Author: Jonjo

Google has started rolling out the Pixel January 2025 security patch update to eligible phones. It’s a public release, meaning availability for everyone regardless of region. Nevertheless, it might take some time before arriving on your device, but you can check for it manually. Google releases a security patch update for the Pixel lineup every month, starting with the Pixel 6 series. As usual, the January 2025 patch includes bug fixes and system improvements. The update comes in a 98.82MB package size for the Pixel 7 Pro, but expect a different size for your Pixel phone. The changes delivered for…

OnePlus has officially announced its flagship phone of 2025, alongside a more affordable OnePlus 13R. Both phones are already available in the global market, and you might be wondering how many years of software support the phones are getting to decide whether you are buying one. While OnePlus does not match Samsung and Google in terms of software support period, it has made some adjustments. The new devices (OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R) will get six years of support, during which they will receive four generations of Android OS. According to OnePlus, most people tend to replace their phones within…

When a smartphone reaches the end of software support, we always hear there might be a possibility of a new update. That does not happen often, but it is something Pixel owners should be familiar with. This time, Google will be rolling out an update to the Pixel 4a for battery performance improvement, but there is more to it. Before the release of Tensor-powered Pixel phones, it was three years of support for Google smartphones. The Pixel 4a debuted in 2020 and received its final guaranteed update in 2023. Though Android 14 was released that year, the device didn’t receive…

As normal with any major OS upgrade, reports started surfacing a few days after Xiaomi started rolling out the Android 15-based HyperOS 2 update. One of these problems was battery drain, which seems to affect mid-range phones. As expected, a fix is now rolling out for the affected phones. Early reports suggested that Redmi 13 and POCO M6 users were experiencing battery drain after upgrading to Android 15 with HyperOS 2. It’s normal for the battery SOT to reduce after a major upgrade since some apps need time to adapt to the new OS. This can cause glitches and some…

Since last month, Galaxy S24 series phone users have been waiting for the One UI 7 beta 3 update. Samsung is now rolling out the update, which brings new features, bug fixes, and optimizations, but is the stable One UI 7 update seeding next? We believe that depends on many things. Only Samsung has yet to start rolling out a stable Android 15 update to its eligible phones, and we are still weeks away from a possible release. With the One UI 7 beta 3, the Korean company moves a step closer to a stable release. The update comes in…