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25 Years of Linux and the GPL, and How Android Benefits

25 Years of Linux and the GPL, and How Android Benefits

August 25, 2016
Happy Birthday to Linux. It’s been 25 years since Linux was first announced. It started from very humble beginnings, with Linus Torvalds describing it as “just a hobby, [that] won't be big and professional like gnu”, but it has grown into being the world’s largest open source project and the most commonly used Operating System...
Honor 8 XDA TV Video Review

Honor 8 XDA TV Video Review

August 25, 2016
The Honor 8 is the high-end flagship phone offered for either $400 or $450 dollars, depending on which option you go with (available via Amazon, hihonor.com, and other retailers). This phone comes with a 5.2 1080p display, Kirin 950 CPU 4GB of RAM, 32/64GB ROM and 3000mAh Battery. You can explore more about the Honor 8...
[UPDATE: Response from HTC] HTC Breaks One A9’s 15-Day Update Promise on the Phone’s First Major Update

[UPDATE: Response from HTC] HTC Breaks One A9’s 15-Day Update Promise on the Phone’s First Major Update

August 25, 2016
Today, HTC announced their planned update schedule for Android 7.0 Nougat. The HTC 10 will be getting the update in Q4, and the HTC One M9 and HTC One A9 will be getting it afterwards. It’s always fantastic when an OEM is clear, concise, and communicative about their planned update schedule. That communication is a big part...
Quick Reply from the Lock Screen will soon return to Android Nougat

Quick Reply from the Lock Screen will soon return to Android Nougat

August 24, 2016
One of the many welcomed new features in Android Nougat is the ability to reply to notifications in a pop-up without having to switch applications, a feature we've come to label "Quick Reply." The feature made its debut in the first Android Nougat Developer Preview, and with the second Developer Preview the feature was further expanded...
Android Nougat makes its way to the Nexus 5 & Nexus 7 (2013) via First Unofficial Port

Android Nougat makes its way to the Nexus 5 & Nexus 7 (2013) via First Unofficial Port

August 24, 2016
Update 11:28PM CST: XDA Recognized Contributor zaclimon has posted the first unofficial port of Android Nougat for the Nexus 7 (2013) over on our forums. We've been expecting this to eventually happen after the initial release of Android Nougat, but perhaps not as quickly as we initially expected. Merely a single day after the release of Android Nougat's source...
OnePlus Releases OxygenOS 3.5 Community Build for the OnePlus 3

OnePlus Releases OxygenOS 3.5 Community Build for the OnePlus 3

August 24, 2016
One of the complaints with OnePlus devices is how the released phones are often neglected in terms of software. Even though the devices have strong third-party developer communities behind them, the love they receive from the OEM is sometimes too little, too late. But things look like they are changing. OnePlus is working to fix things...
Android Nougat Source Code is Dropping, Work on CyanogenMod 14 is Already Underway

Android Nougat Source Code is Dropping, Work on CyanogenMod 14 is Already Underway

August 23, 2016
Rejoice, fellow flashaholics! If you, like me, have been waiting for custom ROMs to pop up on our forums before hopping on the Nougat hype train, then your long wait will soon come to an end. With the official release of Android 7.0 Nougat the other day, Google has begun uploading the source code for the latest...
Android Nougat Coming to Many Sony Devices, Xperia Z3 Not on The List (Yet?)

Android Nougat Coming to Many Sony Devices, Xperia Z3 Not on The List (Yet?)

August 23, 2016
Android Nougat is one of Android's sweetest releases yet, that much is true. With long-awaited features like multi-window and a plethora of user experience refinements, almost everyone wants to at least get a taste of that sweet software! Luckily for Sony fans, the Sony Mobile Team just announced that they will be making Android 7.0 Nougat...
Upcoming Android Nougat MR1 Dev Preview Could Bring Google Assistant, Nexus Launcher, and Other Leaked Features

Upcoming Android Nougat MR1 Dev Preview Could Bring Google Assistant, Nexus Launcher, and Other Leaked Features

August 23, 2016
With the release of Android Nougat yesterday many users were left wondering what happened with many of the "leaked" features we would see in Android N. Things like the integrated Google Assistant, new nav bar icons, Nexus Launcher and others were absent in builds pushed to existing Nexus devices. Many might immediately assume that existing devices would...
Android 7.0 Nougat Finally Released — Coming Your Way!

Android 7.0 Nougat Finally Released — Coming Your Way!

August 22, 2016
Android's latest OS update, the much await Android Nougat, is finally released. After many developer previews and a lot - truly a lot - of hype, we can experience the newest version of Android in our Nexus devices! So what's new in Nougat? So, so much. Unless you've been bootlooping for the last few months, you probably know that...
Gorilla Glass 5 and Shattered Expectations: Revisiting Old Solutions to Current Problems

Gorilla Glass 5 and Shattered Expectations: Revisiting Old Solutions to Current Problems

August 22, 2016
Update: There was an issue with JerryRigEverything's initial scratch test which has since been corrected. The Note 7 is scratching at a Mohs of 6 like Corning stated, however that still is lower than the Mohs hardness of 7 that is recommended for watches and jewelry, meaning that the point of this article still stands. The...
With the Note 7, Samsung Still Delivers Embarrassing Real-World Performance

With the Note 7, Samsung Still Delivers Embarrassing Real-World Performance

August 22, 2016
Every year we notice the same pattern: new Galaxy device comes out, it gets positive reviews (excluding, perhaps, the Galaxy S5), and among one of the positive points, you usually find performance... somehow. This is something that, of course, varies from publication to publication. But in general, the story is the same year after year: we...