When Microsoft introduced the slimmer Xbox One S in 2016, one new feature didn’t get as much fanfare as it should’ve — a Bluetooth gamepad that can double as a controller for your tablets and phones. Only that gamepad didn’t necessarily work the way you’d think on Android. The buttons were assigned wrong. But XDA-developers …
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With the release of Android Pie, Google added plenty of new features and improvements for users. Android Pie is now smarter, has slightly changed look, a new screenshot tool, and an option to ditch the onscreen navigation buttons. Now playing: Watch this: Change these 3 Android Pie settings right away 2:32 With Android Pie users have the option to use …
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Android 9 Pie is coming soon(ish) to a handful of Sony phones. The company announced that the following phones will get Android Pie in November: Xperia XZ2 Xperia XZ2 Premium Xperia XZ2 Compact Xperia XZ Premium XZ1 XZ1 Compact Sony also added that these phones will get Android Pie in early 2019: XA2 XA2 Ultra XA2 Plus You may be …
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Google’s latest OS update, Android 9 Pie, is heading to a Motorola phone near you. On Wednesday, Motorola shared its list of phones that’ll get Android Pie: Moto Z3 Moto Z3 Play Moto Z2 Force Edition Moto Z2 Play Moto X4 Moto G6 Plus Moto G6 Moto G6 Play Now playing: Watch this: Change these 3 Android Pie settings right away …
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Google is bringing its Android 9 Pie update to even more phones with Android Pie Go edition this fall, the company announced today. Ironically, that means a $30 phone might get it before you do! Google’s Android Go program is designed to bring fast and smooth performance to entry-level phones all over the world. But a side effect of the …
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While Android users are eager to test out Google’s brand-new Android Pie update, some owners of the original Pixel and Pixel XL found that the new OS killed their phone’s ability to fast charge. But when the Pixel owners brought up the issue to Google, the company deemed the bug “infeasible” and that they “won’t fix” it. Now Google has …
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Fortnite, the biggest thing in video games, was only portable if you had an iPhone, iPad or Nintendo Switch. Then it came to Android — but only as a Samsung Galaxy exclusive. Now, non-Samsung Android phones are getting on the Fortnite Battle Bus, too. We still don’t have a firm release date for when each Android phone will get to …
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With Google’s Android 9.0 Pie OS update fresh out of the oven, some Pixel owners have already run into a bug that Google apparently won’t fix. Several Pixel XL owners have reported that their phones have stopped fast-charging ever since they upgraded to Android Pie. The bug was added to Google’s Issue Tracker, but labeled “Won’t Fix (infeasible)” after Google …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Android P is Pie! Are we happy about that? Facebook, Apple, YouTube and others banning Alex Jones and Infowars. What does this mean? FCC Chairman Ajit Pai admits there was no DDoS attack on the agency’s comment system. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought …
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Check out photos, videos and first impressions at CNET’s Galaxy Note 9 hands-on first take. Today Samsung launches its biggest phone of the year — both literally and in terms of what it can do. The Galaxy Note 9 is scheduled for a grand introduction this morning at Samsung’s signature Unpacked event. The Galaxy Note is Samsung’s top-of-the-line phone and the …
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