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Report: Google Created a Android Update Ranking System by Manufacturer, Might Publish It

Kellen May 25, 2016 108

According to a report out of Bloomberg, Google has created a ranking system for Android device manufacturers based on how quickly they are not only updating their phones to the latest versions of Android, but applying the most recent security patches as well....

T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S5 Gets Marshmallow Update

Kellen May 24, 2016 20

Yesterday, T-Mobile began pushing an update of Android 6.0 to the...wait for it...Samsung Galaxy S5. Yeah, that old bird. Sweet, right? The update is showing up as either software version G900T3UVU1GPE1 or G900TUVU1GPE1, depending on, something. Honestly, I...

Verizon Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Get Updates That Fix Google Play Issues, Kill Bloatware

Kellen May 24, 2016 26

Verizon will begin pushing an update to the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge this morning that should fix a couple of nagging bugs, while tweaking some behaviors on the side. The updates are rolling out as version VRU4CPD2 for each and can be pulled for...

AT&T Galaxy S6 is Getting Its Marshmallow Update (Updated: Edge Too)

Kellen May 17, 2016 47

Galaxy S6 owners who are stuck with AT&T, your Marshmallow update is incoming. In fact, you may be able to pull it right now. A number of owners of the phone over at reddit have been downloading and updates their Galaxy S6s all morning, so you may want to...

Original DROID Turbo Gets an Update That Isn’t Marshmallow

Kellen May 13, 2016 73

Verizon's original DROID Turbo is receiving an update today that includes the "latest" Android security patches and call performance improvements. It is not an update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow, in case you were wondering. I mention that because this phone is...

Google Begins Posting OTA Images for Nexus Devices (the .Zip Files)

Kellen May 10, 2016 41

You know how we often spend days hunting down the over-the-air (OTA) .zip files for Nexus updates to try and get you updates faster than Google sends them? We may not need to do that any longer because Google started posting the files today. I'm not kidding -...

FCC and FTC Want to Figure Out Why Security Updates Take so Long to Get to You

Kellen May 10, 2016 88

Because security is always of the utmost importance, but maybe even more so today on mobile because we all have a smartphone and use it for everything we do, the FCC wants to figure out why it's taking carriers and manufacturers such a long time to get you...

Verizon’s LG G5, Galaxy Note 5, and Galaxy S6 Edge+ are All Getting Updates

Kellen May 10, 2016 27

Last night, Verizon approved updates for the LG G5, Galaxy Note 5, and Galaxy S6 Edge+ and finally provided changelogs and software versions for each this morning. The updates are minor, as you would expect, but do tweak a few things while bringing security...