update for its Pixel phones. The new Pixel update - available to the Pixel 3 through Pixel 5 - includes the July security patch and should fix a...

No July Update for Your Google Pixel Phone Yet (Updated: Here Now!)

Kellen July 5, 2021 12

It's the first Monday of the month, which would typically mean a fresh Android update for your Google Pixel phone. However, being an observed holiday from the 4th of July landing on a weekend, we aren't actually getting July's Android patch today. UPDATE 7/7:...

Motorola Edge+ Update Adds Something Called “Verizon Adaptive Sound (Updated)

Kellen July 5, 2021 9

Motorola has one of the most random update schedules of any phone maker. They rarely commit to long-term update support, but when they do, it's not like you get them in any sort of expected fashion. For example, the Motorola Edge+, their $1,000 return to...