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Samsung lays the path toward its first foldable smartphone in 2019. Also, more notches where they shouldn't be and the measure of Apple's success.
After an extra two months added to the software update guarantee, Google has no further obligations to Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P owners.
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It was easy to predict but that doesn't make it any less sad. Discontinued way back in 2016, Google's Nexus Player is officially reaching the end of the road in terms of software support as well.
The FBI recruited Best Buy employees as an arm of the law, but did it breach citizens' Fourth Amendment rights? That plus Android P and HTC phone feedback on our show!
The case stands against Huawei and Google: the companies weren't responsive to warranty claims on hardware issues affecting the premium Nexus smartphone of 2015.
One developer was able to extract a key tool that allows for the Pixel 2 phones to get portrait-style pictures without needing a second rear camera.
The update is on the loose, but if waiting up to two weeks to get the latest file, you can download and flash the one ROM to rule these devices.
More details about further fixes and special features for the Pixel and Nexus devices will be disclosed later. The first batch is out now.
The maintenance review update is coming next month, but the beta goes on for another month. This time around, optimizations for low-spec devices.
On the whole, it's safe for Android devices to interact with Wi-Fi — even with the KRACK bug in effect — but it'd be nice to get that patch expedited.
If your Pixel 2 XL screen flashes a bright white before you lock, unlock or power on the device, you're not alone and you may want to seek a replacement.
Those devices have the November 5 level patch, which does not have the fix. Let's hope Pixels and Nexuses get there sooner rather than later.
The month's security update is out with patches to combat KRACK and system vulnerabilities. The Pixel 2 XL is the biggest beneficiary.
If you have a problem and happen to have forgotten your unlock code for some reason, you better hope you don't need a factory reset.
Google's Phone, Contacts and Android Messages apps will link video calls to the Duo app on Pixel, Nexus and Android One phones.
The new November 2018 guarantee gives the two 2015-era devices an extra two months of security patch support from Google. No reason why we can tell.
The company showed off how grippy its new case is with a racecar. It's also drop-resistant and up for orders from October 1.
Not all returns will get users a new Pixel XL — it's been reported that the UK and Australia are getting back 6P units. But it's some solace.
Bell already has an update out for the Nexus 6P, but Rogers users will have to wait. This delay could be tied to compatibility issues with some US carriers.
New build names and the last major update, potentially, for phones named Nexus. Android 8.0 is out on the Google devices.
This week on our show, we talk with Digital Trends's Julian Chokkattu about what we saw at the #HelloMotoWorld event. Also, more screens for Meizu!
The Cortex-A57 cores in the Snapdragon 810 have been identified by some industrious developers as the reason for bootloops on the Nexus 6P.
The aptX and aptX HD codecs aren't supported on the 2015 Nexus phones. They feature the same audio chip as the LG G4, though, which has aptX.
