updates

Hi, after updating, the icons on my home page have little orange circles next to them showing that I have 5 text messages, 8 new emails, 7 new FB posts, etc. When I click on messages there aren't any new messages and that little circle won't go away. Right now my weather app is showing the...

I'm using a Samsung J7. A new security update was announced recently at Samsung fixes critical Android flaws with November 2020 updates The article says once it's installed, the phone should have "security patch level" 2020-11-05. "Settings > About phone" says my security patch level is August...

My phone doesn't have a ton of room, so I have automatic updates of apps turned off. But ones that came with the phone (e.g. Instagram and Facebook) will do it anyway. Ones I actually installed myself never do. Was just wondering if there's any way to actually get it to not automatically update...

If you had not already heard CyanogenMod is officially over. It will be replaced with Lineage OS as the company faces a total restructure including the exit of CM founder Steve Kondik. Official Lineage builds will begin to rollout this weekend and will arrive for more than 80 devices. Devices...

Yes do buy the Pixel, just don't buy it from Verizon if you can help it. The reason i say this is that it has been confirmed that Verizon will be handling their own system updates for Pixel and Pixel XL devices they have sold. Google will handle their own system updates for unlocked versions...

Honor just released the Honor 8 to the US a few days ago. The Honor 8 isn't just another mid range Chinese handset. It has a premium all glass and metal design, a 3D fingerprint which is programmable for gestures and app launches, a dual lens camera, and top of the line flagship specs. The...

Most companies will support their devices with software updates for up to 2 years. Google has actually been pretty good about keeping their devices updated well past the normal EOL cycle of other OEMs. The 2013 Nexus 7, and the Nexus 5 are perfect examples of devices that continue to receive...

I have begun getting a strange update message on my Turbo. It is ostensibly from Amazon and asks me to update. When I try to do so, It says it cannot update because I do not allow third-party apps that are not on the Google Play store. Plus when I look at any of my Amazon apps (the regular app...