Which manufacturer updates its phones the fastest? (Android 12 edition)

by dbadmin | Apr 9, 2022 | Android, Android 12, Features, HMD Global, Nokia, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Samsung, Vivo

Google Pixel 6 Pro Credit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority Google rolled out the stable version of Android 12 on October 4, 2021. The software arrived a month later than its predecessor — Android 11 — which launched in September the year before. At the time of writing,...

You can now try out Android 12 on your OnePlus Nord — its final update

by dbadmin | Apr 8, 2022 | Android 12, News, OnePlus, OnePlus Nord

Credit: Ryan-Thomas Shaw / Android Authority The first OnePlus Nord is now getting a taste of Android 12. The software is coming to the phone in the form of the first Oxygen OS 12 open beta build. Android 12 will be the final major OS update for the OnePlus Nord....

We asked, you told us: Most of you don’t care for Android chat bubbles

by dbadmin | Apr 6, 2022 | Android 11, Android 12, News, Survey Results

Android has offered chat bubbles since Android 11, essentially being small chat windows that float over other apps. But the concept dates back to the chat heads feature in the Facebook app in the early 2010s. Our own Rob Triggs wrote an opinion piece recently, saying...

These LG phones are still getting Android 12 this quarter

by dbadmin | Apr 4, 2022 | Android 12, LG, News

LG has announced that three phones will receive Android 12 in Korea in Q2 2022. These phones are the Q92 5G, V50, and V50S. Several more devices will receive security patches in the quarter too. LG announced its exit from the smartphone industry almost a year ago,...

LG’s smartphone unit might be dead, but the Velvet is still getting Android 12

by dbadmin | Mar 16, 2022 | Android 12, LG, LG Velvet, News

Credit: David Imel / Android Authority The LG Velvet has received Android 12 in Korea. There’s no word on wider availability just yet. The company previously promised that the Velvet would receive three OS updates. LG exited the smartphone business just under a year...

Android 12L landing on Pixel phones now, will come to products from these OEMs

by dbadmin | Mar 7, 2022 | Android 12, Android 12L, Android Development, Google, News

Credit: David Imel / Android Authority Android 12L is rolling out to a selection of Pixel phones today. It will eventually make its way to products from Samsung, Microsoft, and Lenovo. This iteration of Android 12 is optimized for larger displays. Today, Google...