Android 6.0 Marshmallow now runs on 0.5 percent of Android devices
KitKat continues to be the most widely used version of the OS. (more…)
Read MoreKitKat continues to be the most widely used version of the OS. (more…)
Read MoreIt’s not available over-the-air yet, and it might still present bugs, but the manual download takes the ancient phablet straight from Android 4.3 to 5.1. Mysterious “compatibility” issues prevented Huawei from rolling out KitKat goodies to the surprisingly popular Ascend Mate 2 back in the day, but pressured by public
Read MoreAndroid 5.0 managed to double its user base in a month. (more…)
Read MoreAndroid 5.0 is now running on almost 2 percent of all Android devices. (more…)
Read MoreLollipop, the latest version of the OS, runs on less than 0.1 percent of all Android devices. (more…)
Read MoreThe Google Play data for the first week of September is in, and unfortunately, the aging trio of Jelly Bean flavors still rules over the Android realm, with KitKat on the rise, but not nearly fast enough to catch up. 10 months for 25 percent. So long for so little,
Read MoreAndroid 4.4 adoption more than doubled over a one-month period ending April 1st. (more…)
Read MoreJelly Bean grows while Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich cede market share. (more…)
Read MoreHTC has announced that its 2012 flagships, the One X and One X+, won't be receiving any updates past Android 4.2.2. (more…)
Read MoreWith CES 2014 pretty much over and done in terms of product announcements, all eyes are on next month’s Mobile World Congress, where Samsung is expected to intro, among others, a so-called “Lite” version of the award-winning Galaxy Note 3. (more…)
Read MoreTaking a page out of Motorola’s playbook, ZTE is trying to move away from the ruthless but ultimately pointless smartphone spec wars, and seems to focus its marketing efforts for the brand new Grand S II phone on user experience and software add-ons. (more…)
Read MoreWith Mobile World Congress less than two months away, the somewhat fishy reports pegging the imminent Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Lite as an “entry-level” handheld look to be gaining credibility, thanks to a User Agent Profile discovered earlier today. (more…)
Read MoreA couple of live photos of the Oppo R1 have leaked online, showing off the Chinese manufacturer's upcoming mid-range handset from every possible angle. (more…)
Read MoreSony saddened plenty of Xperia users when announcing all high-end devices will need to get Android 4.3 Jelly Bean updates before leaping to 4.4 KitKat, but now the Z1 and Z Ultra officially run on the last JB flavor, so the 4.4 rollout has to be close. (more…)
Read MoreAsus’ first stab at the “Mini” mobile niche has been a long time coming and is now but a couple of days away from going official. (more…)
Read MoreThe final and stable release of CyanogenMod 10.2.0 is now available for supported devices, as the last and final major build based on Android 4.3. (more…)
Read MoreAndroid 4.4 KitKat is now running on 1.1 percent of active Android devices, roughly a month after it was made available. (more…)
Read MoreSamsung’s Galaxy Grand 2 is a mid-tier device that comes with slightly better hardware than its predecessor. (more…)
Read MoreNovember 12 came and went and, while we’re still not an inch closer to finding out the exact launch date of the Sony Xperia Z1S, a fresh batch of photos remind the world it’s coming and paint a fairly gloomy pricing picture. (more…)
Read MoreSo you thought the Asian onslaught of Android flip phones was a joke, huh? A passing fad, a whim, a bizarre eccentricity as many Westerners tend to describe Oriental customs they don’t get or resonate with. (more…)
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