The Android Distribution Numbers for October are out, and while there’s a swing towards the more recent versions of Android, there’s still one big question hanging over the release: Where’s the Pie? Google released Android 9.0 (Pie) in August, yet two months later there’s still no Android Pie in the …
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It’s late in the month, but it’s still technically September so Google has delivered with the latest Android Distribution Numbers. Based on the devices accessing Google Play between September 21-28th, the figures paint a picture of which versions of Android are in use for developers in order to help them …
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Google has been a little slack in updating the Android Distribution numbers of late, but they’re back this month, with stats showing the distribution of Android versions across devices accessing the Google Play Store during a 7-day period ending on July 23. The numbers of course are for Google Android, …
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Owners of the Xiaomi Mi Box 3 Android TV streamer device have been pleasantly surprised today with a surprise upgrade from Android 6.0 Marshmallow to Android 8.0 Oreo. This unexpected upgrade gives the Mi Box 3 a new lease on life. Some owners of the Mi Box 3 had given up on …
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It’s a new month and a new year, and even with CES dominating the news cycle Google has proven that life goes on releasing the Android Distribution numbers for January 2018. The big news is that Android 8.1 has made it’s first appearance in the list with 0.2% of the …
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At Google IO last year Google showed us a new interface for Android TV and it was impressive. While the current interface is not horrible we all know that Google can do better. With the upcoming Android 8.0 Oreo update to Android TV Google will be bringing this new interface …
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OnePlus gave their OnePlus 5 users a Christmas present of a “stable” Oreo build. Unfortunately said Oreo build contained some bugs previously unnoticed and the rollout of it was halted. Now they have squashed those bugs and have begun the rollout again. In a staged rollout once again OnePlus are …
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Just the other day we reported on another beta Oreo version rolling out for the OnePlus 5 following the stable release but now it seems that OnePlus have missed some major bugs and have stopped the roll out. In a reminder to why manufacturers slowly roll out updates to phones …
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The software developers at OnePlus have apparently been extremely busy (and productive) of late releasing several updates for their phones and now their newest flagship has joined the party. Although the OnePlus 5T is the newest phone it was languishing on Nougat while the 3/3T and the 5 all received …
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When HMD Global took to the stage to announce Nokia’s comeback they promised quickly, seamless and timely updates to the operating system due to a stock Android experience. So far they have remained true to their word and are proving it today making Oreo available for all Nokia 8 customers …
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HMD Global continues ‘doing it right’ today with the Oreo update for their Nokia 6 handset now available to test out through the Nokia Labs Beta program. The announcement for the Oreo Beta has again come through HMD Global Chief Product Officer, Juho Sarvikas who announced on Twitter: #Nokia6 is …
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Android Wear is getting a platform update today, with Android Oreo beginning to roll out to devices according to Android Wear Developer Advocate Hoi Lam who announced the update on Google+. While it’s not ostensibly a feature update, but more a behind the scenes update. That said, there are a …
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HTC’s first Android One phone, the U11 Life launched early last month may come with Android 8.0 when it launches in Australia. The U11 Life was launched with Android 7.1 (Nougat), but an upgrade to Oreo was promised within thirty days and it looks like that’s a deadline that’s been …
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The well regarded Snapdragon 835 powered flagship from HMD Global, the Nokia 8 is set to receive it’s Android 8.0 update, with HMD Global Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas announcing the update on Twitter. Mr Sarvikas tweeted previously in mid-September that the update was in testing, but he’s updated further …
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It’s only been just over a month since the code was released, but Oreo is starting to appear on a number of devices, and according to Optus, there should be more next month. Optus’ latest Software update blog lists the latest updates being tested by the carrier for phones on …
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