The second Developer Preview of Android 14 is here that includes several enhancements to privacy and security, such as selected photos access, credential manager, safer implicit intents, and more.
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Google has announced some new features that will be coming to Android and Wear OS. The update will bring improved productivity, connectivity, accessibility and fun across your Android devices.
Oppo has recently announced major changes to its update policy. The Chinese tech brand has now come up with a stronger commitment when it comes to offering major Android updates to its users.
OnePlus said in a statement that the Nord N10 5G and N100 will receive one major Android update and two years of security patches. The devices ship with OxygenOS 10.5 based on Android 10.
OnePlus 5 and 5T users have taken to the company's forums and Reddit to report that they have begun receiving the Android 10-based OxygenOS 10.0.0 update. There is no official confirmation yet.
Earlier this week Huawei was blacklisted by the U.S. government. As a result, the company can no longer import parts from American companies. Reportedly, Google has suspended all business with Huawei.
Android updates are a huge problem. Sony is no example when it comes to Android updates, but it has luckily outlined its process, perhaps to shed light on how much time and effort is really required.
OnePlus has announced on its forums that the two-and-a-half year-old OnePlus 3 and the two year-old OnePlus 3T will receive the Android P update. There's no ETA on this yet, however.
It looks like LG is finally recognizing the issues it has with keeping its smartphones updated, so it has dedicated resources to open a Software Upgrade Center, to ensure timely updates.
