Android OS and Updates

Staying true to historical patterns, Google has released the public beta of its latest Android version a few weeks out from Google I/O. That's the good news; the bad news is that you need to have a currently supported...

We've had a number of leaks around the Pixel Watch; now, Android Central has received images of what appears to be a misplaced device. The images give us a clear look at the design facets of the device, which...

Finally, we're seeing tangible evidence that the Pixel Watch will launch this year. The watch, Code Named "Rohan" has been leaked multiple times. Now we see further information from Evan Blass that tutorials were -- at least briefly --...

In the ever-evolving connected world we live in, it's increasingly important to keep your connected devices up to date. Samsung is one of the more pro-active manufacturers when it comes to this area of security. It delivers up to...

Samsung is a company that is not necessarily known for updating devices that are over 2 years old but it seems they are looking to change this image, with the company pushing out a major firmware update for Galaxy...

Each year around this time, we get the opportunity to see the future vision of Android. We're up to version 13 this year and, with the launch of the developer preview, we get confirmation of the codename Tiramisu. The usual...

Samsung has laid down the gauntlet to Google, OPPO and other major Android device manufacturers, promising that it's flagship phones, watches and tablets for 2021 and 2022 will get even more years of Android OS and Samsung One UI...

Google TV, which is now well over a year old, has finally received one of the first updates that bring with it fixes to Dobly Vision playback and storage alongside a security patch update. The update, which is rolling out...

Thankfully it is several years since OPPO's ColorOS was an iPhone clone that changed the standard Android user interface so much it looked and acted more like an iPhone. Oppo today officially announced the all-new ColorOS 12 operating system for...

TCL has begun pushing out an update to its TCL 10L devices which brings the device up to the latest security patch but also a major firmware update that sees the device upgrading to Android 11 with TCL UI...

In days gone by, Android was "officially" known by names relating to sweet treats carrying names such as cupcake, doughnut, eclair, froyo, gingerbread and honeycomb. Over time though, the codenames went from official to development codenames which --...

realme has announced that it has begun rolling out realme UI 2.0 update that is based on Android 11 to 5 devices, the realme 7 Pro, realme 7 5G, X3 SuperZoom, realme 6 and realme C12. The update,...

When realme launched some of its recent phones they promised us that "All models are guaranteed security patches two years from launch, and models from the number and X series are guaranteed one Android OS version update". While a longer guaranteed...

Android 12 is almost here, but if you've got a recent Pixel device and are willing to take the risk then you can have the Beta now. The process to get the update as an OTA is actually...

With Google I/O set to kick off tomorrow in the wee early hours (approximately 3 am AEST) we haven’t got long to find out what Google has in store for us product-wise but also the next and upcoming version...