Android seems to be reviving lockscreen widgets a decade later, but only on big screens
Back in the way earlier days of Android, Google supported the ability to run widgets on the lockscreen, but the…
Back in the way earlier days of Android, Google supported the ability to run widgets on the lockscreen, but the…
Google shared today that Play services is dropping support for Android 4.4 KitKat, which is nearly 10 years old, in…
Google has updated its chart showing the percentage of Android devices running various versions of the OS, but there are…
In addition to previewing the “Safety Section,” Google today issued the latest set of Play Policies. One upcoming change will…
Google Play services is responsible for a slew of user–facing capabilities, like account management and Chrome OS integration, while also…
Given the service-reliant nature, Google support for Android encompasses multiple layers. One such way is controlling Account access, and Google…
In late 2018, Google stopped monthly reporting on the adoption of various Android releases, but the company sparingly provides updated…
Last month, Nougat surpassed the three-year old Lollipop to become the second most used version of Android. In the February…
With 2018 underway, Google has released the first distribution numbers of the year and it continues to show slow growth…
Over the past several months, Google has been rather inconsistent about updating the Android distribution numbers. Skipping June entirely, July’s…
In recent months, Google has been rather inconsistent at issuing Android distribution numbers. After skipping March, the company did not…
Slowly but surely, older versions of Android are disappearing from the active monthly user list, being replaced with newer releases….
Amidst the kickoff of I/O 2018, Google has published the Android distribution numbers for the month of May. Oreo sees…
After skipping March, Android’s distribution numbers are back for April. Oreo sees the largest gain of any OS version, but…
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On July 9, 2012, Google officially released Google Now with the launch of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Along with the…
Including the shopping and gift-heavy holiday season, January’s Android distribution numbers are now available. Although still under one percent, Nougat almost doubled in…
Android Nougat — specifically version 7.0 — continues its steady rise according to the platform distribution numbers for May. This increase is likely aided by…
Finally passing 10% last month, Android Marshmallow continues to grow in this month’s distribution numbers. At 13.3%, the 8-month old operating…
Following Marshmallow’s biggest jump last month, Android 6.0 is now on 15.2% of all Android devices according to the August distribution…
When a company says that they are going to stop supporting a phone, what they usually mean is they will no…
Following an on-stage jab by Apple at WWDC 2017 this morning, the Android distribution numbers for June are now available….
For some reason, Google didn’t post Android distribution numbers last month. Now updated for November, however, Nougat finally enters the…
The last distribution numbers for 2016 are in and show slow growth for 7.0 Nougat, but a big boost that…