by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2025 | News, OnePlus, OnePlus 12, Software Update
Credit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority The latest OnePlus 12R update includes the BeaconLink app, which allows offline calls via Bluetooth. The app can only be used to call others with it set up and across relatively short distances. Also included in the OxygenOS...
by dbadmin | Jan 18, 2025 | Android, Features, Samsung Galaxy S25, Software Update
Seamless updates have been around since the original Pixel debuted in 2016, and since then, plenty of other Android OEMs have added them to their devices. Samsung has been the exception, with the Galaxy A55 being the only device the company has made that featured...
by dbadmin | Jan 4, 2025 | Features, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, Samsung One UI, Software Update
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority I’ll be the first one to admit that I’m not the biggest One UI connoisseur. I dabble with a spare Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra that my boss bought in the hopes I’d get familiar with Samsung, but try as I might, I still know way,...
by dbadmin | Nov 20, 2024 | Features, Google, Google Pixel Watch, smartwatches, Software Update
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Earlier this month, Google quietly confirmed that its three Pixel Watch models would see a significant delay before their next software updates. Specifically, the next scheduled update isn’t coming until March 2025 — roughly...
by dbadmin | Nov 6, 2024 | Android 15, Google Pixel, News, Software Update
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority November’s Pixel software update is starting to roll out. The rollout is being pushed in phases to devices on Android 15. The update offers several fixes related to Bluetooth, the camera, display graphics, and more. Android 15...
by dbadmin | Oct 23, 2024 | Authority Insights, Google, News, Software Update
Google announced a new program called longevity GRF earlier this year that makes it easier for chipset vendors to support their platforms for 7 years of Android updates. Chipsets under longevity GRF can use the same vendor software through 7 years of Android OS...