The advent of Android Go software for lightweight smartphones and Google's mandate on coupling them together has made the update difficult.
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Files Go becomes Files by Google
It's still the same file manager app, but it's long outgrown its original purpose. 50 million downloads outgrown. So, it's getting a new name.
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Sprint brings on CAT S48c, a sub-$500 tough phone
Caterpillar is here to bring cellular productivity to the work yards with a new phone exclusive to Sprint from November 9th.
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Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P reach end of the road for software updates
After an extra two months added to the software update guarantee, Google has no further obligations to Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P owners.
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LG V40 ThinQ launches with a camera quintuple threat
This new phablet has all the consumer facets with big sound and a big display, but it also brings triple simultaneous shooting with its main cameras.
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What’s the deal with the Android distribution report and Pie?
So, Android Pie has been around for a bit more than a month now and it hasn't been logged into the latest distribution report.
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64GB Android One Moto X4 now available from Project Fi for cheap
For a phone that originally started out pretty heavy for price, this Motorola mid-ranger has finally had its storage upgraded for the Google carrier.
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Alcatel 3T 8 brings Android Go with LTE to a tablet
TCL's BlackBerry Mobile may have taken the most attention at IFA 2018 for the company, but Alcatel is still chuggin' at it.
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BLU Vivo XI+ debuts as company relaunches with streamlined approach
Last week, the company made promises to be a better phone maker. It continued to make those promises with the launch of the Vivo XI+.
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Alcatel 1 is $80, but there’s one big feature missing…
TCL has added another option at the budget end of its phone offerings and it is as bare bones as it can get. But is it worth $80?
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Essential Phone notch options experience a notch in availability
The options to have the "ears" blend in or stay out of the way were available on the Essential Phone in Android Oreo... but not Pie? Why?
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Palm “Pepito” leaked as a tiny comeback destined for Verizon
TCL seems to be taking Palm's ethos into account if this leaked render set is indicative of anything true. But how long does it last?
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Android Oreo now has double-digit share in version distribution
The last update to the dashboard was two months ago, so a good bump in stats for the latest versions of Android was expected.
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Xiaomi Mi A2 just one of two Android One launches in Spain
Two budget phones coming out of China, but the software eschews any accents of iOS and proprietary services. It's in Europe now.
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No Android Oreo love for Galaxy J3, J5 and J7 (2017) until September, at least in Turkey
Samsung's low to mid-end Galaxy J3, J5 and J7 phones from last year are only expected to receive official Android Oreo updates in late September in Turkey.
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