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Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge to Receive Android 7.1.1 Nougat Update in January

Samsung last month rolled out its Galaxy Beta Program for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge users to test Android 7.0 Nougat on their devices. The Korean giant has now announced that the final build of Android 7.1.1 Nougat will begin rolling out for its flagship devices

Artisto for Android, iOS Offers Artistic Video Filters; Beats Prisma to the Punch

Photo-filter app Prisma made its presence felt round the world last month and has given way to a host of other filter apps that are aiming to mimic the app’s success. Prisma also announced last month that it was working on a video-filter feature. However, there is

Android will tell you when new devices access your Google account

If you have a Google account, few things are more disconcerting than getting a notice that an unfamiliar device just got access… especially when you only got the notice while checking your email considerably later. You might not miss that vital heads-up after today, though. Google isintroducing

Google serves a ‘Nougat’ to enthusiasts of its Android software

Google is serving a new morsel for enthusiasts of its Android software: The next version has been dubbed “Nougat,” extending Google’s tradition of nicknaming every overhaul of Android after a sweet meals. The Nougat name announced Thursday comes seven weeks after Google sought guidelines during its annual

Android apps on Chromebooks: do not assume immediately magic

well, gang, it is clearly taking place: the entire Google Play save of Android apps is beginning to show up on Chromebooks. We first heard approximately the pass for the duration of Google’s I/O builders‘ conference closing month. And even as the capability to install Android apps

Sony SmartWatch 3 Now Receiving Android Marshmallow Update

The Sony SmartWatch 3 is finally receiving an OTA update to Android Wear v1.4 for API 23 based on Marshmallow, an update that started rolling out earlier this year for other smartwatches, and is among the last devices to receive the update. Sony’s SmartWatch 3 is now

Developers get early look at new Android software

Google provided developers with a “work in progress” build of Android’s “N release” in hopes of getting feedback critical to improving their devices Google on Wednesday let developers have an early look at the next version of Android in a move that could get the software into

Google provides early peek at next Android operating system

In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, a man walks past a building on the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. Google is previewing the next version of its Android operating system two months ahead of schedule in an effort to get the upgraded …more Google is