Moto G4 receiving update to Android 8.1 Oreo
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...
Google’s Android Q, yet to officially arrive, has been rooted
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...
Android Slices for some device settings appearing on Google Pixel devices
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 Assistant is getting deeper integrations into your mobile life
This morning during their partner walk, Google announced a number of changes and deeper integrations into your mobile experience. There are some that users will notice immediately, others are more about the capability expansion of assistant and the...
Google experimenting with Android’s navigation gestures for Android Q
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...
Galaxy Note 9 Users – February 2019 security patch is coming around now
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...
10 years on, what was your first Android phone?
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...
Android Pie not far off for Samsung Galaxy Note 8 users, Galaxy S8 to...
Beta testing for the Android 9 Pie update continues for Samsung Galaxy Note 8 customers, having received a third beta version this week. The update follows a similar release for Samsung Galaxy S8 users last week.
Though not many Australian...
It’s Happening! Android Pie update for Galaxy S9/S9+ and Note 9 now rolling out...
After finding that testing was essentially complete for carriers in Australia, it appears Samsung has begun rolling out the Android Pie update for Galaxy S9/S9+ and Note 9 handsets in Australia.
The update is heading out to both retail and...
Google may allow you to rollback app updates in Android Q
If you've ever installed an update and immediately regretted it thanks to a janky implementation or a major function disappearing you may be happy with a new feature in Android Q which will let you rollback the update to...
We may be getting better face matching secure login in Android Q
If past years launches of Android dev previews are anything to go by we're only a month or so away from seeing an Android Q beta, and while we've seen some great new features already in a leaked preview...
Nokia outline their Android 9.0 Pie update roadmap promising to be faster than ever
Nokia's decision to run all their phones on Google's new barebones versions of Android, Android One and Android Go, seems to be paying off in spades. They have updated their phones faster than nearly all other manufacturers (aside...
Android 9.0 Pie ready to roll out to the Sony XZ2 Premium followed by...
Sony have a decent track record when it comes to updating their phones to the latest Android versions. After already updating the XZ2 and XZ2 Compact last year Sony are set to roll out some Pie to more...
[UPDATE: now with video!] Early Android Q build leaks with system wide Dark...
If Google's timeline for previous Android Dev Preview launches is anything to go by, we're only a little way out from seeing an Android Q build released. If you're too impatient to wait for this, an early build of...
Samsung begins Android Pie Beta program update with One UI for Galaxy Note 8
Samsung's rollout of Android Pie has begun in earnest for their flagships of the past couple of years and next to receive the update is the Galaxy Note 8 with users in India and Korea being invited to join...