Tag: nexus

February 3, 2017

One of the best digital assistants in the smartphone industry, Google Assistant is likely to make its official debut on other Nexus devices. Exclusively available on the Pixel and Pixel XL phones, Google has been quite vague as to when […]

December 6, 2016

Verizon announced updates for its Pixel and Pixel XL phones with the build number NMF26O. Google says that these updates are Android 7.1.1, and the company also revealed 7.1.1 updates for the Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 9, and Pixel […]

September 6, 2016

Google is preparing to launch quite a few new devices at some point in the coming weeks, including a couple of Nexus-like smartphones made by HTC that will have Pixel branding, an exciting first-gen Daydream VR headset, and a new […]

August 5, 2016

We’ve seen several features of Google’s 2016 Nexus phones leak out in recent days, and today a few more have surfaced. Google is reportedly prepping a Night Light feature for its 2016 Nexus phones. When activated, the phone’s screen will […]

August 3, 2016

There have been quite a few leaks related to Google’s 2016 Nexus phones, and today we can add another to the list. According to a newly leaked image, Google’s 2016 Nexus phones will offer a new feature that’ll let you […]

August 2, 2016

According to a report published on Monday, Google will install a new launcher for the upcoming new Nexus handsets (rumored to be code named the HTC Marlin and HTC Sailfish). This new launcher eliminates the app drawer icon, but not […]

May 16, 2016

The Nexus 6P has marked my return to a pure Android Phone ever since my beloved Galaxy Nexus. Google got kind of lost in its plan to defy technology through a pure Google plan by going either too cheap and […]

November 5, 2015

Shortly after Apple’s introduction of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which arguably brought Apple’s biggest change to the iPhone’s design to date, an issue emerged that spawned weeks’ worth of worries, complaints, and spoof content surrounding the scandal, which […]

September 30, 2015

As most of us were expecting, Google is launching not one but two new Nexus phones: the 5.2-in. LG-made Nexus 5X and the larger Huawei-made Nexus 6P. Unlike last year’s surprisingly expensive Nexus 6, the new phones are both fantastic […]

September 25, 2015

Do you own a Nexus 5 or a Nexus 6? Congratulations! You’ll likely be getting updated to Android 6.0 Marshmallow on October 4th. MobileSyrup has spotted a release schedule posted by Canadian wireless carrier Telus that shows both of Google’s […]

September 21, 2015

Google’s Nexus devices typically don’t come with microSD slots, meaning that the only local storage that owners get is what’s built into the devices. Recent Nexus phones have been available with increasing amounts of built-in storage — the Nexus 4 […]

September 15, 2015

Google might be working on its own AppleCare-like extended warranty plan, with some revealing references found in the Google Play Store hinting very strongly at a new protection service. According to Android Police, which found the references, the page source […]

August 31, 2015

Google is creating a wide array of products powered by Android. Phones and tablets are of course the big ones, but there are a number of other products Google is helping bring to market, including the category of wearables. Getting […]

May 21, 2015

Google has had a busy day rolling out the Android 5.1.1 build to a few stock Android Nexus devices. Some of the phones and tablets received an OTA update and also had the Android 5.1.1 factory image posted. The latter […]

May 6, 2015

As the latest and arguably greatest of the tablets that carry the Nexus name, you might think that the HTC built Nexus 9 slate would have received an update for Android 5.1.1 along with the older Nexus 7 and Nexus […]

April 8, 2015

With Google 5.1 having been disseminated to Nexus devices, the next step is to send out Android’s latest and greatest build to the Google Play edition handsets. Last week it was the Motorola Moto G Google Play edition that received […]

March 19, 2015

One of our loyal readers has informed us that his Nexus 5 has been updated to Android 5.1. This isn’t terribly shocking considering that Google had already released the Android 5.1 Factory Image for the LG produced stock Android phone. […]

February 27, 2015

Just yesterday, certain rumors popped up claiming that Google might be considering to team up with a China-based phone manufacturer on its Nexus smartphone for 2015. Among the tipped names were Huawei, Lenovo, and Xiaomi, some of the larger local […]

February 26, 2015

Until now, HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola, and Asus have partnered with Google on its Nexus line of stock Android devices, with the latest collaboration allowing Motorola to create the behemoth-y Nexus 6. Despite last year’s rumors that Google had been […]

February 3, 2015

High R&D expenditures and botched Nexus 6 smartphone sales dent Google’s fourth quarter numbers. http://www.informationweek.com/mobile.asp