Android OS and Updates

Motorola have been slowly updating their recent devices and today they have announced another of their phones is currently receiving an OTA rollout of Android 9.0 Pie. From today moto g6 owners will start seeing Android 9.0 Pie roll out to their devices replacing the 8.0 Oreo currently onboard. Motorola …

OPPO’s ColorOS has been one of the most polarising Android skins since Android began its existence. Since that time it has evolved into something acceptable to most but still has some way to go to be considered one of the best. Overnight OPPO announced the next evolution of their ColorOS …

In a bid to improve the consistency of app icons across Android, Chrome OS and the web Google has released new design specifications for app icons. Google’s going full squircle for app icons this time around, and if developers don’t jump on board the drop shadow train they’ll find their …

HMD Global’s investment in the Nokia smartphone brand has produced some excellent smartphones, and one of the main selling features is the stock Android experience. That includes regular OS updates, and today we can confirm the Nokia 3.1 has received an update to Android 9 Pie. A detailed changelog of …

We have been speculating when Android Q Beta was going to launch with most speculation pointing to the middle of this current month based on previous years. According to the bug tracker for Android Q Beta the beta will launch within 24 hours. First spotted my Mishaal Rahman from XDA …

Samsung and Optus are keeping their word, bringing the Android 9 Pie update to Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ and Note 8 customers later this week. According to the Optus software updates page, the update will be rolling out on 13 March 2019, meaning that users have as little as two …

Buying anything with software these days normally means you get to experience the joy of the day one update, at least with phones they’re something you can typically delay until the device is set up, and they’re something you actually want. For buyers of Samsung’s latest devices, you’ll be receiving …

Google has begun pushing out its March security update patch to Pixel devices with the update bringing tweaks to the About menu and the ability to schedule update restarts along with the usual additional vulnerability fixes and some overall improvements. Google has noted that there are no reports of customers …

It’s no longer a new phone, but at eighteen months of age, the Motorola Moto G4 is receiving a software update. It’s not getting Android 9 Pie, though — this update is Android 8.1 Oreo. At this stage the update is only being released in Brazil, but given the popularity …

Obtaining root access is something that a lot of people are less inclined to do in 2019 than they did back five years ago. Google has made it harder and harder for users to obtain this root access for the sake of security but the fight between hackers and Google …

Last year at Google I/O Google announced Slices, a new API to allow app developers to let users interact with app content from with searches within the Google Search app or the Assistant. As with many things announced at Google I/O, they often take a long time to come to …

One of the more controversial changes in Android Pie was the replacement of the three navigation buttons with the two button system that included navigation gestures. Now it looks like Google may change them again in Android Q. The folks at XDA Developers have gotten hands on a very early …

Not all that long ago, Samsung spoke of its desire to do better with software updates, and if 2019 (so far) is anything to go by, the South Korean company is keeping true to its word. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 is receiving the February 2019 security updates in eastern Europe …

As you may have read today is the tenth anniversary of the release of the HTC Dream into Australia. To celebrate we thought we’d ask you, our readers, what your first Android phone was and what your Android Journey has been since then. For me the start was the T-mobile …