Older Android phones and, now, Android tablets now have access to a more glorified Google type and voice search interface.
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Nougat nears 10 percent adoption, Marshmallow finally beats Lollipop in June Android distribution figures
The latest Android distribution numbers are in, and of course, Nougat still trails behind new pack leader Marshmallow and silver medalist Lollipop.
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Finally, Nougat sees major surge in March Android distribution numbers
2.8 percent is still a small piece of the pie for 7.0 and 7.1 Nougat, but at least it's much bigger than 1.2 percent in previous Android distribution data.
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Latest Android distribution numbers have Nougat at a combined 1.2 percent, Marshmallow at 30+
The Android distribution chart for February 2017 includes month-to-month Marshmallow growth, Lollipop prevalence, and Nougat disappointment.
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Samsung Netherlands says not to expect Marshmallow for first-gen Galaxy Tab S models (Updated)
Update: There might still be hope for an exit out of the Lollipop purgatory soon, at least in Greece. Samsung’s regional Facebook admin just assured a concerned fan of the company’s commitment to deliver over-the-air M sweets to “the whole Tab S series.” Now we’re even more confused. Original story below.Credit where credit is due, Samsung did a relatively solid job thus far updating ...
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Marshmallow doubles share in April Android distribution numbers
It may have taken a whopping six months, during which time the vast majority of Android users weren’t even allowed to dream of Marshmallow goodies, but at long last, it seems the newest OS iteration is making real headway.Stuck below the one-percent mark as recently as January, version 6.0 has managed to double its share in the past 30 days, according to official data collected ...
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Lollipop continues surge in January Android distribution chart, Marshmallow yet to tally 1 percent
How many or rather how few Marshmallow-powered devices are there in use today, three whole months after the fresh OS iteration’s release? An exact number is impossible to calculate, but Android 6.0’s market share among only its forerunners remains worryingly low.Based on Google Play data harvested in the week leading up to January 4, a measly 0.7 percent of active Android phones and tablets run the newest flavor of the world’s most popular mobile platform. The figure is up
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HTC Desire 820 starts seeing Android 5.0 Lollipop updates across Asia
Among the full dozen HTC devices already confirmed to get Marshmallow goodies down the line, a fairly popular mid-end phone was oddly still stuck on Android’s ancient 4.4 KitKat iteration, making us wonder if maybe it would skip both the 5.0 and 5.1 rollouts on its way to 6.0.But that doesn’t seem to be the case after all, and at long last, the Desire 820 gets with the Lollipop program. Only in India and Taiwan for now, apparently, though the ...
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Hey Android: you fixed the lag issue, did Marshmallow fix your battery?
Ask anyone what they would improve about their smartphone and you’ll probably come up with two answers very near the top: faster performance, and better battery life. Some argue that their phone or tablet is “faster” than another because of the operating system it runs. Other’s swear that the batteries in devices from one manufacturer outlast those of its competition. A lot of this comes down to comparing apples to oranges. For example, you can’t easily compare a quad-core CPU clocked at 2.0 GHz with a hex-core CPU clocked at 1.8 GHz – there are ...
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$6,000: the price of an Aston Martin Racing 808
How we wish smartphones cost double-oh-seven dollars. Tongue out of cheek, we now turn to the latest in mobile technology to fetch what could be called “a killing.” Forget Vertu and Tag Heuer, this time we’re talking about British luxury automaker and Aston Martin. And we’re not talking about the
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$6,000: the price of an Aston Martin Racing 808
How we wish smartphones cost double-oh-seven dollars. Tongue out of cheek, we now turn to the latest in mobile technology to fetch what could be called “a killing.” Forget Vertu and Tag Heuer, this time we’re talking about British luxury automaker and Aston Martin. And we’re not talking about the
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Android Lollipop remains less prevalent than both KitKat and Jelly Bean as Marshmallow debuts
Google just posted its last Android distribution report before 6.0 Marshmallow pops up on the radar, and despite their best efforts, the search giant and hardware-manufacturing partners have been unable to curtail fragmentation in the eleventh hour.Devices that visited the Play Store in the 7-day period ending on October 5 ran a grand total of nine OS iterations, as even 2.2 Froyo clings onto to a microscopic 0.2 percent ...
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Android-powered Elephone “Vowney” will come in Windows 10 Mobile flavor
Elephone has been a Chinese OEM we’ve been tracking for a bit with some boundary-pushing devices. Included in its roster is the “Vowney,” which came out in May of this year with a spectacular set of specs behind Android. We’re talking about it once again, this time with even beefier specs and a change in operating system.Version A of the Vowney, the Android 5.0 phone, featured a 5.5-inch QHD ...
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Some Android Lollipop lock screens can be hacked through
Lollipop’s troubles have been made very visible by the tech media to the national media. In the second case, it was with Android 5.0’s Stagefright vulnerabilities that led to the pouring of vows to step up security updates. And while the move to
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These are the devices committed to Android M so far (updated weekly)
Android M is racing up the update chain and will be arriving before 2015 ends. Our slew of coverage about the software can be found here. But with the features being leaked and trickled every so often from Google, we’re looking forward to the devices that will be updated or introduced with Android M. If you want to keep up with us, you can bookmark this post and check back every Monday evening Eastern Time. We’ll keep it going up ...
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