Updating your Android phone is a necessary evil to make sure the operating system is up to date and safe, but make sure you do these two things.

“While Google patches these vulnerabilities, OEMs and carriers control when it reaches the device in someone’s pocket. In ...

Google's latest major Android release landed in an unusual season, but the chill around its arrival feels eerily familiar. 2025’s been a weird year when it comes to Android upgrades. For ages now, ...

Google has announced a new coalition of Android device makers and mobile phone carriers who are committing to releasing regular software updates for their products for at least 18 months. That means ...

This is especially true when a hot new Android 17 beta is supposedly being released right away, and I have to keep checking for the OTA every few minutes to see if it’s available — well, uh, before ...

It’s always a good idea to keep your Android smartphone up to date with the latest available software and security updates, but it seems as though there’s a particularly good reason to make sure you ...

The OriginOS 6 update is rolling out to the last phase of eligible devices. Part of this phase, the iQOO Z9 and iQOO Z9x have recently started receiving the Android 16 update, which brings a host of ...

Vivo has been a reliable brand when it comes to software updates. The brand offers longer software support and, more importantly, it timely pushes major upgrades to eligible devices. For a long time, ...

Xiaomi offers one of the most generous software update policies among Android brands, often supporting its devices longer than many competitors do. But no matter how strong the update promise is, ...