Android

Android Q Beta 1 debuts with permission alerts, better privacy features

Android Q — the tenth edition of Android — is now live, but only for those with Google Pixels, and only for developers. But…

Farming sim Stardew Valley arrives on Android

Farming simulator and indie darling Stardew Valley is now available to download for Android devices. It was available for pre-registration in February, but is…

HTC’s U11, U11 Plus and U12 Plus to get Android Pie by mid-year

If you’re one of the few people who own one of HTC’s newer flagship smartphones, you’re in luck. The company this week announced that…

LG Q9 is a reheated G7 Fit for students

LG has this week launched a new phone, but it’s not a flagship. Instead its a new entry to its Q-series, the LG Q9….

4 Android games for time-wasting this festive season

The festive season is here, and so is the prospect of immense boredom. If you like to keep busy and don’t have baking, travelling…

Nokia 6.1 gets Android 9.0 Pie this week

After the Nokia 7 Plus became the first device in HMD Global’s stable to receive the Android 9.0 Pie update earlier this year, another…

Ironically and worryingly, Android Pie is absent from this pie chart

Android Pie received months of hype and feature teasers before it actually released to the public. But all that hullabaloo has made little impact…

Google Pixel 3, 3 XL will gain external microphone support

Google has confirmed that the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will gain external microphone support. IsaacOnCamera, a Google employee on the Pixel User…

Sony Xperia XZ2 range is getting its Android Pie update

Android 9.0 Pie’s rollout is slower than a, well, a pie rolling down a hill, but some companies are pushing updates to their devices…

Android Pie updates are arriving on the Nokia 7 Plus

The Android 9.0 Pie update will today begin rolling out to users of the Nokia 7 Plus. The news was confirmed by HMD Global’s…

This is when your smartphone will get Android Pie [Updating…]

It’s that time of the year when users frantically mash their update buttons hoping for Google’s latest iteration of Android. Android Pie is now…

Nokia 3.1 Android One phone launches in South Africa

Nokia’s latest challenger to the budget smartphone market has arrived in South Africa. The Nokia 3.1 is the company’s new Android One smartphone, priced…

Google releases Android 9 Pie to the world

This week Google released the ninth major overhaul of its Android mobile OS. You’ll know it as Android 9 Pie. As the latest update…

Fortnite on Android: good luck sideloading if you don’t have a Note 9

Reports last week suggested that Epic Games’ smash battle royale game Fortnite for Android will launch exclusively with the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. This…

Android P will launch on 20 August, rumours suggest

Android P will be introduced to the world on 20 August, that’s according to smartphone tipster and Venturebeat reporter Evan Blass. Although developer previews…

5 simple Android games for your boring daily commute

A long bus ride? Train delayed again? That queue to the taxi moving so slowly you feel like you’re going backwards? Never fear when…

Android P: 3 major features you should know about [I/O 2018]

It still doesn’t have an official name, but Android P is this week available to download and test on a number of devices. In…

The rugged Cat S31 is now available in South Africa

If you drop your phone often and don’t own a pair of skinny jeans, you’ll be happy to know that the Cat S31 smartphone…

4 interesting ARCore apps you should download

Google’s ARCore is finally available to all — if you have a compatible device, of course. But for those with the Galaxy S7, Galaxy…

Notch a chance: Xiaomi’s ‘work of art’ Mi Mix 2S debuts for $530

The Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is now official, and not sporting a notch (thank the phone gods). Instead the Chinese marque has remained true…

ARCore 1.0: these are all the supported phones

Back at MWC 2018, Google announced that its ARCore platform for augmented reality was ready for prime-time, hitting 1.0. Since then, we’ve seen quite…

More Android apps will be able to accurately track your driving, walking

Driving modes have silently become one of the more indispensable features for smartphone users, allowing users to concentrate on the road. But truth be…

Android Oreo: has your phone received it? [Updates]

Android Oreo has been pushed out a while back, appearing out of the box on the Pixel 2 and Huawei Mate 10. But when will…

App of the Week: Chat Journal is a beautiful diary, mood log and social media alternative

Avengers: Endgame passed R100m mark in SA Box Office this weekend

Google’s new AR Beauty Try-On will let you try lipsticks on YouTube

Silvertree exits CompareGuru in sale to SA’s SureStart

Egypt’s Eksab secures ‘six-figure’ investment from 500 Startups

‘Not easy to classify whether a startup is African because of globalisation’

4 blockbuster movies that would make amazing games

Samsung to release 27-inch CRG5 curved gaming monitor later this year

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will officially launch this Friday

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals