Android Wear Dev Preview 5 released ahead of full launch in Early February
Google's delayed launch of Android Wear 2.0 has hit another road mark with the fifth and final developer preview launching today, ahead of an 'early February' release of the full version.
The fifth and final developer preview includes three major...
Samsung’s virtual assistant Bixby is getting ready for launch with IP Australia trademark applications
Samsung's launch of the Galaxy S8 won't be coming at Mobile World Congress next month, but Samsung is making all the moves to ensure the phone will launch without incident, including trademarking the Bixby virtual assistant.
Samsung has applied for...
LineageOS, the CyanogenMod successor, is arriving this weekend
In case you missed it CyanogenMod is no more. In its place LineageOS has been born. Switching the builds from CyanogenMod (CM) to LineageOS has been a momentous task, one that has required a lot of work...
Lenovo to roll out Android Nougat update for Moto Z series starting in February
Lenovo's moudular smartphone, the Moto Z will be getting its Nougat update next month according to Motorola.
In a statement to Android Central, Motorola advised that the update would be available for unlocked Moto Z handsets in February,while the Moto...
Huawei Nougat Release Roadmap Leaked
Owners of a Huawei phone may or may not be pleased with a list of devices that's just been leaked outlining Huawei's Nougat roadmp for their current range of phones.
Huawei are the third biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world...
Which Galaxy devices are getting Android Nougat? Get the list within
With Android Nougat fast approaching its 6 months milestone, we're hoping to start seeing more devices get the update. So far the rollout has been somewhat slower than we may have liked, however considering the Lollipop rollout issues I'll...
Android Wear 2.0 Launching February 9
Android Wear has seemingly stalled but there is apparently light at the end of the tunnel. Last week Google told developers that Android Wear 2.0 was "launching in early February, 2017". Today perennial leaker Evan Blass has...
Telstra’s Signature Premium handset will be getting a Nougat update
Good news everyone, the Telstra Signature Premium, the first of Telstra's self branded 'Signature' range, will be getting Android 7.0.
If you haven't been following along, the Telstra Signature Premium, launched in April last year, is essentially a re-badged HTC...
Nougat update for the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge starting to arrive
The long awaited update to Nougat has begun for owners of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, with users who participated in the Samsung beta program for the update reporting a 215MB update being received on their phones....
Google’s latest Android CDD contains a win and a lose for future Android users
The Android Compatability Definition Document or CDD is a list of requirements that Google places on OEMs who want to use their particular flavour of Android and get access to the Play Store and other Google Apps. Google has...
Screenshot feature has arrived in the Google Assistant for Pixel owners
The Google Now On Tap screenshot feature was a great idea, but with the transition to Google Assistant when the Pixel phones were released, it fell by the wayside. Now it appears that Google is bringing it back, with...
Android Wear 2.0 is coming early next month says Google
Google is advising developers that the launch of Android Wear 2.0, which was postponed late last year is coming in early February.
The announcement is being made to developers through emails, advising them to update their legacy apps to the...
Android Distribution numbers released for January – Froyo is finally dead
Google has released the first look at Android Distribution numbers for 2017, posting the latest data collected in the week leading up to the 9th of January.
The results are in, and after an extended period of time at...
Google Releases An ADB, Fastboot, And Other Platform Tools Only Package
One of the first things I do when I set up a new PC is install the Android platform tools so that I can use ADB, Fastboot and other platform tools from anywhere within the operating system. It...
Google releases January security update for Android – patches for Nexus/Pixel devices now available.
As expected, Google has today released the January security update for Android, with patches released for Android and updates for Pixel and Nexus devices now available.
As with previous releases there's two levels of patches available, with a January 1st...