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OPPO A7x ColorOS 6 (Android Pie 9.0) update trial version goes live for early adopters

Wanna hear a story about the extreme fragmentations in the world of Android software updates? OPPO F9 Pro owners got August 2019 security update on top of Android Oreo based...

Sep 02, 2019 5 Min Read

Android

[Intelligent battery optimization] OnePlus 7 (Pro) Android 10 Developer Preview 5 update goes live

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. Original story (published on August 31, 2019) follows: Depending on your timezone, we are less than 12 hours behind...

Sep 01, 2019 3 Min Read

Android

(Still no MIUI 11) Xiaomi recruiting testers for Redmi K20 Pro Android 10 update in India

Why don’t smartphone makers use older flagship chipsets in their current mid rangers? That way, they can theoretically keep the cost down while the performance should be well...

Aug 31, 2019 3 Min Read

Android

[Update: Closed beta] Xiaomi rolling out final weekly beta before MIUI 11, Redmi K20 Android 10 update under testing

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. MIUI, the in-house Android skin made by Xiaomi, is going to take a big leap forward as the...

Aug 30, 2019 3 Min Read

Android

Asus ZenFone Max M1 Android Pie 9.0 beta update now available (Download link inside)

Whenever a device gets a successor, it automatically ceases to be the respective company’s topmost priority with respect to software updates. That is just how brutal the smartphone...

Aug 30, 2019 3 Min Read

Android

Mi 8 SE July update arrives with DC dimming, Night mode, Game Turbo 2.0 & more

Xiaomi Mi 8 series has several variants in it. Not long ago, we reported about the release of the latest August security update to the Mi 8 Lite variant and...

Aug 30, 2019 3 Min Read

Android

Xiaomi Mi Play August security update rolls out with bug fixes; global Redmi Note 7 also gets August patch

Xiaomi once aimed a dig at Huawei for being the brand that releases the same phone under different names. This statement was made in a blog post introducing the former...

Aug 30, 2019 4 Min Read

Android

Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 July security update rolling out widely, still no Call & Message Continuity for India

Unlike smartphones, the market of high-end Android tablets is basically dead. NVIDIA did a fantastic job with their Shield tablet, but they eventually moved towards the Android TV based...

Aug 30, 2019 2 Min Read

Android

[Version number confusion] Latest OnePlus 7 Pro 5G update finally brings August security patch & Face Unlock assistive lighting

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. PiunikaWeb readers should remember our article about the bizarre software update delays observed by OnePlus 7 Pro 5G owners...

Aug 29, 2019 3 Min Read

Android

[Official statement] Verizon Galaxy Note 10, S10, & Note 9 units showing signs of RCS support testing, probably ahead of rollout

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. Original story (published on August 29, 2019) follows: Ask any diehard iPhone user the things that keep them loyal...

Aug 29, 2019 4 Min Read

Android

T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy J7 2018 (aka Galaxy J7 Star) Android Pie 9.0 update rolls out

Google is getting ready to release the stable version of Android 10. It’s expected that the OS will be outed early next week, with the Google Pixels and...

Aug 29, 2019 3 Min Read

Android

Samsung Galaxy M30 update: Two consecutive OTAs bring August security patch & camera fixes

Si vis pacem, para bellum Well, I’m not gonna talk about the third installment of the John Wick film franchise. However, the Latin phrase (translated as “If...

Aug 29, 2019 2 Min Read