Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge receive important stability-enhancing updates on T-Mobile

While we’re still many months away from the beginning of Android N rollouts for Nexus devices, let alone products manufactured by Google partners, a few phones released with Marshmallow pre-installed should constantly tweak their software OTA in the upcoming future.Case in point, the uber-popular Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, which retain ...

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SwiftKey for Android scores all those fun new 6.0.1 emojis

When it comes to third-party alternatives for your pre-installed Android keyboard apps, there are really only two choices that seem to make sense for the masses. But if you want to be able to use all 184 new and 48 refreshed emojis in 6.0.1 Marshmallow at their full potential, SwiftKey beats Swype to the punch, picking up an update dedicated entirely to quirky ideograms and smileys.Quirky? Some of them can be outright weird and confusing for both a sender and recipient, yet that’s probably one of the main reasons people appear ...

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Sprint doubles up HTC updates with Marshmallow for One M8, 6.0.1 for One A9

Sprint has taken a cannon to shooting out software updates recently, especially when compared to other US carriers. While HTC phones have been pretty tidy in terms of keeping up-to-date on the Android side, when carriers are put into ...

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HTC confirms plans to make good on One A9 Android update guarantee: 6.0.1 due this month

A few hours ago, we saw Google deliver its first significant update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow since the release’s debut earlier this fall. Following a tease last week that support for new emoji was on its way, Google delivered Android 6.0.1 for all Nexus devices already on Marshmallow. Hitting all its hardware in one fell swoop like that was a nice feat from Google, and in the hours since factory updates went live we’ve been hearing about more and more new features: beyond the emoji support, ...

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Android 6.0.1 lands for Nexus devices with a ton of new emoji (factory images available)

Last week, a heads-up arrived that Android emoji fans were in for a big treat, with support for a bunch of new symbols about to hit Nexus devices. Google told us it was nearly ready to land, but kept us in the dark as to a precise date. It turns out that today’s the day, as Google flips the switch on Android 6.0.1, making the release available to all Nexus devices currently on Marshmallow.That’s right: Android 6.0.1 factory images are available for download now for the Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus ...

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