Sony has started to release the Android 7.0 Nougat update for their Sony Xperia X Performance smartphone. The Android Nougat update for the Sony Xperia X Performance has been released as an over the air update and it comes with the build number 39.2.A.0.0327. The update has also been released …
Read More »Sony Xperia XZ And X Performance Get Android 7.0 Nougat (Video)
Sony has announced that it has started to roll out the Android 7.0 Nougat update for two of its smartphones, the Sony Xperia XZ and the Sony Xperia X Performance. The update brings a wide range of new features to the two Sony devices, this includes multi window support, improved …
Read More »OnePlus 3 Gets The Android Nougat OxygenOS Beta 8
OnePlus have announced that they have released their new OxygenOS Open Beta 8 for the OnePlus 3, the software is based on Android 7.0 Nougat. The company has said that the update also brings a range of other new features to their OnePlus 3 handset. First of all, we want …
Read More »Samsung is looking for Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge owners to test Android 7.0 on their phones
It’s not a full on Nougat rollout, but it’s something. For a second year in a row, Samsung will be offering a select group of users early access to the latest version of Android through its Galaxy Beta Program. Currently limited to Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge owners (no Note …
Read More »Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana gets a revamp on Android and iOS
In the battle of the virtual assistants, Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant and Microsoft’s Cortana, the latter hasn’t had much success off the Windows 10 platform — its iOS app is ranked No. 1,295 on the top charts, for example. In an effort to give its assistant broader appeal, Microsoft is today …
Read More »Google’s Android 7.1 Developer Preview starts rolling out to beta testers
No major surprises here: Earlier this month, Google announced that the Android 7.1 Nougat Developer Preview and its SDK tools would roll out to developers sometime later this month — and now that we have passed the middle of the month, the preview is indeed rolling out to those who have signed up for …
Read More »Indus, the startup building an Android OS for India, targets deals with Chinese OEMs
Indus OS, the startup developing a localized version of Android for India, is now going after international OEMs after it clinched a deal that will local giant Intex sell smartphones powered by its operating system. Intex has around 10 percent of sales in India, according to data from Counterpoint Research, so landing the firm …
Read More »Google brings RCS, the next-gen upgrade to SMS, to Android phones on Sprint
As promised earlier this year, Google is bringing RCS – Rich Communications Service, an upgrade to the SMS standard – to Android devices. Its first carrier partner on the initiative is Sprint, which is rolling out RCS messaging to its customers with Android devices, starting today. Once enabled, RCS will offer …
Read More »Google brings Android Auto to the phone
Earlier this year, Google announced its plans to bring Android Auto, its phone-centric in-car infotainment platform, “to every car” by launching it as a stand-alone Android app, too. It’s taken a while, but the company today launched an update to the Android Auto app for — well — Android that …
Read More »Meditation startup Simple Habit adds Android, web app
Mindfulness app Simple Habit has expanded its reach, launching an Android version and also adding a web app to widen the touchpoints for what the team is hoping to build into a platform for guided meditation — touting their Spotify style subscription model as a first for the mindfulness space. The iOS version of the app exited beta in …
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