TWRP updated to v3.1.0 bringing backing up to your PC and improved Pixel support
A couple of weeks ago we reported that everyone's favourite custom recovery, TWRP, would be bringing support for backing up to your PC. Today TWRP lead developer, Ethan Yonker (aka Dees Troy) posted to his Google+ account the...
Capcom releases 1942 Mobile for Android
Now that Geoff is no longer with Ausdroid I am comfortable taking the title of old man Ausdroid. It may have been a long time ago, but I still remember that far too much of my youth was spent...
Google’s March security update for Nexus 6 causing Android Pay issues: developing
Most of us love the security features Google have introduced in recent years and Android iterations but there is now so much going on behind the scenes with Android. With so many balls in the air it would...
Huawei’s P10 scores 87 on DxOMark, ranking near the top
Huawei's newly announced P10 has scored one of the highest DxOMark mobile scores ever -- at 87 -- ranking it behind Google's Pixel by two points at 89, and the HTC 10, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and Sony Xperia...
PSA: Google Play Services update has broken some root apps but here’s a work...
I know that the other day I wrote a piece about the hacks that Wikileaks released and reminded everyone to be vigilant about their cyber safety but here is my other side. The side that likes to live...
Try out Kogan Mobile for 1 month for $1, 14GB included
There are so many MVNOs out in the marketplace at the moment that it is hard to keep track of them all. From the MVNOs' side of things, it is hard for them to get a look in. One...
PSA: Google Assistant has started arriving on other phones in Australia
It looks as if Google has kept its word on the roll-out of Google Assistant to all Android phones running Android 6.0 Marshmallow or higher. Announced just two weeks ago, the roll-out seems to have arrived in Australia, with...
Bose QuietControl 30 wireless headphones — Review
Here at Ausdroid we get to try out some really cool products, and it is absolutely one of the perks of the gig. Needless to say, when the opportunity arose to review the Bose QC30 wireless headphones I jumped...
Android 7.0 Nougat rolling out to some Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge users...
While the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge languishes on Marshmallow here in Australia with no official word updates, users in Germany and Switzerland are reporting that their Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge's are receiving an update to Android...
Motorola testing Moto Z 2017, leaks not required
'Tis the season of leaks, and many of them no doubt originate from the manufacturers themselves. Motorola though have decided on a different tack leaking their upcoming flagship in such plain sight that it is hardly a leak...
Emoji just got lazy thanks to G Board
Hipsters rejoice, G Board just made your task of communicating in only emoji and random images even easier by having G Board recognise words and offer suitable emoji for you to send to your similarly incoherent and illiterate friends....
Huawei Nova Plus — Australian Review
There’s a lot of options in the mobile space these days, and in the last few years, those options have grown a lot thanks to new entrants from China. Huawei is a brand that is quickly growing in brand...
Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ pass through the FCC
What would a day in March be without a second Samsung Galaxy S8 and/or S8+ rumour or leak? This morning we reported on the price and colour availability of them and now the day's second Galaxy S8/S8+ leak...
Google Assistant now able to interact with SMS for some users
For anyone who's tried to get assistance from Google Assistant with messages, you may have hit something of a roadblock in the response "I can't see your notifications yet". The good news is that there is an update...
Google launches their first podcast – City Soundtracks – aimed at music lovers
Google launched podcasts in Google Play Music for residents of the US and Canada almost 12 months ago, although they haven't expanded to Australia (or elsewhere) they have now launched their own podcast called City Soundtracks.
The podcast is original...