Articles tagged "Firmware Updates"

Microsoft has announced the rollout of the April Xbox update. It's a major update that brings along several changes - let's discuss them one by one. To begin with, the update brings a new Auto Low-Latency Mode (ALLM), which basically enables Xbox...

At the end of March Apple released iOS 11.3 into the wild following a lengthy development phase and many beta builds. Now, less than a month later, the company is already pushing the first minor update to that version of its mobile operating...

Following the Galaxy A5 (2017), which started receiving the update to Android 8.0 Oreo earlier this month, now the A3 (2017) is joining the fun. The update is currently rolling out over-the-air for units purchased from Russia. As of now, it seems...

T-Mobile has updated its Galaxy Note8 software update page to reflect that the Oreo update roll out for the device has been put on hold. The status field for the Oreo update entry now says the update was first available on April 1, but was paused on...

Along with the Meizu 15 trio, the company unveiled a new version of its OS – Flyme 7. It will be available out of the box on the new phones and many of the older devices will be updated to it (the full list is at the bottom). Flyme OS 7 features...

New day, new info on the seemingly inevitable, yet never actually happening, Android 8.0 Oreo updates for the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. This time it's courtesy of the Samsung-run Turkish website that translates to “Are we up to date?” which...

Verizon has started pushing out a new update to LG V30 units on its network. The update arrives as software version VS99620b, and brings along multiple changes, including ThinQ branding and AI cam. To begin with, post update, the start screen of...

Not funny, Verizon. People have been waiting for the Oreo update for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge for a long time – these may be 2016 phones, but they are still flagships! So, when the Verizon Support page showed that the duo is finally getting the...

A new update has started rolling out to the Nokia 2 smartphone. Currently hitting units in India, it's a security update that brings along Android patch for the month of April. There's currently no information on what other major changes (if...

Samsung is now rolling out a new update (based on Android Oreo) for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in Europe. Specifically, people in Germany have received it already. It's a 570MB download that will install software version G950FXXU1CRD7 for the S8, and...

Motorola has started sending out the update to Android 8.0 Oreo for the Moto Z Play in India. It comes as a 1.12GB download, so if your data plan is limited make sure to grab it via Wi-Fi. After installation, your Moto Z Play will be on software...

The Huawei Nova Youth is receiving the EMUI 8.0 update in China. The update is a major one, moving the Nova Youth from Android 7.0 Nougat to 8.0 Oreo and bringing along with it a host of features. The Huawei Nova Youth is the Chinese version of...

Our Friends over at XDA-Developers have been able to install an early build of Android P on the Huawei Mate 10 Pro. Currently, the Android P developer preview is only available for the Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, and technically the...

The saga of the update to Android Oreo for LG's V30 continues. It's been many months since the company first released the new software in its home country of Korea, and today this has finally arrived in another market - Italy. LG's Italian arm is...

The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is receiving the Android 8.0 Oreo update ahead of schedule. The update weighs in at 1.2 GB and besides bumping the Android version, it also ups the Samsung Experience to version 9.0. This version improves the...

Keeping its promise from last year, HTC sent out the update to Android 8.0 Oreo for the U Ultra at the beginning of March. Back then, it only reached Taiwan, India, and Italy. Now though it is finally expanding to more countries. HTC's Twitter...

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro will soon be officially bumped up to Android 8.1. Currently the phone is receiving the MIUI Global Stable 9.2.7.0 based on Android 7.1.1 - the same OS version it launched on in February. But a MIUI Global Stable ROM...

T-Mobile has started pushing out a new update to Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ units on its network. Arriving as build numbers G960USQU2ARC6 and G965USQU2ARC6 respectively, it's a security update that brings along Android fixes for the month of...

At the end of March Razer promised that its eponymous smartphone would run Android 8.1 Oreo by the end of April. The company has kept its word with some time to spare. Starting today, the update is available to download and install, following a...

If ever there was a perfect situation to use the "Better late than never" cliche for, this is it. SIM-free Samsung Galaxy Note8 units purchased in the UK are now finally receiving the update to Android 8.0 Oreo and Samsung Experience 9.0. The...