Besides visual and functional changes, Android 13 also brings the August security patch after a two-week delay that included a stopgap release. If you don’t want to wait, the official OTA and factory images are now available.
The stable release of Android 13 in August comes much sooner than last year’s launch in October, which was already notable for hitting AOSP first instead of having a…
How to install Android 13 on Google Pixel
August 16, 2022
Android 13 is now available for select Google Pixel devices ahead of rolling out to the wider Android ecosystem. While it’s not a major upgrade, there’s a fair bit to get excited about – here’s how to install Android 13 on Google Pixel devices.
What’s new in…
Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and Pixel 6a can’t go back to Android 12 after upgrading to Android 13
August 16, 2022
Google released Android 13 today for Pixel devices, and it’s rolling out now to devices. However, for Pixel 6 series owners, Android 13 is essentially a permanent upgrade, as there’s no way to roll back to Android 12.
Android updates are generally reversible, with the…
Last year with the release of Android 12, Google completely overhauled the world’s biggest mobile OS. The huge addition of Material You coincided with the launch of reimagined Pixel series. Almost a year on, Android 13 is here for Pixel phones and, while not a drastic update, contains a ton of new user-facing features and functions that you need to know.
Our goal with each and every OS update is…
Google’s hub for Android gamers, Google Play Games, has now been downloaded over 5 billion times from the Play Store, and Google Meet has also hit a new milestone.
Google Play Games, first launched in 2013, was intended to be a competitor to Apple’s Game Center on the…
Here’s the Android 13 Pixel update changelog with 150 fixes
August 16, 2022
To make up for the delay at the start of this month, Google is promptly — factory/OTA images are already available — rolling out Android 13 on Pixel phones, complete with a detailed changelog.
Android 13 hands-on: Here’s EVERY user-facing feature, function, and…
Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Fold 4 get boosted battery life with new ‘Light’ performance profile
August 16, 2022
Battery life is one of the key areas of improvement for the Galaxy Z Flip 4, but there’s a boost hiding beneath the surface. In One UI 4.1.1 on the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4, Samsung has added a battery-boosting performance profile.
Buried in the settings on both the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4 is a new section for your “Performance Profile.” There are two options within…
Dark mode made its way to most apps over the past couple of years, but there have still been some hold-outs. For disc golf players, the excellent UDisc scorekeeping app has just picked up support for dark mode across Android and iOS.
UDisc’s support for dark mode on…
Google is rolling out a pair of updates to Meet on the web that improve the accuracy and minimize the performance impact of background effects.
Google Meet on the web now has “improved background and foreground separation” that results in “more accurate background…
iOS 16 beta 6 and iPadOS 16 beta 6 are now rolling out to developers, one week after the fifth beta was released. iOS 16 brings a number of changes, including updates to the Lock Screen, new wallpaper options, and more. iOS 16 beta 6 will continue refining these new features…
Update: Also now available to public beta testers.
Each new iOS 16 beta usually includes a number of changes, bug…
