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Android Oreo Share of Active Devices Doubles to 12.1 Percent in July; Nougat Still Dominates: Google

HIGHLIGHTS Android Oreo share reached 12.1 percent in July However, Android Nougat continues to lead the Android world Android Marshmallow share declined to 23.5 percent While a large number of smartphone users are anticipating the release of Android P, the distribution of Android Oreo has grown more than double in

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Android Oreo Update Reportedly Causing Random Reboots, Battery Drains

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) got an Android Oreo software update last month, however it seems users of the smartphone aren’t particularly enjoying the update after all. Some users are reporting significant issues with the handset after the major update, including battery drain, random reboots, and UI freezing issues. Previously, Samsung

Huawei developing its own mobile operating system to reduce its dependancy on Android

Recent media reports suggest that Huawei is developing its own proprietary operating system for mobile devices. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer seems to have been working on this OS since as early as 2012. South China Post has suggested that the plan to develop a new OS is a backup

Huawei working on alternative to Android operating system

Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies is working on its own proprietary Operating System (OS) since 2012 after a US investigation into the company, the media reported. The company, which is also the world’s biggest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, would ditch Google’s Android platform amid reports that it is

Huawei developing its own mobile operating system to reduce its dependancy on Android

Recent media reports suggest that Huawei is developing its own proprietary operating system for mobile devices. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer seems to have been working on this OS since as early as 2012. South China Post has suggested that the plan to develop a new OS is a backup

Android P Will Have Gesture Controls Similar to iPhone X

While Android P is yet to completely emerge as the Android Oreo successor, it has now been spotted that this new Android version will bring an experience similar to the iPhone X. The experience, which appears to come in the form of gesture navigation, has been revealed by none other Google itself. It could sit alongside

Honor 10 With 5.84-Inch Display, Android 8.1 Spotted on TENAA

Huawei sub-brand Honor has already been reported to have sent out invites for a launch event scheduled on April 19, which is when Honor 10 may be unveiled. The press invite had revealed some of the features of the upcoming smartphone, including a dual camera setup, a selfie-focused camera, and AI features. Now, just

Nokia 1 Android Go Smartphone Launched in India, Price Is Rs. 5,499

Nokia 1, the company’s first smartphone running Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition), is finally available for sale in India. Nokia licensee HMD Global had announced the smartphone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February this year. The Nokia 1 is among the first handsets in India which come with

Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe Android 8.0 Oreo Update Starts Rolling Out

Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe is the latest smartphone from the company that is receiving the Android 8.0 Oreo update. The latest Android OS is rolling out via a FOTA (firmware-over-the-air) update. Asus Malaysia had announced the rollout last week, where it said that the Oreo update will arrive on three ZenFone 3

Samsung Galaxy S8 Android 8.0 Oreo Update Rollout Halted Due to ‘Unexpected Reboots’

HIGHLIGHTS Software was causing some handsets to randomly reboot Samsung had stopped rollout without providing any warning Oreo update had released in some countries, including India Samsung recently stopped the Android 8.0 Oreo update for its Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones, just days after it began to roll out,