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While there were only several thousand who bought the first round of Essential phones those of you who did pick one up will be happy to know that Essential just released their Android Oreo Beta build. As this is a beta build their will be some bugs. According to Essential if you don't like the...

We are getting closer to an official release of Android 8.0 Oreo for the Galaxy S8! Samsung just released a second beta build of Oreo for the S8. The beta program still includes the USA, United Kingdom, and South Korea. The second beta is labeled G950FXXU1ZQK4. The update has already been rolled...

We have already seen some users receive the Android Oreo Beta update for their Samsung Galaxy S8. They were able to provide us with some information regarding new features with the update. You can manually enroll your Galaxy S8 for the Beta update. The method for doing so is not all that easy...

It looks like Samsung will be rolling out their Oreo Beta update in two phases. The first phase will roll out to devices in North America, the United Kingdom, and South Korea. The second phase will roll out to China, Germany, Spain, France, Poland and India. The update was rumored for October...

Huawei made a few big announcements today. They just confirmed pre-orders will go live today for the Honor 8 Pro in Europe. Even more exciting they have announced a new Honor Beta Program for the US. This program will allow a select few to preview upcoming device up to 2 years before release in...

While most of our newer flagships are just now beginning to receive Android 7.0 Google is continuing to move along with Android. They have just started the rollout of their latest and greatest build Android 7.1.2 Beta 2. This update is currently rolling out the the Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel C...

The latest and greatest build of Android 7.1.2 is now official. It is currently available for download in open beta. The update is a bit anticlimactic however and is exactly what we expected it to be, an incremental build. Android VP of Engineering David Burke says the update is focused on...

Samsung is currently rolling out a fourth major Nougat update to Samsung Galaxy Beta Program Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge testers. This is the fifth build overall if you include a small Facebook bug fix that was rolled out earlier. The new update includes bug fixes. The update notes also mention...

Thanks to some very resourceful Galaxy Beta testers we now have a method for installing the Beta build of Nougat on the Galaxy S7 Edge. So far users are reporting better speed and performance, better battery life, and are overall satisfied with the update. Installing the beta build is actually...

I have been doing my very best to get the Nougat Beta installed on my Galaxy S7 Edge. Apparently I am a bit late to the game. Samsung held open registration starting last week. Earlier in the week the Beta builds began to roll out over the air for those who had already registered. The only way...

Android Nougat may be just around the corner for the Galaxy S7. It would only stand to reason that Samsung is now able to sink all their resources into S7 and S7 edge development now that the Note 7 has been cancelled. Hopefully this means faster all around updates for the S7 now that the S7 is...

Google has announced a new Preview Program for Chromecast devices. They are also quick to point out that this is not a beta program. This opt-in program updates your Chromecast to the latest firmware prior to the wide release, but these updates are said to be of the same quality as production...

MIUI 8 is ready for BETA testing. This means you will be able to test Xiaomi's build of Marshmallow on your Xiaomi device. Being that this is in Beta their are likely a few bugs. So far devices that will be able to run this Rom include the Mi 2, Mi 2s, Mi 3, Mi 4, Mi 5, Mi Note, and Mi Max. The...

The latest version of the Google Play Store is v6.7 and it should be hitting your Android device any day now. It is currently rolling out across many handsets. This is by no means an overhaul. Instead this is a pretty light update. This update is geared towards Beta apps. You can now see the...

Gone are the years of unlimited all you can eat 4G LTE data, for many of you that is. I am still holding on to my grandfathered Alltel plan for dear life. You can't beat unlimited 4G plus unlimited texts and 500 minutes to share for just $145! For those of you on a shared data plan or a limited...

Samsung has decided to put together their own dedicated music app. They have already made the app available for download in the Play Store. Initially the app was only compatible for the S7 and S7 edge. The Music app was also in Beta upon initial release. It appears that Samsung is getting...

Now Apple Music can do something that only an Android can do. It can now be displayed in the form of a widget. The Apple Music Beta app has been updated with a widget. The widget allows you to pause, play, and skip tracks directly from your homescreen. The update also includes a heart button for...

Yesterday we discussed an early Beta rollout of Marshallow on the AT&T Note 5. One main change in 6.0 for the Note 5 is an all new theme. The new theme changes the blue and yellow theme into a blue and grey theme. The beta testing group only includes about 200 lucky users. One of the users...

Several weeks ago Samsung decided to launch a beta program for testing out Marshmallow 6.0.1 on the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge in certain markets. Pretty quickly the beta build hit the net and was flashable through Odin. Yesterday developer "eltoffer" decided to release a prerooted version of the...

Samsung is currently testing Marshmallow Android 6.0 through a public beta program. The Beta build is already rolling out in the UK to some Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge devices. It should be noted that you actually have to be in the UK with one of these two devices to participate in the beta, and...