Google outs January Android security factory images and OTAs for Pixel and Nexus devices, Samsung details the first SMR of the year

Google Pixel Android Security Patch

Usually, Google rolls out monthly security updates to its devices beginning the first week of every month. In most cases, this happens on the first Monday of the month, something that has meant the updates […]

Opinion: It’s about time Google Project Fi turned to OnePlus for the next affordable Android One phone

Project Fi

In 2015, Google launched Project Fi, an MVNO that is tied to Google devices and uses infrastructures laid down by T-Mobile, Sprint and U.S. Cellular (in the U.S.) and Three in Europe and Hong Kong. […]

Project Fi’s Moto X4 Android One left out as Google rolls out November security updates for Pixels and Nexuses

Google Project Fi

Other than being part of Google’s Project Fi, one of the selling points of the Moto X4 Android One smartphone was that it will be receiving monthly security updates alongside the Google Nexus and Pixel […]

Google Project Fi voice and data SIM card works on non-Google phones, but there’s a catch – or more

Project Fi

One of the major drawbacks of Google Project Fi is the limited number of supported smartphones. Many have lamented this aspect, which is even why there are rumors that the Moto X4 will be joining […]

Android 8.0 Oreo phones will get a cool Google Project Fi feature that has been exclusive to Pixel and Nexus phones

Android 8.0 Oreo and Google Project Fi

Google unveiled Android 8.0 Oreo this week and the OS has already started rolling out to the Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X as an OTA. As expected with a new OS, Android […]

Comment: It won’t be long before Google Project Fi adds more phones, other than the Moto X4, to its list of supported devices

Google Project Fi

Many believe that Google Project Fi has one major downside – that the devices supported on the network are limited. To some extent, this is true. The wireless carrier, which has its services working through […]

It’s official: Android 8.0 Oreo phones will power up 2x faster than Android Nougat – and there’s more

Android O

According to Google, the newly launched Android 8.0 Oreo will improve the start-up time of your current Android Nougat phone by up to 2x the current figure. This is a bold statement, but it’s what […]