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Caution: Brace yourself as this one is going to be a long read. Heavily customized skins are often cited as the reason Android vendors take ages to update devices. Perhaps Google saw the introduction of Android One as one way of mitigating this issue, promising “faster access to the latest Android OS updates and regular […]
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Every year, Google takes to the stage to announce a new Android version and the features it has to offer. Typically, this is done during the Google I/O event. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the search giant had to switch things up this year. Ditching the big event, Google released the first Android 11 […]
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New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. Original story (published on April 2, 2020) follows: Seven months into the Android 10 era, Samsung has only managed to push the new OS to at least 20 devices, including their multiple 4G and 5G variants. For those who have already picked up the […]
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Samsung started rolling out the One UI 2.1 update to the Galaxy S9 back in June. Now, the Android 10 based One UI 2.1 update is out for Samsung Galaxy S9 across many regions. Also, users on the Big Red received the latest update recently while T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S9 subscribers have been waiting for […]
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Samsung is one of many Android OEMs that only provides two major Android updates for its devices. This is somewhat of a disappointment as it is one of the biggest competitors to Apple and its iPhones which often get 4-5 years worth of major iOS updates. With the release of Android 11 just around the […]
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Even though Xiaomi has not been around for as long as some other players in the market, it already has a boatload of devices under its name. In fact, it seems the company releases a new device every couple of months. This has led the company to adopt a rather terrible naming scheme for some […]
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While it has been almost a year since Android 10 came out, some OEMs like BLU are just getting started with the Android 10 beta update testing. Many of the BLU smartphones come with Android 9 Pie out of the box, and the mid-range price tag is what makes these phones worth going for. One […]
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There’s a new set of updates available for various Android devices. Making to the list are Samsung Galaxy S20 series (Sprint), Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Samsung Galaxy M21, Samsung Galaxy S20, Redmi 7A, Xiaomi Mi 8, Honor 30 Youth Edition, and Honor 8X. Find a detailed overview of the updates below. Samsung Galaxy S20 5G, […]
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The Xiaomi Mi 9T released in 2019 with Android 9 Pie onboard. Since then, it has bagged the Android 10 update alongside MIUI 11. And after Xiaomi announced MIUI 12, Mi 9T users have been waiting for the update. The Global, European, and Russian variants received the MIUI 12 stable update. Although, there was a […]
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It is a good feeling when a new update arrives for your phone. Many OEMs like Realme respect such feelings and provide timely updates to their devices. Now, more Realme devices are getting the July security update. We earlier reported that Realme 1, 2, C1, and U1 will not get the Realme UI update, sad, […]
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This story is being continuously updated…. New updates are being added at the bottom….. Original story (published on July 1) follows: The current sensation among Xiaomi device owners is the upcoming MIUI 12 skin on top of Android. The new skin, which is set to bring a whole new look and feel to eligible devices […]
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New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. Original story (published on July 23, 2020) follows: The Poco X2 is one of the best mid-range smartphones buyers can get their hands on. While most of us know it as the Poco X2, the device is sold as the Redmi K30 4G in […]
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