Oppo Find 7 “Spectrum” Android 5.1.1 update | Hands-On & How To

Posted on by Jaime Rivera

Color OS is, well, Color OS. Some people hate it, some people like it. Oppo did a good job in listening to customers with its latest version running on the Oppo R7 Plus, which I’ll admit is my favorite Android skin to date, but it hasn’t done that same great job in bringing legacy flagships up to speed. Chances are that if you’re currently using the Oppo Find 7 or Find 7a, you’re still stuck on a version of Color OS that runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. I know, that’s terrible.The good thing is that ...

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Hey Android: you fixed the lag issue, did Marshmallow fix your battery?

Posted on by Joe Levi

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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First CyanogenMod 12 snapshots arrive with Android 5.0

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

Have you been looking for a stable custom Android 5.0 Lollipop ROM? If so, you’re not the only one – there are undeniably a host of benefits that can be tapped into as a result of opting to use custom ROMs. The only issue is, given the lack of testing ROM builds receive, oftentimes the ROMs you install will end up without stable performance. That’s why it’s pleasing to hear today of the first CyanogenMod 12 snapshots becoming available for download.In case you aren’t familiar with how CyanogenMod builds are labelled, here’s a baseline understanding of it: ...

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Updated Android distribution numbers put Lollipop on the radar

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

Now that February is officially upon us, it’s time for Google to release its latest Android platform distribution numbers showing just how diverse the vast pool of Android devices in the world is. As you may recall, the newest version of Android, Lollipop, didn’t even make an appearance last month (that is to say, it hadn’t yet even met the 0.1% distribution threshold). In the January 2015 Android distribution numbers, Lollipop is finally making its debut, as older versions of the mobile OS continue to fall in popularity.First of all, let’s address the elephant in ...

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European HTC One M8 devices are getting a taste of Lollipop today

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

Here we are months after Google’s official release of Lollipop code to the Android Open Source Project, and yet updates to the newest version of Android remain rare. HTC, however, has been at the forefront of the development that has occurred, updating its unlocked One M8 models within 90 days of the source code dropping as promised. Since then, updates have been slowly making it to other One M8 models, and today we’ve received word from multiple sources that the European HTC One M8 Lollipop update has also begun its official rollout.The news was first shared by HTC’s ...

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