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Samsung removes four phones from 2017 from its security update schedule

Pranob Mehrotra February 3, 2021

Samsung has been doing a great job of pushing security updates to its devices over the last couple of months. The company's security update schedule has improved to the extent that it's now pushing the latest Android security patches to some of its devices even before Google officially publishes the corresponding Android Security Bulletin. On...

LineageOS 16 now available for the Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 and Galaxy A7 2017

Aamir Siddiqui August 2, 2019

The Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 and the Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 are remnants of Samsung's rather confusing budget and mid-range device lineup from 2017. These existed before the Galaxy A-series absorbed the Galaxy J-series and On-series. The Galaxy A5 2017 and the Galaxy A7 2017 shared practically all specifications between them, with the only differences...

These smartphones will support Fortnite Mobile on Android

Max Weinbach July 29, 2018

Fortnite Mobile on Android is a long-awaited upcoming release of an already massively popular game. Since launching on Apple iOS, users of Android smartphones and tablets have been wondering when Fortnite would launch on their devices too. The Android release has apparently been delayed as we recently reported that it will be launching as an...

[Update: LeEco Le Max 2] Google Pixel C and Nexus 6 get LineageOS 15.1 while Samsung Galaxy A5/A7 2017 get LineageOS 14.1

Joe Fedewa March 30, 2018

Thanks to the ultra-popular LineageOS ROM, a few devices are getting a taste of Android Oreo and Android Nougat. The last time we talked about the Pixel C was when unofficial LineageOS 15 Beta was available. This was just after it had received its last official Android update. The Nexus 6 is even older and...

Samsung Introduces Galaxy A-series 2017 with IP68 Rating and USB Type-C

Aamir Siddiqui January 2, 2017

Starting the new year with a bang (a figurative one, for now), Samsung has launched the next iteration of its mid range lineup. The A-series smartphones spread across three different screen sizes and configurations in order to help Samsung's brand in lower price brackets. The main highlights this year with the A-series is that all of the...