Early Android N build shows a navigation drawer
Google is building the next version of Android in preparation for the May Google I/O conference where we expect to see developer builds distributed for Nexus devices. Between now and then, there's going to be changes, but yesterday on...
Leaked screens show LG is hard at work porting Android 5.0 to the G3
Last month, LG Germany announced that their current flagship, the G3, would receive an update to Android 5.0 at some point in the fourth quarter of this year. A set of leaked screenshots show that LG is hard at...
Google unleashes new Factory Images for Nexus devices including new Emoji and December security...
Google has released new factory images for their current range of Nexus devices on their developers site. As promised last week by Hiroshi Lockheimer, the current head of Chrome, Android and Chromecast at Google, the update includes the new...
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 Wi-Fi receving KitKat
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 owners rejoice, your KitKat update is on its way. According to a tip from reader, SN Harden the update hit his Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 this weekend past, updating his Jelly Bean build to KitKat...
Sony continues their AOSP work on selected devices releasing AOSP recovery
Sony's aspirations to provide a 'near Nexus-like' experience for their Xperia phones, using AOSP software has taken another step forward, with Sony announcing AOSP based recoveries for selected unlocked Xperia phones.
Sony has so far released custom AOSP based kernels...
The biggest news items from Google’s I/O keynote presentation
Google's I/O keynote presentation is over. Here's what you need to know.
Android M
We're only just getting Lollipop on handsets, but Google's ready to bring M to the masses. With a focus on improving the quality of the core Android...
Google announces Android Developer Preview 8.1 for Pixel and Nexus devices
Google has this morning announced the Android 8.1 Developer Preview for supported Nexus and Pixel devices.
The update concentrates on optimizations for Android Go (for devices with 1GB or less of memory) and a new Neural Networks API to...
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...
Samsung: Galaxy S III immune to USSD vulnerability (with OTA)
Updates
Sep-27 10.30am: Telstra's current CrowdSupport Handset Updates page says a "bugfix" update for the Galaxy S III was approved on September 25 and is awaiting vendor deployment. This update has an ETA of today and may address this issue.
1.30pm:...
Five day old Android L build shown off in Chromium Tracker
The latest update we have for Android L is the LPV81C build, which Google updated from LPV79 back in early August. But development of Android L - currently thought to be called Lemon Meringue Pie - continues unabated and...
Oreo Beta arrives for the Nokia 5, coming soon to Nokia 6 too
The rollout of Oreo to the Nokia range of phones continues, this time with the Beta arriving for the mid-range Nokia 5 and it will be coming to the Nokia 6 too.
The announcement was made by HMD Global Chief...
See Google’s new Android Nougat video
In case you missed it Google has officially announced the name of Android N.... it's Nougat (in case you missed the headline). As it the customary tradition along with the statue we get a short video of the unveiling....
Opinion: Android Pie may be the last ‘Tasty Treat’ Google has for us
This isn't going to be an overly groundbreaking or controversial opinion. I've heard rumblings echoing the sentiment for a while now, but I think Android Pie may be the last Tasty Treat name we see out of the Mountain...
Google releases November security update – issues new Factory Images for Nexus devices.
Google has today released their November security update for Android, the monthly update to address reported issues and vulnerabilities.
There's seven updates addressed in the November update, two are listed as Critical, four as high and a single moderate...
Android Lollipop to begin hitting Samsung Galaxy S5 later this year.
Earlier this month we were given a look at a Samsung Galaxy S5 running Android L, or Lollipop as we now know it to be called. It looks like the development is running well, because rumours are circulating that...