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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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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The Graphical User Interface comes with the lay of the land. Each phone has its own way of telling you that you’ve gone into an application or moving between screens. And every phone has the basics dressed up in a different way. Be it the calendar or SMS or the darn calculator, every OEM wants to put their colors and shapes in the way they want. Let’s face it: GUIs can look gooey.Of course, if you don’t agree with the way your smartphone decided to do up a dialer, you have your choices. This is Android, after all. And from scanning a lot of comments, I can tell that there ...
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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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Now that we’ve got the One M8 update out of the way – at least for unlocked models, that is – it’s time to look over the rest of HTC’s smartphone portfolio and check out when the juicy goodness of Android 5.0 will grace the models in question. A source out of Vietnam has posted what looks to be a legitimate look at the various HTC Lollipop update plans for a variety of the company’s models, including the ...
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The HTC One M7 Lollipop update — or at least a pre-release or beta version of some sort of it — has been caught on camera. The Taiwanese phone maker has officially committed to delivering the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to both the 2013 and 2014 flagship phones, the HTC One M7, and HTC One M8. The company told users to expect the firmware update around 90 days after Google finishes developing the final build.We’ve already seen reports and leaks showing Android 5.0 Lollipop in the HTC ...
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If you ask “certain” people, they’ll tell you that Android is inherently laggy (then again, if you don’t ask them, they’ll eventually volunteer that opinion anyway). In the past, generally speaking, Android hasn’t been “laggy” per se, the operating system just handles processes and priorities differently than others may. Put simply, as soon as you touch the screen of an iPhone or iPad all processing stops while the OS devotes its full attention to your interaction – at the expense of stopping everything else. This gives the impression ...
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Weeks ago, when Google officially dropped Android 5.0’s source code into AOSP, LG was fast to claim the title of the first OEM to update a non-Nexus phone to the Lollipop build (though, technically speaking, Motorola had already begun soak testing the update for its Moto X “Pure Edition” at the time). At the time it was only available in Poland, and finally today we’re learning of further progress, ...
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While it may be late enough to get your pitchforks shaking, Google Play edition Moto G users, the Lollipop update is finally here. Yes, stock Lollipop, as vanilla as it can be, is on its way out to phones everywhere as part of this Moto G GPe Lollipop update wave, and we’ve even got a download link you can use to speed up the process in case the OTA isn’t available to you specifically.The software version rolling out is the latest build of Android, version 5.0.1, and it’s build number LRX21Z. We should point out that this build is seemingly slightly order than the 22Z ...
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The Nexus 6 is like no Google smartphone that’s come before. Built to prodigious dimensions with the fortified heft that few but Motorola can manage, this newest Nexus debuted to a wave of demand – and discord. With a price tag nearly double that of last year’s model and the footprint of a small tablet, the Nexus 6 comes as a significant shock to those who expected more of the same in 2014.The wonderful thing about shock, though, is that it wears off. And once it does, you start to remember that affordability has Google Nexus 6 review: Android’s next logical step appeared first on Pocketnow.
Nexus 6 vs Moto X: it’s a debate playing itself out in browser tabs, retail stores, and fevered brains across the nation – one made more difficult by their shared ancestry and aesthetics. But difficult debates are Pocketnow’s prime province, so naturally we’ve got some thoughts on the matter.While you don’t have to look too closely to see that these Androids are indeed Motos from other mothers, you’ve got to dig a little deeper to find out just how different they are. From screen size to camera build to software load, right down to the direction of their USB ...
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Nexus devices are commonly purchased for the express reason of being updated to the latest version of Android in a timely manner. This year, however, things are a-changin’. With the price increase over last year and the ability to purchase the newest Nexus devices through carriers, it looks like one big thing has changed: according to Google itself, Nexus update carrier delays are now a possibility.With a recent amendment to a Google support page, the company opened the door on the possibility of carriers delaying updates beyond the standard Google staggered two-week ...
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Need something to be thankful about this Thanksgiving? If you’ve bought an NVIDIA product recently, the sweet treat you may be about to receive will fit the bill. A first for LTE tablets, the SHIELD Tablet LTE Lollipop update has begun its rollout right before Turkey Day.In case you don’t recall, the SHIELD Tablet runs a nearly-stock build of Android, with a few NVIDIA improvements sprinkled in here and there. The update brings with it an enhanced version of the Dabbler drawing application, and there’s still NVIDIA’s GRID, free for the device until June 30, 2015.As ...
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If you can’t decide between the new Nexus and the new iPad, you’re probably hung up on one of two factors: ecosystem or price. Nothing we say here will change the fact that the Nexus 9 is about $100 cheaper, and if you’re already invested in Apple’s or Android’s walled garden, the decision is already made based on which smartphone you’re carrying. Probably.But if you’re thinking about jumping platforms, or this will be your first tablet, there are a few differences worth discussing. Those differences span hardware, software and day-to-day performance – and the end result ...
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The Nexus 9 has its fair share of quirks, as we noted and expounded upon in our full review, but it doesn’t stop there. Many users of Google’s stock Android tablet have begun reporting issues with the “OK Google” voice recognition features, and their failure to operate under certain circumstances. Is this Nexus 9 OK Google bug serious? Let’s examine it.To be clear, not everyone’s unit is facing ...
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