Galaxy Note II Android 4.3 update kicks off … in India
While Samsung seems to have had some issues upgrading the Galaxy S III to Android 4.3, the wait seems to be finally over for Galaxy Note II owners with "international" versions of the device - the GT-N7100 and GT-N7105...
Samsung halts rollout of Galaxy S III Android 4.3 update
Samsung has halted rollout of an Android 4.3 upgrade for the Galaxy S III in light of users experiencing issues after installing the update.
According to a post on SamMobile, a spokesperson for Samsung Mobile UK made the following statement:
“As...
Google Pushing out Android 4.4 KitKat Build KRT16S – Minor Bug Fix
It appears that Google is doing some behind the scenes magic, pushing out an OTA update to all Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 owners. Having run this on one of our Nexus 7 (2013)'s just now, we...
Google Engineer Dan Sandler explains why Android 4.4 connectivity indicators have changed
We know there have been a lot of changes in Android 4.4, and a lot of them visual. One of the more obvious changes, which you can see in the image above, is that stock Android now features white...
Modding The Nexus 5: The Current State of Affairs, Part 1
Hi. My name is Scott and I’m a modder. I am convinced it is nothing to be ashamed of. The main reason I buy a Nexus phone/tablet is to be able to modify it, tweak it, hack it and...
Legendary developer Cotulla begins work on MAGLDR for HTC One
If you ever owned the HTC HD2 - one of the greatest phones of all time - you may remember Cotulla. Cotulla is the developer who created MAGLDR, the bootloader that enabled the use of a number of different...
HTC One Google Phone Edition to receive Android 4.4 update within days
HTC appear to be ramping up their efforts to keep their flagship devices up to date, and having told the world that the HTC One would receive an update to Android 4.4 KitKat within 90 days, it looks as...
Huawei Ascend P6 to get KitKat in January in China
Huawei has announced on their EmotionUI web page that the Chinese domestic version of the Ascend P6 will be updated from Android 4.2 Jellybean straight to Android 4.4 KitKat in January. At this stage we don't know if there...
Want some KitKat? Nexus 4 and 7 factory images out now
Only last night did we share the news that the OTA (over the air) update files for the Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 were available, albeit unofficially, to bring your beloved older Nexus devices up to date with Android...
Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013) and Nexus 10 OTA links now available to download...
The OTA updates for the Nexus 7(2012 and 2013) and Nexus 10 were announced yesterday by Google and they've been tracked down by zealous Android developers on XDA-Developers and the direct links to the OTA links have been made...
Unified Nexus Toolkit released – unlock the power of your Nexii
The automated Nexus toolkits from XDA-Developer user Mskip have been enormously popular and spawned many copy cats along the way, with the release of the Nexus 5 he's just launched the Unified Android Toolkit to support the most commonly...
Improve Your Nexus 5 Camera?
In February of this year Google's Senior Vice President of Engineering, Vic Gundotra, responded to a follower's comments on Google+ said "we are committed to making Nexus phones insanely great cameras. Just wait and see." Since then we have...
Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 Android 4.4 KitKat updating from today
Google's Android team have just tweeted that the Nexus 7 (2012/2013) plus the Nexus 10 will be receiving Android 4.4 from today. They then tweeted again with the information that the Nexus 4 and the Nexus 7 with mobile...
CyanogenMod debuts its one-click installer in the Play Store
In a move sure to bring CyanogenMod to more users, the team have released a one-click installer to put its custom firmware on compatible Android devices. Installation seems fairly simple, with users needing a compatible device, Windows PC and...
Sony advises upgrade paths for Android 4.3 and Android 4.4 for Xperia devices.
Sony has updated their blog overnight with updates on their line of Xperia devices, advising exactly which products are getting the newly announced Android 4.4 update, as well as listing the schedule and lineup for Android 4.3.
First up -...