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Unlocked Razer Phone 2 Getting Pie Starting February 27

Tim February 19, 2019

Razer Phone 2 owners can start getting excited for a taste of Pie, as Razer announced this week that Android 9 will soon be rolling out to owners. First up will be the unlocked models, with the rollout for Pie set to begin February 27. Following that will be...

OnePlus 6, 6T Updated With ‘Deep’ Duo Integration, January Security Patch

Tim February 12, 2019

OnePlus is beginning its rollout of OxygenOS 9.0.12 for the OnePlus 6T and 9.0.4 for OnePlus 6. Inside, both phones can expect to see the January security patch, but most notably, "deep integration with Google Duo." In addition, display optimizations for the...

Essential Continues to Show Other OEMs How Updates are Supposed to be Done

Tim February 4, 2019

Should you care about timely updates, there are only a couple of Android makers you should be buying from. Technically, there's only one, because one of the companies doesn't make phones currently, but we've already discussed that at length. Anyway, we're...

Verizon Moto G6, G6 Play, LG V40, Galaxy Note 8, and RED Hydrogen One Get Security Patches

Tim February 1, 2019

Verizon is shipping out plenty of updates this week, although, none of the following are as exciting as the Galaxy S9 and S9+'s update to Pie with One UI. Regardless, we have updates for the Moto G6, Moto G6 Play, LG V40, Galaxy Note 8, and RED Hydrogen One....

LG G7 ThinQ Getting Pie Update in South Korea, Other Countries Need to Stay Patient

Tim January 18, 2019

For G7 ThinQ owners, it's now safe to get a little excited about the potential of Android Pie coming to your phone. LG has begun to push the Pie update to owners of the device in South Korea, meaning it shouldn't be too long before it heads elsewhere. This...

Samsung Provides Different Pie Update Roadmap, Galaxy Note 9 and Note 8 Bumped Up a Month

Tim January 2, 2019

Samsung, given its presence in nearly all corners of the globe, has varying update roadmaps for its product lineups. This week, we're seeing a slightly different Pie roadmap than the one we saw in late December, with a couple of positives to note. The big...

OxygenOS 9.0.3 Update Rolls Out to OnePlus 6, Nightscape Improvements Inside

Tim January 2, 2019

This past weekend, OnePlus announced the rolling out of OxygenOS 9.0.3 for OnePlus 6 owners, which should be hitting most units by now. Inside, users should expect to see December's security patch, improvements for the Nightscape camera mode, improved...

LG’s Android Pie Update Roadmap is Seriously Depressing Me

Tim December 31, 2018

Remember in April when LG opened up an engineering center where the sole purpose was to provide timely software updates? Forgive me, but LOL. According to a new roadmap provided by LG, its G7 ThinQ smartphone won't receive Pie until some time in Q1 (likely in...