Tag: Android Oreo

April 24, 2019

What a long, strange trip it’s been. From its inaugural release to today, Android has transformed visually, conceptually and functionally — time and time again. Google’s mobile operating system may have started out scrappy, but holy moly, has it ever […]

January 2, 2019

The Galaxy M series that we’ve been hearing about is going to be a new Samsung smartphone line-up. As a reminder, according to reports, Samsung will bring together several of its smartphone models under the Galaxy M umbrella, so you’re […]

October 23, 2018

HTC just announced actual specs for its much-hyped blockchain phone, the Exodus 1, and is letting people sign up for preorders. The phone contains a wallet that’s kept in a secure area “protected from the Android OS,” according to a […]

September 18, 2018

While iOS 12 has just begun rolling out for iPhones as old and modest as the 5s, 6, and SE, the world’s first device to run Android 7.0 Nougat out the box back in 2016 is now getting its over-the-air […]

August 9, 2018

While Android Pie has now been announced and will be headed to various high-end and high-profile handsets before too long, those using mid-range and low-end Samsung phones will in many cases still be waiting for Android Oreo. But we now […]

July 12, 2018

Sony has just added to its Xperia XA2 range with the announcement of the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, a phone that’s set to join the already-available Sony Xperia XA2 and Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra, and it’s the only one of […]

June 4, 2018

It looks like the Pixel 3 XL could be both bigger and notchier than the Pixel 2 XL, as according to the latest leak it will be around 6.2 inches (up from 6.0 inches for the Pixel 2 XL) and […]

April 20, 2018

Samsung has been anything but fast in optimizing and especially stabilizing Oreo goodies for its three flagship phones released last year. On the bright side, US carriers actually did a pretty decent job of rapidly spreading the love nationwide, while […]

April 3, 2018

Sometimes, you just need a friend to convince you that you’re right. Over the past weeks, I’ve had a few friends who are “lifelong” iPhone users message me and ask about switching away from Apple. They want to break their […]

March 19, 2018

Google’s Android Oreo release is full of fresh flavor for your phone, but some of its most useful options are out of sight and easily overlooked. Whether you’ve had Oreo for months or are just now getting a taste — […]

February 23, 2018

Even though Google is no stranger to the occasional CES or MWC announcement, often setting up glamorous booths in Las Vegas and Barcelona just to remind the world how important the company is for so many areas of tech development, […]

February 14, 2018

Following around six months of internal development work, including almost three of public beta tests, Samsung’s official Android Oreo deployment for the massively successful Galaxy S8 and S8+ finally began last week. Aaand now it’s gone. Probably not for long, […]

February 5, 2018

Sony has essentially abandoned all hope of a major mobile business resurgence, at least until “the next paradigm shift”, which just makes the Japanese OEM’s robust software support that much more impressive. Not only are updates promised for the “premium” […]

December 19, 2017

Almost four months in, it definitely feels like Android device manufacturers are doing a better job spreading the Oreo love than they were able to do with Nougat this time last year. Unfortunately, the new platform version’s adoption numbers still […]

October 25, 2017

Unless you’re rocking a Pixel or Pixel 2 chances are you don’t even have Android Oreo on your phone yet, but it’s never too early to start thinking about Android P (or Android 9, as it’s likely to be also […]

October 3, 2017

Android Oreo is the official name of the next version of Google’s mega-popular mobile operating system that’s available now for select devices. In terms of feature highlights, Oreo focuses on speed and efficiency. For many phones updated to Android 8.0, […]

September 28, 2017

The list of Android phones that are confirmed to be getting an Oreo update is growing longer today. Motorola has revealed which phones it plans to update to Android 8.0 Oreo. Included are flagships like the Moto Z2 Force Edition […]

August 23, 2017

Now that Google has made Oreos the favorite cookie among Android users, the big question is whether your Android phone is going to be a recipient of the new Android OS build. Even though you probably can figure out that […]