Android OS and Updates

Optus has just announced that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the HTC Incredible S has begun to roll out. It's a staggered roll out with all users expected to get the update over the next couple...

If you're interested in the Moto X4 after reading our review -- tl;dr Chris loved it -- then you might be even more excited by this news; while it comes with Android 7.1.1 out of the box, it will...

Will they or won't they? Everyone's waiting for Samsung to release the Android 9 Pie update for the Galaxy Note 9. The only official release, thus far, is in Germany (where it's in a beta test). For everyone else,...

Google is building the next version of Android in preparation for the May Google I/O conference where we expect to see developer builds distributed for Nexus devices. Between now and then, there's going to be changes, but yesterday on...

After delaying the Android 4.2.2 update for the HTC One to ensure that customers would not be charged for the data, Vodafone has advised that the update is now available. The Vodafone Blog has updated to advise that the update...

We're just over a week out from the Annual Google I/O keynote and things are happening. For those that like to brave the early hours, the stream link is live. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP-nMZpLM1A The stream is scheduled for 3 am EST on May...

It's no secret that the Samsung Galaxy S III is due to receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean sometime soon, maybe within a few days to a week. What some of you may not be aware of is that Samsung...

If the news the other day that OTA updates for the seemingly long neglected Nexus 9 weren't far away got you excited, your excitement will be muted this morning, with the OTA update arriving but not with Android 5.1....

It has been nearly three months since Google released Android 10 to the world and we are starting to see manufacturers list the release timeframes for their devices. Last week OPPO announced the timeframe for their Chinese devices...

The time has come, for all the faithful Motorola RAZR M owners the Jelly Bean update you've been waiting for is here. Motorola has just announced via Twitter that the Jelly Bean upgrade is now rollling out in phases...

It seems that Pixel 3 owners are getting at least one more exclusive feature in Android 9 Pie that hasn't reached even the other Pixel phones, with a new Easter Egg being discovered. Google has a long history of including...

Android Auto, and now Android Automotive have both made a slow start to life in the real world. We are now seeing a lot of cars now incorporate Android Auto into their infotainment systems but the next iteration,...

One of the "features" of the new Google Pixel phones is the fingerprint scanner gesture that allows the notification shade to be pulled down with a swipe on the scanner. The Nexus 6P and 5X share the same fingerprint...

Sony is in the midst of rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to their handsets. Of course being the latest, Sony is rolling it out to their Z3 series first off, they've announced details of the rollout previously...

Motorola certainly didn't win fans with their first announcement of Marshmallow for only a very limited set of devices, notably excluding the just released Moto E Gen 2. Motorola has further advised that Marshmallow is now arriving on the...