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Moto X Play Now Receiving Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Update in India

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Motorola has started rolling out the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update to its Moto X Play smartphone in India. Notably, Motorola Moto X Play users in Canada are also receiving the Marshmallow update. The new update comes bundled with Google’s monthly security update – Android security update for March – as well as adds Unicode 8.0 emoji support. The update for the Moto X Play also brings camera shutter tone switch. The new update is now available over-the-air (OTA), though Moto X Play users can manually check for updates by going…

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Google Acknowledges Vulnerability in Millions of Android Devices; Promises Fix

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Millions of Android smartphones and tablets are vulnerable to security attacks, Google has warned. The vulnerability, if exploited, gives an app unfettered root access, circumventing various Android security layers. The Mountain View-based company has made available a patch to OEMs, and says it is currently working on a fix for the Nexus lineup. Security researchers spotted an app in the Google Play, Android’s marquee app store, which tries to leverage the vulnerability. Android inherited the flaw from Linux years ago. Interestingly, Linux developers fixed the bug in 2014, and it…

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Samsung Galaxy Note 6 Tipped to Launch With Android N in July

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Samsung last year in August launched its flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 5. However, seven months since the launch, we are now hearing the initial rumours for its successor, the Galaxy Note 6. The Samsung Galaxy Note 6 will reportedly be launching in July instead of August like last year, according to a Korean website The Bell (via Phonearena), which cites people close to the matter. The handset will reportedly launch in mid-July, and is said to be codenamed as ‘Grace’. The device is even tipped to run Android N…

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Android N’s Freeform Windows Mode Spotted in Screenshots

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Google released the Android N Developer Preview earlier this month in an attempt to offer developers a look at the new features of the upcoming Android build. The company also announced Android Beta Program which allowed users to test the new version, and receive new builds as an OTA update. One of the biggest highlights in the latest Android N build was multi-window support. It seems that the multi-window support is not the only feature as a screenshot claimed to be from Android N hints at a freeform window mode…

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Starts Receiving Android Marshmallow Update

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Samsung last month rolled out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge premium smartphones. The South Korean company is now said to have started rolling out the Marshmallow update to the 2014 flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone. Many Samsung Galaxy S5 users in South Korea report (via Sammobile) they have started receiving the new update over-the-air (OTA). So far there has been no word from Samsung on the rollout of Marshmallow update for the Galaxy S5. We can expect the update to be available in more…

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Lenovo K3 Note Starts Receiving Android 6.0 Marshmallow Update in India

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Lenovo has started rolling out the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for its K3 Note smartphone in India. The Chinese company confirmed the update via Twitter. The Marshmallow update is available via OTA (over-the-air) and is now being rolled out to Lenovo K3 Note smartphones in India. Users can manually check for the update via Settings > About Phone > System Update. The latest update bumps the software build to K50a40_S322_160314_ROW and is about 1.6GB in size. One of the biggest additions that the Marshmallow update for the K3 Note brings,…

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