Samsung S7’s apparently to bypass Android 7.0 and head straight to 7.1.1
For those Samsung S7 owners who have been patient, or impatiently waiting for Android 7.0, or Android 7.1 to come to their devices this week's release of Android 7.1.1 was most likely a kick in the guts, another version...
Android 7.1.1 update now ready for download from Google – Factory images, OTAs now...
It's December 6th and right on schedule, Google has released the latest Android update to Android 7.1.1 for all of their currently supported hardware. If you've got a Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Pixel C or a...
Rollout of Android 7.0 Nougat to LG G5 commences in Australia
For those who bought in to LG G5's promises this year, you're about to become one of the first device owners in Australia to get Android 7.0 Nougat on your phone -- after the Pixel, LG V20, and a...
Got a HTC 10 and still waiting for Nougat? HTC has released the RUU...
If you're a HTC 10 owner you may have been watching with jealousy as the Nougat update started to roll out in the USA. Well be jealous no more, if you're a little tech-savvy, have a Windows PC and...
More than 1 million Google accounts breached by new Android malware ‘Gooligan’
In a rather alarming statistic, Check Point Research has revealed that Android malware by the name of Gooligan has gotten around and breached upwards of a million Google accounts, and this figure is reportedly increasing by more than 13,000 accounts per...
Chainfire Updates SuperSU for Android 7.0 Nougat
Since first releasing SuperSU for the Pixels, Chainfire has been kept on his toes by other devices and their Nougat builds. Nougat brings a heap of new security measures and as such root access is a lot more complicated....
HTC 10 set to be updated to Android Nougat very soon, starting in the...
HTC's 2016 flagship -- dubbed simply the HTC 10 -- is due to receive Android Nougat as soon as this Friday, provided it's an unlocked handset, and in the US. HTC USA took to Twitter over the weekend to...
How To Add New Moves To Your Google Pixel
Last week we reported on some new "Moves" that were rolling out to Pixel phones in Canada. As Duncan wrote, the Pixels new ‘Moves’ are double tap to check phone (wake) and lift phone to check. After patiently waiting...
Nexus 6P To Receive Android 7.1.1 Update On December 6
The Google Pixel phones have been running the latest and greatest version of Android for a while, as you would expect. Next in line from Google you would expect is last year's flagship, the Nexus 6P, and it appears...
Nextbit hands out an Android 7.0 beta as an early gift to Robin owners
If you're a Nextbit Robin owner you may be pleased to know that the Nextbit team have announced that Android Nougat is ready for release to their beta testers. What's better is that the update is rolling out now....
Goodbye Gingerbread and Honeycomb, we’ll miss you, a little
We all knew this day would be coming, but it has finally arrived: Google will officially discontinue support for Android versions below API level 14 in Google Play Services. In English, this means that Google Play Service will no...
Final Android 7.1 dev preview for Pixel C and Nexus devices rolls out confirming...
Google has taken the wraps of the final beta update for the Android 7.1 Developer preview today. Users who are enrolled in the program and who have a Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, and Pixel C should start...
Moto Z to get Android 7.0 and become Daydream ready
It looks like Moto gets to claim 'first' again. Sure they may not be the first device OEM to be releasing Android 7.0 onto their hardware (they are definitely still leading the way, though), however, they will be the first...
Android 7.0 Nougat Update Rolling Out To US Moto Z Variant
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed the Moto Z and to say I was impressed with it would be a massive understatement. The software experience provided by Motorola/Lenovo is second to none in my opinion. The phone itself...
HTC Readying Android 7.0 Nougat For Release Before December
Around this time of year, just after a release of a new Android version, manufacturers are always busy working on getting their phones updated. One such manufacturer, HTC, seems to have been especially busy and has not just got...