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Google finally updates Android usage share; Pie on 10.4% of Google Play devices

Rich Woods — Wed, 08 May 2019 14:18:01 +0000

After over six months, Google has finally released new usage share statistics for the different versions of its Android operating system. Android 9.0 Pie is now on 10.4% of all Google Play devices. Read more...

Moto Z3 gets 5G Moto Mod support with Android Pie update

Rich Woods — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:46:01 +0000

Lenovo is releasing a software update for the Moto Z3 today, bringing the latest version of Android, 9.0 Pie, and support for the 5G Moto Mod. It has security patches through January 1. Read more...

Huawei begins Android Pie rollout for Mate 10 and P20 families

Rich Woods — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 22:38:01 +0000

Today, Huawei announced that EMUI 9.0, its skin of Android 9.0 Pie, is ready to roll out globally to the Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, P20, P20 Pro, Honor Play, Honor View 10, and Honor 10. Read more...

Android stats: Nougat usage slips, Oreo on almost 25% of devices, Pie still in the sky

Boyd Chan — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 08:44:01 +0000

Google has published its latest Android platform usage stats that show Android 8.x Nougat now on almost a quarter of active devices and Pie 9.0 still scrounging for 0.1% usage to get on the charts. Read more...

There's no way to disable Android Pie's gesture-based navigation on the Pixel 3

Sharath Ravishankar — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 07:14:01 +0000

Not only will Google's shiny new Pixel 3 handsets come with Android Pie's gesture navigation support turned on by default, there will be no way to disable it to use the older button-only interface. Read more...

Sony shares details on Android Pie rollout for Xperia smartphones

Shreyas Gandhe — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:30:02 +0000

Sony is known to update most of its flagship devices to the latest versions of Android for quite some time, and the company has now shared a list of devices that will receive Android Pie. Read more...

Faster and more capable: here's what's new in the Go edition of Android Pie

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 22:46:01 +0000

Following last week's release of Android 9 Pie, Google is now announcing what's new in the Go edition of the operating system, which is found on low-end smartphones such as the Nokia 1. Read more...

Motorola will bring Android 9.0 Pie to several handset this fall

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 17:32:01 +0000

Although it will take quite some time, Motorola has announced that it will be bringing Android 9.0 Pie to a handful of its current handsets. The update will arrive sometime in the fall. Read more...

Google is aware that Android 9.0 Pie breaks fast charging on the first generation Pixel

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 19:46:02 +0000

While Google's Android 9.0 Pie update brought many improvements and features to the OS, it also managed to break the phone's fast charging capabilities when connected to third-party chargers. Read more...

HTC announces Android 9.0 Pie is coming to several devices, doesn't announce dates

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 23:00:01 +0000

HTC has announced that several of its more recent handsets will be receiving the Android 9.0 Pie update. While this is good news, the firm did not go into detail about when these updates would arrive. Read more...

Nokia 2.1, 3.1 and 5.1 make their way to India

Shreyas Gandhe — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 15:14:01 +0000

HMD Global has announced the availability of the latest generation of its budget Nokia smartphones, the Nokia 2.1, 3.1 and 5.1 in India and the devices would be going on sale starting from August 12. Read more...

Nokia 7 Plus gets Android Pie Beta4, and gestures before official release

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 17:16:01 +0000

HMD Global has started rolling out one last beta build of Android Pie to its Nokia 7 Plus before the official release, keeping up with its positive track record for timely Android updates. Read more...

Google announces Android 9 Pie, now available for Pixel devices

Rich Woods — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 17:16:51 +0000

Google today announced that the next version of Android will be Android 9 Pie. It's available to download for eligible Google Pixel devices right now, with other devices coming later. Read more...