Advertisements Android 8.0 Oreo debuted over a week ago but many Nexus and Pixel devices are still waiting for the official OTA update. Luckily, Google has published the OTA update files for all supported Nexus and Pixel devices on its developer website. These files are accompanied by the updated Oreo factory images. OTA update files […]
Advertisements Google on Tuesday took the wraps off its new augmented reality (AR) platform ‘ARCore’, which will allow developers to write AR apps for millions of Android phones. Didn’t Google already have something like this? You’re right, Google has been working on its Tango AR platform for over three years. But Tango required specialized hardware […]
Advertisements After several leaks and rumours, Google has officially revealed that Android 8.0 will be indeed known as Android Oreo. Oreo extends the Google tradition to name each Android version after a sweet treat and some of the previous Android version monikers were Nougat, Marshmallow, Lollipop, Jelly Bean, KitKat, and Ice Cream Sandwich. The company […]
Advertisements Just over 10 hours from now, Google will be officially launching the next major Android release in the form of version 8.0 aka Android O. Although the final moniker of the release is still under the wraps, the last tease from the search giant indicated that it might be called Android Oreo. The company […]
Advertisements It is as if there is already not enough to worry about smartphone security that there is a new avenue for malicious hackers to completely hijack your phone. A research indicates that replacement screens with secrets chips can be used to log keyboard inputs, install harmful apps, take pictures and send emails to the […]
Advertisements Google on Thursday announced during the I/O 2015 keynote that Play Store saw over 50 billion app installs over the past year and it is now accessible to more than one billion users every month. Now, to help the developers reach more of these billion users and drive their application downloads, the company is […]
Advertisements Google revealed at the ongoing I/O developer conference earlier today that it has started rolling out Google Play services v7.5 for the Android devices around the world. The new version brings a number of new APIs for developers (details here), but the most important consumer-centric feature is Smart Lock for Passwords. According to Google, […]
Advertisements Soon after taking the wraps off the new Android M at the ongoing I/O developer Conference, Google released the Android M Preview SDK for the developers, so that they can begin making their applications ready for the final Android M release in Q3 this year. The search giant has also published the Android M […]