Why would Google send an over-the-air update for the Nexus 6 from 2014 when its last security update was in October? There's no clear explanation.
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Oreo more than quadruples its share in Google’s latest Android distribution report
Google forgot to revise the Android distribution chart last month, now reporting some massive growth for Oreo compared to February numbers.
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OPPO A1 is a non-descript $237 mid-ranger Android phone in China
With an extra-tall display, though, comes the loss of the fingerprint sensor. What else is there to replace it at this price point but facial recognition?
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DROID MAXX 2 finally gets Android Nougat after 21 months on Marshmallow
The phone came out in late 2015. The Nougat update was in August of 2016. And in February of 2018, the phone gets Nougat with a security patch from December of 2017.
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DROID MAXX 2 finally gets Android Nougat after 21 months on Marshmallow
The phone came out in late 2015. The Nougat update was in August of 2016. And in February of 2018, the phone gets Nougat with a security patch from December of 2017.
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Unlocked Essential Phone now has February Android security patch
Many Essential Phones supposedly are getting this update faster than Google's own Pixel 2. Meanwhile, those on Sprint are getting left behind.
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Android distribution, February 2018: Oreo hits 1 percent, Nougat gains nearly 10 percent
Android Oreo's growth rate along with Nougat's look pretty much on track with figures from 12 months ago, pitiful as it is.
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Xiaomi Mi A1 shows developers some love with long overdue kernel release
For an Android One smartphone, it sure took the Xiaomi Mi A1 a painfully long time to publicly distribute original kernel source code.
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Moto G4 Play gets Android Nougat update for real
There was a soak test back in the summer, but since then, nothing at all. Until now, when the official update has started going out.
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Many Moto X Pure Edition units finally get Android Nougat
Sprint units apparently got this update in the past two months, but not GSM and Verizon units until just about two weeks ago.
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Party like it’s 2016 with Android Nougat updates for Verizon’s Galaxy J3 and Sprint’s J7 Perx
Two more of Samsung's modest, budget-friendly Galaxy J-series devices are moving to Android Nougat OTA as we speak on Verizon and Sprint.
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Android distribution for November shows sluggish progress for Nougat, Oreo
Growth is on par with Nougat at this infant stage, but for Nougat, it is maturing slower than how Marshmallow did with users.
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Essential Phone patched of KRACK with Android 7.1.1 update
The Essential Phone is getting a fix for one scary Wi-Fi vulnerability. On the other hand, some big feature improvements are also in this update.
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Latest Android distribution scores register timid Oreo debut, decent Nougat progress
The newest Android distribution chart is the first to include 8.0 Oreo, at just 0.2 percent share, with Nougat gaining 2 percent over the past 30 days.
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Amazon’s latest Fire TV will be the first device to run Nougat-based Fire OS 6
Amazon's Fire OS 6 is (almost) here, with minimal buzz and fuss, debuting on the Fire TV Gen 3 with Android Nougat-powered functionality.
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