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Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL Gets Surprise, Likely Final Update

Kellen June 28, 2022 2

Update support for the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL was originally scheduled to end back in November of last year. Once that final month rolled around, Googled promised another final update, likely to button things up a bit before sending the phones on their...

Qualcomm’s $1,500 Snapdragon Phone is for Superfans Who Don’t Like Updates

Kellen June 14, 2022 8

A year ago, Qualcomm announced a phone that it planned to sell to the Snapdragon Superfans of the world, which is never not going to be a weird thing to type, because such a thing can't exist, right? That thought aside, the phone was only produced in a limited...

Verizon Galaxy S22 Grabs June Update Arrives With Improvements, Possibly in Camera Too

Kellen June 14, 2022 9

Samsung began rolling out its June Android update in recent days and there's more than just the security patches. Instead, Samsung has talked about camera improvements as well as other "performance" improvements that owners of a Galaxy S22 device might see....

Android 13 Beta 3.1 Released for Pixel Phones, Minor Bug Fix Inside

Tim June 10, 2022 5

Google is shipping out Android 13 Beta 3.1 to supported Pixel devices this afternoon, a minor upgrade from Beta 3 that was released only earlier this week. Inside, Google lists a minor bug fix for devices that fixes an issue with the Android Beta Feedback app....

Pixel Phones in Android 12 Beta Will Get June’s Update, Then Unenrolled

Kellen June 7, 2022 6

When you think about the Android Beta program, up until this year, that was only supposed to mean a beta program for the upcoming new version release of Android. For the first time ever this year, Google changed that by offering up a beta program for their...

Google Fixed These 35 Bugs in the June Pixel Update

Kellen June 6, 2022 35

The June update for Pixel phones is a big one not just because it's a Feature Drop, but also because Google fixed a ton of bugs. They've been working on this one for a while and it shows with the list of improvements below. If you own a Pixel 4 up through...

June 2022 Android Security Update Available for Google Pixel Phones

Kellen June 6, 2022 34

The June Google Pixel update has arrived for those with still-supported devices, those being the Pixel 4 up through the Pixel 6 line. Unlike most months, this month is a Pixel Feature Drop month and includes several new features for Pixel devices, on top of...

June’s Pixel Update is a Feature Drop: Here’s Everything New

Kellen June 6, 2022 36

For many months now, Google let us test a big quarterly update that would eventually turn into the June Pixel Feature Drop. It arrived via Android Beta program beginning in March and is on the 3rd beta at the moment. During testing, it lacked the "feature"...