AT&T's Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Finally Gets A KitKat OTA Update
Remember last night, when we were excited about the Galaxy S5 getting its Android 5.0 update already, at least in Poland? That was nice. Let's try to hang on to that warm, comforting feeling while we...
View ArticleWeb Version Of Google+ Now Lets You Pin Posts To The Top Of Your Profile Or Page
Earlier this year, Google+ community managers gained the ability to pin posts to the top of a page, useful during those times when you want visitors to see something in particular the first time they...
View ArticleT-Mobile Postpones LTE Nexus 9 Launch With No New ETA
Well, it's not really a surprise, but T-Mobile has backed out of its commitment to start selling the LTE-equipped Nexus 9 in early December (which is now). A leaked internal communication simply says...
View ArticleAmazon Fire HD Kids Lightning Review: Did Amazon Just Make The Best Android...
A few weeks ago, Ryan and I tag teamed the Kindle Fire HD 6 and 7 in a review that left us both pretty dang impressed with what Amazon has cooked up in its newest budget-friendly tablets. Since then,...
View ArticleThe Nexus 6 Comes To Mexico Next Week Via Motorola.com.mx, 32GB Model Will...
Our readers in Mexico probably don't have a lot of sympathy for those of us still ticked that we can't grab a Nexus 6 from the Play Store or Motorola itself. But starting next week they'll have the...
View ArticleUpcoming Nexus 6 OTA (Probably 5.0.1) Will Include Trusted Face Lighting Fix
The trusted face component of Lollipop's Smart Lock system is really neat, but it's a little buggy on the Nexus 6. Shortly after launch, users noticed that the front-facing camera wasn't very good at...
View Article[Update: 5.0.1 For Nexus 9][Flash All The Things] Lollipop Nexus OTA ZIP File...
Of our many jobs here at Android Police, one is to make our readers' lives easier when we can. With that in mind, here's a roundup of every known Nexus Lollipop OTA. As new ones become available, this...
View Article[APK Teardown] Google+ v4.8 Tests Out Bandwidth Optimizations, Prepares For A...
A brand new version of Google+ began rolling out to Android users yesterday, but it didn't initially appear to do much more than tweak a few layouts and change the colors to something more...
View ArticleGoogle Adds Hindi And Indonesian Support To Text-To-Speech Engine [APK Download]
Updates to Google's Text-to-Speech app aren't always interesting, but today's bump actually brings with it two new languages. For those waiting for Hindi and Indonesian language support, it's your...
View ArticlePSA: The Nexus 9 Folio Keyboard Case Has Dropped By $42 To $88 On...
The Nexus 9's folio keyboard case is an expensive accessory, even by Google's standards. The product, which both protects the tablets and supplies a Bluetooth keyboard, comes in at $129.99. But Amazon...
View Article[Update: ZIP Files] The HTC One M7 And M8 Google Play Edition Are Receiving...
Lollipop is slowly, slowly making its way to all of the Nexus and Google Play Edition devices available (yes, N7 LTE owners, we hear you). If you purchased the "pure," AOSP-packing version of either...
View ArticleAT&T's LG G3 (D850) Gets Its First Official CyanogenMod Nightly
It took a while to get the bootloader situation figured out, but there are finally some ROMs showing up for the LG G3 on AT&T. There's even a build of CyanogenMod 11, which was just posted today....
View ArticleHTC Has Posted Lollipop (Android 5.0.1) Kernel Source for One M7 And M8...
On the heels of their release of the Android 5.0.1 Lollipop OTA update to the HTC One M7 and M8 Google Play Editions, HTC has quickly made the kernel source for both devices available at the HTCdev...
View ArticleOnePlus Responds To Accusations Of Selling Refurbished Phones As New (Hint:...
As a "new" company that caters almost exclusively to technology enthusiasts, OnePlus has been under the microscope ever since it announced its One flagship phone... with no small amount of criticism...
View Article[Update: Deal Is Back] Refurb Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 (32GB) On Sale For...
Update 12/7/14: The deal is back today. Samsung is really the only game in town if you want an Android slate larger than 10-inches. The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 is a pricey device, though. The retail figure...
View Article[Deal Alert] Amazon's Kindle Fire HDX 7" 4G LTE Tablets Are 50% Off, $139 For...
Want to stuff a couple of stockings for the holidays? Here's a cool suggestion from Amazon: the Kindle Fire HDX 7" 4G LTE. This is last year's Kindle Fire generation but still the newest HDX 7"...
View ArticleSamsung Gear VR Innovator Edition Now Available In The US For $199 From...
Samsung's virtual reality-producing pair of Galaxy Note 4-powered goggles have gone on sale in the US on the manufacturer's website. Gear VR Innovator Edition, as the experimental product is actually...
View ArticleAndroid Studio 1.0 Officially Released, Eclipse With ADT No Longer In Active...
A couple of weeks ago, a release candidate for Android Studio 1.0 rolled out to the Canary development channel to allow users a chance to poke and prod at it before an official launch. The serious...
View ArticleT-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S4, Tab 4 8.0 LTE, And Avant Receive Minor OTA Updates
So you own a Galaxy S4, Tab 4 8.0 LTE, or Avant and have just received an over-the-air update from T-Mobile. What does it do? Regardless of which of three devices you own, the answer is the same: not...
View Article[Not Lollipop] Sprint Sharp Aquos Crystal Getting Software Update With Bug...
If you own a Sharp Aquos Crystal on Sprint, you've got an update on the way. According to Sprint, there are quite a few bug fixes as well as some new bloatware added, such as Sprint's new premium...
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