Xiaomi Mi 6X specs and looks are out
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Tuesday, 24 April 2018 16:22

Xiaomi Mi 6X specs and looks are out


Snapdragon 660 and Android 8.1

Xiaomi MI 6X is likely to launch tomorrow and the phone might well be a performance/mainstream winner. Google leaked the phone with some of its key features, including Android 8.1.

OnePlus 5T gets Android 8.1
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Tuesday, 17 April 2018 12:55

OnePlus 5T gets Android 8.1


AI infused Oreo

There is only a handful of phones that have had an Android 8.1 official update. As of last night, Central European Time, OnePlus 5T is one of them.

Essential PH1 Android 8.1 beta OTA arrives
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Friday, 23 February 2018 12:06

Essential PH1 Android 8.1 beta OTA arrives


All new colors shipping  

Essential - the phone launched by Andy Ruben and a bunch of other ex-Googlers has launched three new colors and announced Oreo Android 8.1 OTA beta too.

Samsung sending out Oreo update
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Thursday, 08 February 2018 11:15

Samsung sending out Oreo update


Galaxy S8 owners get them at last

Samsung has apparently started sending out the long awaited Galaxy S8 Android 8.0 Oreo update in parts of Europe and other regions should get them soon.

The OnePlus 5T gets Android 8.0
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Wednesday, 31 January 2018 16:51

The OnePlus 5T gets Android 8.0


OxygenOS 5.0.2 OTA

OnePlus 5T is probably the most prominent phone launched at the back end of 2017, powered by Snapdragon 835. Now the phone has got its first official Android 8.0 based OxygenOS 5.0.2 OTA.

Xiaomi Mi A1 could get fast charging with Oreo
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Wednesday, 27 December 2017 12:17

Xiaomi Mi A1 could get fast charging with Oreo


Plenty of other improvements as well

Xiaomi already launched the Oreo beta program for the Mi A1 smartphone and, according to some reports, it appears the smartphone will be getting some much-needed improvements with the official Oreo update.

Oreo sends users into infinite boot loops
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Thursday, 02 November 2017 11:25

Oreo sends users into infinite boot loops


Android forces factory reset

A bug in the new "Adaptive Icons" feature introduced in Android Oreo has sent thousands of phones into infinite boot loops, forcing some users to reset their devices to the factory setting.

Sony Xperia XZ Premium gets the Android 8.0
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Wednesday, 25 October 2017 11:23

Sony Xperia XZ Premium gets the Android 8.0


Sony upping the game

It is not every day that you hear that Sony is one of the first companies to update its flagship phones to the latest Android 8.0 but Sony Xperia XZ Premium just did.

Oreo brings Linux kernel demands
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Monday, 04 September 2017 06:00

Oreo brings Linux kernel demands


Google tells developers which kernel to use


Google is telling developers that with its new version of Android Oreo, they must meet certain requirements when choosing the Linux kernel they use.

Google named after Oreo
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Tuesday, 22 August 2017 11:36

Google named after Oreo


What is that which is coming out of its hands?

Google has decided that its next version of Android, codemamed Android O, will be named after an addictive biscuit which is packed full of things you should not touch.