by dbadmin | Feb 19, 2026 | Android, Android 17, Features, Google, Software Update
The first Android 17 beta has been out for a few days now, but you’d be hard-pressed to find any significant changes over the previous Android 16 QPR3 beta or even the stable release of Android 16 QPR2. This wasn’t a surprise, though. If last year was anything to go...
by dbadmin | Feb 18, 2026 | News, Samsung, Software Update
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Recent Galaxy phones are once again receiving Google Play System updates. This comes after Samsung first paused these updates several months ago. Samsung previously claimed that it temporarily halted these updates to...
by dbadmin | Feb 13, 2026 | Android, News, Software Update
Android 16 QPR3 is almost here, and if you own a Pixel, March could bring some nice little treats to your device. Quarterly Platform Releases have become quite a big deal for Pixel phones, often bundling in little UI flourishes and quality-of-life upgrades rather than...
by dbadmin | Feb 12, 2026 | Android, Features, Software Update
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority I don’t know about you, but on any given week, I manually check for new Google Play System updates, new betas, new monthly patches, or new QPRs at least a few times. But dropping down the notifications shade or opening the...
by dbadmin | Feb 4, 2026 | Google Pixel, Guides, Software Update
Attention Pixel users! It’s that time once again: time for your regularly scheduled monthly software update. On February 3, Google officially began rolling out its February 2026 update to Pixel devices. There aren’t any notable user-facing changes in this update. In...
by dbadmin | Feb 3, 2026 | Google Pixel, News, Software Update
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s February 2026 Pixel update is rolling out now, but it’s a security-only release with no listed bug fixes. The update includes a single high-severity Pixel-specific vulnerability fix and is small in size for most...
