Google’s Pixel 2 smartphones have some pretty strong hardware including excellent cameras, good displays, 4GB of RAM, at lest 64GB of storage, and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 processor. But it’s the software that really sets these phones apart from the competition… and in some cases, the way the software interacts with the hardware. For instance, you […]
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Sony Xperia XZ1 now available (first phone to ship with Android 8.0)
After Google releases a new version of Android, it’s usually the company’s Nexus and Pixel devices that are first in line to get updates. This year was no different, with the latest Pixel and Nexus phones getting Android 8.0 before any other device. But the first phone to ship with Android 8.0 Oreo pre-installed? That’s not […]
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Motorola to release Android 8.0 update for Moto G4 (after saying it would… then wouldn’t)
3 Comments on Motorola to release Android 8.0 update for Moto G4 (after saying it would… then wouldn’t)Motorola recently unveiled a list spelling out which of its phones would be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo soon, and some folks quickly noticed a glaring omission. When Motorola introduced the Moto G4 and G4 Plus last year, the company promised it would eventually receive updates to Android N and then Android O. But it […]
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Load custom themes on Android 8.0 without root (thanks to Substratum & Andromeda add-on)
3 Comments on Load custom themes on Android 8.0 without root (thanks to Substratum & Andromeda add-on)Android has a long history of offering a more customizable user interface than iOS. You can choose which apps appear on your home screen, place widgets on the home screen, and even change the items that appear in your Quick Settings panel. But if you have a rooted device running Android 6.0 or later, there’s […]
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Android 8.0 sends out a “Rescue Party” to save you from boot loops
Some Android phones have a nasty habit of going into “boot loops,” where the phone reboots and then keeps rebooting over and over turning your phone into a frustrating, useless piece of junk that you may need to send back to LG (or other phone makers, I guess) in order to get it working again. […]
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O no more: Google launches Android 8.0 Oreo
Google Android 8.0 finally has a name. The operating system formerly called Android O will henceforth be known as be Android 8.0 Oreo. During an event timed to coincide with the peak of the solar eclipse in New York City today, Google unveiled a statue of the newest Tasty Treat that will be on display […]
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Google schedules Android O “reveal” for August 21st
As the moon blocks out the sun on Monday, August 21st, Google plans to shed some light on the next version of its smartphone operating system. As expected, the company has scheduled an event to coincide with the solar eclipse. In fact, Google says its “Android O Reveal” livestream will start at 2:40 PM Eastern, […]