Paranoid Android and AOKP release first Kit Kat builds
As a big Christmas present to the custom ROMmers out there, Paranoid Android and AOKP have released their first Kit Kat builds for supported devices. Neither ROM has all the features we've grown to love just yet, but they...
Oppo N1 – Cyanogen Mod edition now on-sale – source and factory images available...
Oppo has just announced the special Cyanogen Mod edition of the Oppo N1, is now on-sale. This is the first phone running Cyanogen Mod out of the box which is CTS-certified meaning it comes with Google Apps pre-installed. At...
Sony begins rollout of Android 4.3 to more Xperia devices
Last week, Sony began rolling out the Android 4.3 update to the Sony Xperia Z1 and Z Ultra, but today it's the turn of the other 2013 Xperia 'Z' devices, namely the Xperia Z, ZL, ZR and Xperia Tablet...
Sony begins Android 4.3 rollout to Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra
The Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra should start seeing Android 4.3 on their handsets quite shortly, with Sony announcing that the rollout is now underway to unlocked handsets.
The update will add 'Project Butter' to the phone as well...
Google pulls privacy feature from Android, says it was accidentally added
Google's recently added privacy feature, dubbed App Ops, which was able to allow users to install apps while preventing the installed app from collecting sensitive data has is now gone in Android 4.4, according to reports.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation...
Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition also receiving Android 4.4.2
So, just moments after we post about the HTC One Google Play Edition receiving the Android 4.4.2 update, we're bringing the expected counterpart for the Samsung Galaxy S4 GPE as well. Samsung released a new set of kernel source...
Android 4.4.2 rolling out to HTC One Google Play Edition
For those who have either managed to order an HTC One Google Play Edition from the US, or those who've converted their store-bought Australian HTC Ones into Google Play Edition handsets, you'll be happy to note that the recent...
Samsung Galaxy S 4 receiving Android 4.3 update in Australia
While Nexus devices were busy receiving their update to Android 4.4.2 earlier this week, Samsung is slowly catching up with the pace of Android progress and rolling out Android 4.3 Jelly Bean to its range of Galaxy S4 handsets.
Ausdroid...
Android 4.4.2 hits AOSP and Factory images now available from Google
With the rollout of Android 4.4.14.4.2 now merrily underway, with a large proportion of users seeing the update on their phones and tablets receiving the Over The Air(OTA) update already, but for those who require a complete factory restore,...
Action overflow button to appear regardless of menu button, says Google
In a move to put the nail in the coffin of the hardware menu button, Google has changed the code in KitKat which regulates the display of the overflow button (the three vertical dots shown in the image above).
Whereas...
Android 4.4.2 rolling out days after 4.4.1 update
Just days after Google released Android 4.4.1 for its Nexus range of devices, the search giant has pushed out an update to Android 4.4.2, rolling out to Nexus 4, 5, 7 and 10 devices this morning.
The official changelog remains...
CyanogenMod releases WhisperPush — Secure Messaging Integration
CyanogenMod has announced an experimental new feature for its custom build of the Android operating system called WhisperPush, which seamlessly and transparently enables secure messaging between Android and iOS handsets using encrypted text messages.
This development was announced back in...
Android 4.4.1 in AOSP and OTA updates now available for Nexus devices
Developing...
The Android 4.4.1 update which began rolling out to the Nexus 5 yesterday, has begun rolling out to the Nexus 4 as well as the Nexus 7(2013) WiFi and LTE models, with the smart folks over at XDA, grabbing...
Android 4.4.1 update for Nexus 5 is now available
The Android 4.4.1 update for Google's Nexus 5 handset has begun rolling out this morning, and thanks to some keen-eyed Nexus 5 users, we have the OTA (over the air) download link.
If you're comfortable with some command line tools,...
Optus now, too, rolling out Android 4.3 to HTC One users
Optus has commenced the rollout of Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) to its users of the HTC One handset, just shy of two weeks after Vodafone users started to receive the update on their handsets.
Users, such as Ausdroid reader Myles...