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New Google Play Store and Services Updates Add 10 New Items to Your Devices

Kellen January 18, 2022 2

At the end of last year, Google started to post changelogs for the Google Play System Updates it issues to Android devices (phones, watches, TVs, and tablets). The introduction of a changelog for these updates is somewhat of a big deal because for the first...

Pixel 6’s Big January Update Could Show Up January 17 (Updated: Live Early!)

Kellen January 14, 2022 37

Should you still own a Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro and haven't tossed it aside like some YouTubers have, because the phone has become a buggy mess after two months of no updates, a new day to pencil in on your calendar has arrived. The big January update that...

Google Play System Updates Now Less of a Mystery

Kellen January 11, 2022 8

During most months, your Android device will receive a Google Play system update that Google has used for a few years to squash bugs or take care of critical security issues involving the Google Play Store, Google Play services, and Android. This way of...

Pixel 3 Gets Surprise Update to Fix Emergency Call Bug

Kellen January 5, 2022 7

The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL were originally scheduled to be done receiving software support after their Android 12 update in October. Google promised us another update, though, one that would likely be a final bug fixer early in 2022 that we are still waiting...

Google Realizes It Should Pull the Pixel 6 December Factory Images, Does So

Kellen January 5, 2022 47

The December update for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro didn't workout and we now know it has serious enough bugs that Google decided to put it on hold. Their plan is to fix its serious bugs and issue a big update later in January to those two phones, though their...

Pixel 6 - Pixel 6 Pro, Black Friday Deals

Everything Fixed in This Month’s Google Pixel Update

Kellen January 4, 2022 24

The update for Google's Pixel phones that started rolling out today to most still-supported devices is yet another bug fixer that is likely taking care of initial Android 12 issues. Android 12 has proven to be a massive update from Google that they clearly...

January 2022 Android Security Update Now Available for Google Pixel Phones

Kellen January 4, 2022 27

The next monthly Android update is here for Google's Pixel phones in the form of the January Android security patch. I'd tell you that your Pixel phone can grab it now, but that's not actually true for everyone. Google's massive December update did indeed show...

Microsoft Didn’t Fulfill Its Surface Duo Android 11 Update Promise

Kellen December 31, 2021 13

Microsoft made a promise a couple of months back that it was going to update its $1,400 Surface Duo device to Android 11 before 2021 ended. Unless something changes over the next several hours, they will fail to do so. That's both unsurprising and pathetic. I...