PSA: How To Reset Secure Lockscreen After A Nandroid Backup Restore
Sometimes life just gets in the way of things we love doing. Case in point, me and hacking my Nexus phones. Even though in my Ausdroid Bio it states that I have my "finger on the pulse...
New Circular Launcher Icons Coming in Android 7.1 For Google Apps
Over the past few years we have seen the visual nature of Android change constantly. We saw Material Design take over and since then we have seen many tweaks of that. Not happy to leave it there...
Sony is prepping an Android TV update for their Bravia TVs
Sony is one of the largest manufacturers of embedded Android TV televisions on the market. The TV's have seen a small update to Android TV since launch, updating from Android 5.0 to 5.1.1 but it's been very quiet since...
Google makes browsing from anywhere on Android safer
At Google IO this year, the Android security team outlined a new safe browsing service that would be coming to Android. Today the team has released the updated tools to developers. The Android system will now maintain a single...
Google advises Nougat OTA update for Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 LTE will arrive...
The Nougat update for Nexus devices hasn't exactly gone smoothly with many Nexus owners still waiting on the update. Chief among those waiting are owners of the Nexus 6 and the LTE version of the Nexus 9, but you...
Google offers up cash in The Project Zero Prize for vulnerabilities affecting Android
In addition to the security rewards program that Google launched for Android last year, Google has today announced The Project Zero Prize, a competition designed to highlight vulnerabilities affecting Android.
The competition opens today and runs through until March 14,...
Vodafone Australia advises Nougat update for Nexus 6P will recommence this afternoon – Optus...
The Nougat update for the Huawei built Nexus 6P is in full rollout mode as of today with Vodafone Australia advising the halted Over The Air (OTA) update will re-commence today.
The update was halted last week as they advised...
Nexus Factory Images and OTA file now available for Nexus 6P
After weeks of wondering, Google has finally posted the factory image for the Huawei made Nexus 6P today, ending speculation as to the whereabouts.
The factory image for Android 7.0.0 (NRD90U) is now available to download and flash for...
Vodafone Australia has halted the Nexus 6P Nougat rollout
After clearing the Nougat update for the Nexus 6P back in August, Vodafone Australia has advised that the rollout has been halted.
The update was initially referred back to Hauwei after an issue was discovered in the update, but was...
Google talks Nougat security including how they got rid of the StageFright bug
With Android 7.0 rolling out, Google is starting to talk a little more about what's under the hood and one of the big features is improved security. As part of the improvements to file systems, fingerprint security and boot...
Google Nexus Twitter account advises Nougat OTA for Nexus 6/6P is rolling out now
Since the launch of the final version of Nougat last month, Nexus 6 and Nexus 6P have been waiting for an OTA update to appear on their phones. Now it seems Google has started the rollout with the @GoogleNexus...
September Android Security Bulletin released – Nexus OTAs and Factory images available
It's the first week of September and Google is rolling out the latest security patches for Android, announced in the September Security Bulletin.
This month there's three levels of patch, with OEMs able to apply the one relevant for their...
Further ‘confirmation’ that the HTC made Pixel and Pixel LS will ship with Android...
The impending release of the HTC built Pixel phones are the talk of the Android world, there's already pretty solid rumours pointing to the devices launching with Maintenance Release 1 (MR1) of Android 7.0, and now another reputable source...
New leak lays out the first 3 Android Nougat update versions
Now that the excitement of the final release of Android 7.0 Nougat is over, it's time to look to the future. At the release of Nougat, Google announced they would be delivering regular quarterly maintenance releases (MR), and while speculating...
HTC updates timeline for Android 7.0 release on their phones – starting Q4
Android 7.0 is now live, and the list of companies announcing the devices that will be updated to Nougat has already started. HTC pre-announced their device schedule back in May, and now they've updated with a little more information...