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The Nexus 6P was last featured here back in November when we told you Google ended support for the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P. It's been a long battle as a judge denied the motion to dismiss a class action against Google and Huawei. Before that, the Nexus 5X...

March security patches are now available for a number of Android phones plus supported Nexus and Pixel devices. The latest factory images are available for Nexus and Pixel devices so if you own one, you can get the binary image files to restore phone into its original factory state....

Google is more serious in updating the mobile platform. It's one way of ensuring Android is always up-to-date on most mobile devices. However, it will still always depend on OEMs or mobile carriers to implement the update on different devices. We always check what's in the Android Security Bulletin...

Google is ending the Nexus line. The tech giant is officially pulling the plug off the Nexus series after years of launching the Pixel. We anticipated the Nexus would be replaced by the Pixel series and it was when the first generation of Pixel smartphones was released. The last...

Remember the Night Sight feature found on the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL's camera? It's the same feature that arrived with the last Google Camera app and is ready for the Essential Phone and the Xiaomi Mi 5. Good news: it now also works on the Nexus 6P....

Android Auto support will only expand and get updated until the next version comes along. Some other services and products have been integrated with Android Auto but it's only now that we're learning about wireless support. Yes, Android Auto Wireless is officially available. This means you can connect and...

There will be instances when you would want to flash a factory image on your Pixel or Nexus device. This is either when you want a clean installation of your device’s software, or if you want to install the latest software for your device. Google has made it pretty...

LineageOS is probably the most popular custom ROM out there today, and it has good reason to be that way. LineageOS carries over the work from CyanogenMod, and it has become arguably more popular than its predecessor has been. The leverage of a custom ROM like LineageOS is that...

Rising from the ashes of the doomed Project Tango, Google’s ARCore is getting a warmer reception than its predecessor. The service aims to make augmented reality (AR) a household name to Android users worldwide. ARCore is already available in other popular devices – not just the Google Pixel smartphones,...

There is no doubt that Google’s mobile photography technology really shines in the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL’s camera app. The Google Camera app boasts of the amazing HDR+ algorithm, and the “Portrait Mode” feature – which allows you to have a bokeh effect to your selfie...

Before the Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, and the Pixel 2 XL, there's the Nexus line that has introduced a number of Android devices. The last models we used were the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P. You can say they're already old but if you still have them, they're...

Google may be celebrating right now because of the success of the Pixel 2 according to IDC. A recent report said shipments doubled, reaching 9 million units in 2017. We're not sure if the tech giant has officially reached its target but that is a lot compared to Essential...