Verizon Announces Galaxy S6 Edge+ Marshmallow Update, Plus A Small Update For...
It's update season at Verizon at the moment, with lots of phones on the network getting updates to Marshmallow. The latest is Samsung's Galaxy S6 Edge+, receiving a build which takes it from the...
View ArticleT-Mobile Galaxy Note 5 And S6 Edge+ Receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow OTA Updates
Galaxy Note 5 owners on Verizon Wireless and Sprint received Android 6.0 last month. Weeks later, the time has come for T-Mobile customers to get the same experience. The carrier has started pushing...
View ArticleSamsung And The Weather Channel Pair Up To Launch An Exclusive Weather App
Samsung and The Weather Channel aren't two companies you would naturally pair together, but they've done just that: the two have partnered up to produce a specialized version of the weather app,...
View ArticleMinecraft: Gear VR Edition Now Available For Samsung S6, S7, And Note 5...
Minecraft isn't the first game you think about when you hear the word "immersion." No, it's the first one you think of when you hear "surprisingly popular," or "construction-based," or "Notch made more...
View ArticleVerizon Updates Are Rolling Out For The LG G5, Samsung Galaxy Note 5, And...
Software updates are like Christmas gifts for geeks like us. We rush to get them and we can't wait to unpack them, but we never know what we're really going to get. Sometimes it's everything we've...
View Article"Galaxy Beta Program" Reveals Samsung Is Testing A TouchWiz UI Overhaul, App...
If you often find yourself asking "yeah, but what if it didn't have an app drawer?" in regard to your Galaxy phone, good news: Samsung is testing a very big TouchWiz redesign that eliminates makes it...
View ArticleAT&T finally releases Android 6.0 Marshmallow for Galaxy Note 5 and S6 edge+
If you have an AT&T Galaxy Note 5 or S6 edge+, start checking for an OTA update - oh, and make some... time for the download. Around 1400MB of Marshmallow are headed your way, and knowing...
View ArticleRootjunky bypasses factory reset protection on Samsung phones... again
About nine months ago, Rootjunky managed to bypass the factory reset protection (FRP) on Samsung devices simply by inserting an OTG drive into the phone and installing an app. Then, two months later,...
View Article[Deal Alert] Refurbished (non-explosive) Galaxy Notes for sale on Woot today...
Okay, so there's a small chance the Galaxy Note 7 might explode. That's a bummer, but older note phones probably won't do that. It just so happens a lot of them are on salve via Woot today. These are...
View ArticleVerizon releases Galaxy Note5 and S6 edge+ updates, adds Barcode Beaming...
Hot on the heels of a recent update to the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, Verizon has released one for the Galaxy Note5 and S6 edge+. Like the S7/S7 edge update, this adds support for a barcode scanning app...
View Article[Update: S6 too] AT&T Galaxy Note5 and S6 edge+ receive WiFi calling,...
Update 1: 2016/09/20 4:28pm PDT The Galaxy S6 has also received an update that includes WiFi calling and Advanced Messaging, but only the August security patch is present. No sign of any update for...
View ArticleSamsung confirms the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge and Edge+, Note5, and more will get...
Well, this is a first. Of all the major OEMs that we cover on Android Police, few give us more headache when it comes to their Android updates than Samsung and LG. HTC, Sony, Motorola have been known...
View ArticleAndroid Nougat OTA rolling out to the Galaxy Note 5 and S6 edge+ on Sprint
Samsung promised that the S6, S6 edge, S6 edge+, and Note 5 would be getting Nougat in the first half of 2017 and it's starting to fulfill its end of the deal now. Galaxy Note 5 and S6 edge+ devices...
View ArticleNougat OTA rolling out for AT&T's Galaxy Note 5
Update 1: 2017/04/11 2:31pm PDT AT&T has added the details for the Nougat update to the official site: Here is the current update: Android 7.0 Nougat The details Release date: April 11, 2017 The...
View ArticleVerizon Galaxy Note5 and S6 edge+ receiving Android 7.0 Nougat updates
Trailing just behind AT&T and Sprint, Verizon is starting to roll out their Android 7.0 Nougat updates for the Samsung Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 edge+. First pointed out by a tipster, information...
View Article[Update: Manual flashing] Android 7.0 Nougat update incoming for the T-Mobile...
Update 1: 2017/04/24 6:40am PDT If you're too impatient to wait for the OTA you can now flash the Nougat firmware yourself - see instructions here. Thanks, Rami Saba. T-Mobile customers may have seen...
View Article[Update: Live again, with updated codes] Deal Alert: Caseology is having a...
Update 1: 2017/07/28 2:44am PDT These deals are now live again and the codes on this page have been updated. Caseology is a trusted and well-reviewed case maker, so a sale of its products on Amazon...
View Article[Deal Alert] Ringke cases for Galaxy Note8, S8/S8+, G6, and more are as...
Phones are pretty expensive these days, but you don't necessarily need to spend a lot to get good protection for them. Ringke is currently discounting cases for many phones such as the brand new...
View ArticleThe most (and least) popular devices used to browse Android Police in 2017
Last August, I published a list of the most and least popular smartphones and tablets used on Android Police. That post was surprisingly popular - and I've had repeated requests for a follow-up. Now...
View ArticleGalaxy S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+, and Note 5 might receive Android 8.0 Oreo
It's very rare that Android phones receive more than two years of major software updates. Google has even stuck to that rule in the past, with the Pixel 2 being the company's first phone with three...
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