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The Samsung Galaxy M51 was long overdue to get Google’s latest OS, but, on the other hand, this is almost a two-year-old mid-range handset, so kudos to Samsung for pushing a second major update. Anyway, the handset is reportedly getting Android 12 in Russia with build number M515FXXU4DVD1 and it will likely hit other markets […]

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Unofficially called “swipe to queue”, this feature has been enabled on the iOS version of Spotify for years and makes it easy to add tracks to a Spotify queue with a simple gesture. This wasn’t possible on the Android version of the app for many years, until now. As first spotted on a Reddit thread, […]

Google brought Android app developers an early Valentine’s Day gift today in the form of the first developer preview of Android 13. It’s important to note that this is merely a “first look” at the upcoming OS, and is intended for developers only. The first beta build to be ready for the public at large […]

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OnePlus has already released Android 12 beta for the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro, and now it’s recruiting testers for the OnePlus 8, 8 Pro, and 8T’s Android 12-based OxygenOS 12 closed beta update. As a part of this Closed Beta Test (CBT), participants will be required to sign an NDA and be willing to […]

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MediaTek is already teasing the world’s first 4nm smartphone chipset and while the video doesn’t do much more than declare “first!”, rumor has it that the chipset designer has lined up several clients. vivo is among them and one of its phones may have just become the first Android device to get past the 1 […]

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The JioPhone Next was supposed to arrive in September, but the chip shortage pushed the launch back to Diwali (early November). The carrier did offer some additional details about the upcoming super-affordable smartphone Early indications were that the phone will run Android Go Edition, however, Jio and Google worked together to create Pragati OS – […]

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Pure Android is still touted as an advantage by some brands and it has no shortage of fans. But it’s rare these days – there are Google’s phones, obviously, Sony, Nokia, Motorola and Asus also try to stick close to stock. OnePlus did as well, but OxygenOS is already in the process of being merged […]

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Samsung began rolling out the October 2021 Android security patch a few days before September ended, and the Korean conglomerate continues with its release as the Galaxy A50 becomes the latest smartphone to get the latest security update. The Galaxy A50 is also the company’s first mid-ranger to get the October 2021 patch since all […]

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XDA Developers published an in-depth look at an early build of Android 12.1 which details plenty of optimizations made by Google for foldable phones. The mid-cycle update to Android 12 carries the “Snowcone v2” codename and seeing how Android 12 also uses the Snowcone codename it’s safe to assume the 12.1 update will bring minor […]

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The Realme C15 Qualcomm Edition announced last October with Android 10-based Realme UI 1.0 is now receiving the stable build of Realme UI 2.0, which is based on Android 11. The new build brings the usual Android 11 and Realme UI 2.0 goodies to the C15 Qualcomm Edition, including notification history, chat bubbles, one-time permissions, […]

Tag: Android

Samsung Galaxy M51 starts receiving Android 12

Spotify users on Android rejoice as swipe-to-queue begins rolling out

Google releases first Android 13 developer preview

OnePlus announces Android 12 closed beta program for OnePlus 8 series

A Dimensity 2000-powered phone is the first Android to score over 1 million AnTuTu points

Jio is working with Google to create Pragati OS – a custom Android for the JioPhone Next

Flashback: a look back at the “pure Android” Google Play Edition phones and why they failed

Samsung Galaxy A50 is the latest phone to get October 2021 Android security patch

Android 12.1 early build shows out foldable optimizations

Realme C15 Qualcomm Edition gets Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 stable update