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Updates Arrive to Verizon Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, T-Mobile Galaxy S8 and S8+

Kellen September 28, 2017 13

Updates are arriving today for Verizon's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge as well as T-Mobile's Galaxy S8 and S8+. The updates are minor and certainly not Android Oreo or a refresh of Samsung's skin. Instead, they should include security patches, as well as bug fixes....

Google Gives Nexus 6P and 5X Owners Two Extra Months of Security Patches

Kellen September 25, 2017 95

Who knows why, but Google just extended the security update life of the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X. According to their dedicated support page that shows the schedule of guaranteed updates for both Nexus and Pixel devices, the 6P and 5X will now receive an extra two...

RIP, Slow Android Update Rollouts: Mashing “Check for Update” Button Now Worth Doing Again

Kellen September 22, 2017 86

Back in 2013, now-former Android engineer Dan Morrill explained to us that mashing the "check for update" button in Android was a waste of your time. Fast forward to today and things have changed for the better, according to Googler Elliott Hughes, as long as...

Nexus Player Android 8.0 Factory Image and OTA With September Patch Now Available

Kellen September 20, 2017 12

When September's Android security patch went live last week for most Nexus and Pixel devices, the Nexus Player's files were not included. In fact, no Android 8.0 "Oreo" images had been posted by Google for their Nexus Android TV unit up until a few minutes ago...

Motorola Gets Raked for Not Updating Moto G4 Plus to Oreo as Promised, Says It Now Will

Kellen September 18, 2017 33

At the end of last week, Motorola released its list of phones scheduled to receive the update to Android Oreo. As you guys know, the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus, two phones that are just barely a year old, were left off of the list. People were pissed initially,...

Motorola Posts List of Phones to Get Android Oreo Update

Kellen September 14, 2017 30

Motorola posted changes to its software update support site today that show which phones they are expecting to update to Android Oreo. We've gone through the list from each carrier and compiled them for you below. The usual suspects are there, but if you were...

September’s Android Security Update (Finally) Goes Live With Factory Images for Nexus, Pixel

Kellen September 13, 2017 26

Google just posted the Android security update for September 2017 and the files are already live for a number of devices, both Pixel and Nexus. So far, we are seeing 8.0.0 files for Pixel and Pixel XL (OPR1.170623.026, OPR3.170623.007), Pixel C (OPR1.170623....

Essential Phone Picks Up Performance Enhancing Update With September Security Patch (Updated)

Kellen September 13, 2017 47

The Essential Phone is picking up a new update today to build NMI64C. This software update is still Android 7.1.1, but it does include the new September security patch from Google, which is something to point out since Google has hardly been able to push this...