It's complicated
Google pushes Android Wear 2.0 until early 2017
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Google is pushing Android Wear 2.0 until early 2017, but for good reason.
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Daniel Bader
Daniel Bader is the Managing Editor of Android Central. As he's writing this, a mountain of old Android phones is about to fall on his head, but his Great Dane will protect him. He drinks way too much coffee and sleeps too little. He wonders if there's a correlation.
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Honor your past
Which Nexus phones should Google's Pixels take after?
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The Nexus lineup is as complicated as it is varied. From the small, simple Nexus One to the giant, frustrating Nexus 6, there has been something for everyone over the past six years. Now, the Pixel line is set to reset the clock and start from scratch, but should Google's new phones pay homage to their predecessors?
Catch up
Daily brief: September 28, 2016
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BlackBerry may be saying goodbye to its hardware division, but that doesn't mean it's going to stop selling phones. And while LG begins selling the V20 in Korea, Samsung is facing fresh accusations that some of its new, safe batteries are exploding in China.
Curve 8300 forever
BlackBerry is getting out of the phone business
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BlackBerry announced that it is getting out of the hardware business. But that doesn't mean it's going to stop selling you its own phones.
Catch up
Daily brief: Pixels, pixels, big and small
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The Moto Z line could be getting Android 7.0 Nougat soon, but it may be longer than you think. And what about the Galaxy S7 line — when is that getting Nougat? Wouldn't you like to know (and if you find out, tell us, too!) But you know what will have Nougat when it ships? The Pixel phones.
Do these things
Do these 10 things right after buying the Galaxy Note 7
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The Galaxy Note 7 is Samsung's best phone ever, and one of the best Android phones of all time. But out of the box it's not perfect. But by doing these 10 things you can make it close to perfect.
Bless this mess
Evening brief, September 26, 2016
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Android is getting a reboot. Or something. We don't quite know what Andromeda is, but we're pretty sure it's a big deal. At the very least, October 4th promises to be memorable.
Android Central 307: A burning need for Allo
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Apply twice daily and consult Google Assistant if burning persists for longer than a week.
Such green
This is the safe Galaxy Note 7's new green battery icon
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Samsung is issuing an update to all Galaxy Note 7s, new and old, differentiating the recalled from the safe. Here's what your Note 7 will look like going forward.
Android News
Evening brief: Between a Note and a hard place
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Samsung says it's doing everything it can to get outstanding Note 7s back and replaced, while some Nexus 5X users are dealing with some unwanted boot loop problems.
Return of the King
Samsung is going to great lengths to return recalled Note 7s
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Samsung is taking unprecedented steps to convince customers to return recalled Galaxy Note 7s. We talk to the COO of Samsung Canada about that process.
Android News
Evening brief: September 19, 2016
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Google releases a new app for travelers, and an update for photographers, while Samsung and LG tussle for shelf space in October. And while you're at it, Waze will help you find a better parking spot.
Opposite week
From the Editor's Desk: Lucky number 7
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Seven has always been my lucky number, but it's proving controversial in the phone space.
Android Central 306: Note 7 Armageddon
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Another week, another evolution of the Galaxy Note 7 recall saga. This time, it's for real!
Android News
Evening brief: September 15, 2016
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The Galaxy Note 7 recall is official in the U.S. (which is weird because it seems like it's been recalled for two weeks) after causing nearly 100 battery-related fires or explosions — but new stock is on the way! And Motorola lies for a good cause. That and more in tonight's Evening Brief.
Head to head
OnePlus 3 vs. Honor 8: When $399 is a bargain
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It's amazing the value you can derive from a $399 smartphone today. In fact, the competition is so fierce that it's hard to know which device to go for. Let us help you choose between two of the best.
Android News
Evening news briefing: September 13, 2016
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Samsung may cap Note 7 batteries at 60%, Lenovo delays its Tango phone, and some good news for Canadians!
Come at me LTE
LG V20 to be first phone compatible with Wind's LTE network
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The LG V20 is almost certainly coming to Wind Mobile, among other Canadian carriers, in the next month or so, but one really interesting thing is that it will be the first phone on the market to support the carrier's upcoming LTE network.
Bring on the Nougat
Android users greet iOS 10 with a loud shrug
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iOS 10 is now available to download, and as usual, Android owners are at once upset about its familiar feature set, and salty that they can't get same-day updates.
Minus
OnePlus software going through a rough patch
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The OnePlus 3 may be a great phone, but prior to its release there was turmoil within the young phone maker, leading to an exodus of software engineering talent that forced the consolidation of its OS development teams.