Google Pixel devices start receiving the May security patch

Posted on by Prakhar Khanna

First Monday of the month equals a security update for the Pixel devices. Google is now rolling out the May security patch to its Pixel phones.

The company hasn’t posted any specific details as to what the update addresses other than “fixes critical bugs and improves the performance and stability of your device.”

The OTA for Google Pixel 4 XL is 8.8MB in size. You can check for the update by going to the Settings > System > Advanced > System update.

Source: GSMArena

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Project Zero: Galaxy, Pixel and other Android devices affected by exploit

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, Google, and other Android devices have been exploited with a vulnerability discovered by Google's Project Zero.

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XDA Exclusive: Android Q looks to kill back button, go all in on gestures

Posted on by Jules Wang

If you're a longtime Android user, you may have to suffer one of the biggest design language shifts with Android 10 Q coming soon.

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Google pisses off Pixel owners by changing battery settings for them

Posted on by Jules Wang

In fact, any smartphone owner who had Android Pie on their device was susceptible to this seemingly random toggling of power saver settings...

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Fortnite beta invites have started to expand beyond Samsung Galaxy devices

Posted on by Samuel Martinez

Fortnite is starting to arrive to many Android devices starting today, so this would be a good time to check your e-mail to see if your invitation is there

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Android 9 Pie is more adaptive with fewer buttons

Posted on by Jules Wang

Owners of Google's Pixel phones will get the update first, followed by third-party devices that were eligible for the beta.

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Android P Developer Preview 5 is final step before formal release

Posted on by Jules Wang

Android P has reached the end of the trialing pipeline and is set to be released within the next several weeks. What will be the treat name?

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Android P Developer Preview 4 released behind schedule

Posted on by Jules Wang

We are nearing release of the next version of Android and this update's a little bit late. But at least we know that the platform is spreading its wings.

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Notch or no notch? Google’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will soon let you choose

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

It looks like Google will embrace the iPhone X-started notch trend this fall with the 6.2-inch Pixel 3 XL while adopting a more symmetrical Pixel 3 design.

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Apple squeeze UI patent imagines a resistive-touch smartphone

Posted on by Jules Wang

Remember resistive touch displays where the processor had to work out what pinches were? Perhaps Apple may be aiming for the same... or make it better.

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