The options to have the "ears" blend in or stay out of the way were available on the Essential Phone in Android Oreo... but not Pie? Why?

Lightweight, catered and yet comfy. Android Pie (Go) edition will bring a few more megabytes of space to users' disks.

Moto's general rules? Two years of OS support for 'Z' phones, one for 'G' phones. That leaves the Moto X4 in a tight spot.

It seems to be, according to media sources, that it's all going to be covered. All the phones HMD has made will be getting Android 9.

Those who were hoping to get an early jump on the official Android P build with the Nokia 7 Plus are a little disappointed, but a follow-up should be soon.

Owners of Google's Pixel phones will get the update first, followed by third-party devices that were eligible for the beta.

It's rare that an Android phone would get more than two OS version updates in two years. But OnePlus is making it happen, though.

Android P has reached the end of the trialing pipeline and is set to be released within the next several weeks. What will be the treat name?

The last update to the dashboard was two months ago, so a good bump in stats for the latest versions of Android was expected.

So, the Huawei P9 lite mini won't be getting Android Oreo, but maybe the Huawei P9 lite (2017) will get Android... wait, Pistachio?

Google won't be able to keep track of your video watching and search history on YouTube, but your internet service provider and network manager can.

Users can split their bills easily right from the one app. Also, ticket vendors are rolling out support for ticket holding in the app.

For law enforcement agencies, this update knocks out their current methods for cracking into iPhones and iPads in evidence bins.

Those with older iPhones are being advised to turn off location services and keep Wi-Fi on. Replacing the battery might not matter.

Samsung's low to mid-end Galaxy J3, J5 and J7 phones from last year are only expected to receive official Android Oreo updates in late September in Turkey.

Only available in beta software for now, Project Treble functionality will soon roll out to all OnePlus 5 and 5T users over-the-air.

The first entry-level Moto Z device on Verizon is finally getting its second and final Android OS update. It also includes a weird SIM feature.

The Chinese tech company is nearly out of what was to be a 7-year imports ban, but this order could give it the head start on getting back to business.

We are nearing release of the next version of Android and this update's a little bit late. But at least we know that the platform is spreading its wings.

One Canadian carrier "expects" to start the official Android 8.0 Oreo rollout for the LG V20 next month, which probably means others will do the same.

T-Mobile is the last of the big four carriers to update the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge and LG G6 to Oreo, also sending security patches to the Note 5 and S8 Active.

Huawei's new software update schedule is not as specific as the one recently announced by OnePlus, but it's clearly better than nothing.

Massive software updates combining Android 8.0 Oreo enhancements and EMUI 8.0 optimizations are on their way to the Huawei Mate 10 Lite and P10 Lite.