Update (12/05: This article has been updated with the official Android 8.1 Oreo factory images and OTA files. Update (11/27): This article has been updated with download links for the second Android 8 ...

Android Oreo has seen minimal expansion since its debut last year, and the newer Android 8.1 has made an even smaller dent in the market. Today, though, Essential is making good on a promise and ...

Essential has released Android 8.1 Oreo beta for the Essential Phone. This new update brings Oreo features as well as some new Essential-specific fixes and tweaks. Essential chose to skip Android 8.0 ...

Google has released the latest developer preview of Android Oreo. Version 8.1 will be released in December, but Android Beta Program users can test it now. Anyone can also download and install the ...

Andy Rubin's Essential Phone appeared midway through last year, poised to take on the Samsung-Apple hegemony with a sleek, rugged design. The company skipped updating its phones to Android's Oreo 8.0 ...

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After two developer previews, Android 8.1 Oreo is ready for the masses. Google announced that the new OS is rolling out now and is posting system images for the Pixel 2 and 2 XL, the Pixel 1 and 1 XL, ...

The new version of Oreo includes a faster start up and sign in, smart text selection, instant apps, and the ability to play a windowed video while browsing other tabs. It also has Google Play Protect, ...

There is no shortage of ways you can run Android apps on a PC, be it a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. But, as we've learned recently, not all of them are that trustworthy after all. Ensure that ...

Most devices that ship with Google’s Android operating system are smartphones or tablets with touchscreen displays and ARM-based processors. But for years the folks at the Android-x86 project have ...

Despite its flaws, the Essential Phone is the underdog I want to succeed, but roadblocks have been coming up left and right. Today, a couple of months into testing Android Oreo for the PH-1, Essential ...

Google wants to make sure everyone can access Android, even those who can't afford fancy phones. The company announced today that Android Oreo (Go Edition) will be launching alongside Android 8.1. The ...