Chrome Beta
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 21, 2013
Google's Beta channel of Chrome on Android has just received another update, this time fixing nasty crashes and adding a few more features. First, issues with text selection handles being placed...
Google App Updates
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 20, 2013
Google has just pushed out some bugfix updates in Google Play for both Maps and Earth, along with a couple of feature improvements for Drive. Those improvements for Drive are the ability to stream v...
Instagram
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by Andrew Martonik
Dec 10, 2012
Instagram is having a little spat with Twitter right now, but that's not stopping it from coming out with an update today. The update is bringing a new black & white filter called "Will...
This is not Android 4.0.5 running on a Verizon Galaxy Nexus
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 20, 2012
There are a bunch of Nexus phones out there awaiting Ice Cream Sandwich updates. We certainly haven't forgotten about you Nexus S 4G folks, even if there's not a whole lot we can do about it...
Chrome for Android
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 07, 2012
Get thee to thy nearest Android Market Android apps section in Google Play, as there's an update to the Chrome for Android browser. What's new, you ask? Bugfixes, says Google, including a bi...
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus update
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 22, 2012
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus Android tablet has a small bugfix update available. No real idea of what's new, other than "software and stability improvements," but the update takes hal...
LG Spectrum update
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 26, 2012
Fire up your brand new LG Spectrum tonight and you'll likely see a wee update waiting for you. The mere 10.09-megabyte update takes you to software version VS920ZV4 and does the following: ...
Path for Android
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 14, 2012
I've been desperately trying to convert from Foursquare to Path for bothering most of my social networks at once, but a pretty critical bug was keeping that from happening. But Path's just r...
Dell Streak 7
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 06, 2012
The Dell Streak is one of those early Android tablets that quickly fell by the wayside, but that doesn't mean there isn't a fair number of you still rocking it. The Streak 7 got its Honeycom...
Android Central
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 19, 2011
Tapatalk is one of the more popular ways to use the Android Central Forums from your smartphone. One problem though -- it wasn't playing nicely with Ice Cream Sandwich. But we've been workin...
Facebook update
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 05, 2011
Android's Facebook app just got an update for what the social network's calling "a whole slew of fixes." It's not saying what was fixed, but any bugfix update is a good one, we...
Sprint Motorola Photon 4G
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 24, 2011
Sprint's Motorola Photon 4G is in the midst of a little bugfix update this week. You can either go into the settings menu and start the update that way, or just wait for the update notification to ap...
Motorola Droid X
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 16, 2011
If you've been suffering from a buggy Motorola Droid X after getting last month's Gingerbread update, let's see if today's bugfix update doesn't clear things up for you. The update brings you to ...
Facebook for Android
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 04, 2011
The official Facebook app for Android just got itself a little update in the Android Market. Here's what's new in version 1.6.3:Improved the design of the composer barFixed a bug that made birth...
Toshiba Thrive
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 28, 2011
Toshiba's PR firm just hit us up to say that they've tackled the oversleeping problem the Thrive tablet has been experiencing, and a fix is on the way. To wit: Toshiba recently became aware tha...
HTC ThunderBolt update
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 09, 2011
Just a quick reminder that you can now snag the latest update for the HTC ThunderBolt that addresses the reboots, as well as:Improved data connectivity.Enhanced Call History view.Reduced number o...
EVO 3D after update
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2011
Phone dialer disappears from lock screen after updateIt's a phrase we've heard all too often: "Looking at it, something just ain't right." What you see here is the lockscreen on the Spr...
Android Central
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2011
It's not the strangest thing in the world to see an unreleased phone get a pre-launch update -- think way back to the Motorola Droid X -- and the Sprint EVO 3D is the latest to do so. Software ve...
ThunderBolt update
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 15, 2011
We've said it before, and apparently we need to say it again: Updates happen when they happen. We know you've been sitting at home, hitting the "Check new" button on your HTC ...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Oct 04, 2010
Word on the street this morning is that the DI18 update to the Sprint Epic 4G -- that one fixes 3G upload speeds, Wifi battery drain issues, the inability to download from the Amazon MP3 store over 4G...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 08, 2010
AT&T has released a software update for the Motorola Backflip to improve performance and fix bugs, but it's not an update to Eclair just yet. Instead, you're getting:Improved Text Messaging: Gene...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 06, 2010
The wait for Android 2.2 continues, but the European Motorola Milestone apparently is in the midst of another update. MR2.5 reportedly comprises bugfixes and performance/stability improvements, which...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2010
Sprint and HTC this morning released the expected software update for the Evo 4G. Said to be improved in Version 1.47.651.1 are Wifi signal strength reporting, improvements to the Exchange Activ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 20, 2010
The Evo 4G's already gotten one bugfix update -- released right at launch -- and another one apparently is coming down the pike. Engadget's been told that a software fix for screen responsiveness pro...