Motorola Nexus 6 Gets New Android 7.1.1 Update, For Those On Android 7.0

Google had an issue with an Android update for the Motorola Nexus 6. The device was being updated to Android 7.1.1 but issues with the update is that Android Pay was broken. In order to quickly fix this problem Google pushed an OTA update that simply reverted users back to Android 7.0.

More than a year later, Google has pushed a new OTA to Motorola Nexus 6 users that brings the phone up to Android 7.1.1. 

Even so, the discontinued Motorola Nexus 6 is no longer receiving updates from Google, it now known the Motorola Nexus 6 will not be updated past the new Android 7.1.1 update and no longer receives security updates.


Source: Motorola Nexus 6 OTA images

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Essential Reportedly Cancels Second Phone, Potentially Up For Sale

Essential Products is not currently for sale, however cancels plans to develop a new phone. The company has hired a financial firm in order to help advise it on a potential sale or merger. 

Rumor's say Essential has already received interest from one possible buyer. Essential, part of Andy Rubin's Playground Global announced the Essential Phone at about this time last year. The phone was unique thanks to its ceramic design, all screen face, and magnetic mod system. The phone was sold by Sprint in the U.S., and unlocked directly from Essential. 

The $700 device struggled to find buyers due to poor camera and call performance. Bloomberg's sources suggest as few as 150,000 Essential phones have sold since its August 2017 launch. Essential raised around $300 million in funding and spent about $100 million of it developing the Essential Phone. The company is exploring a sale of the entire company, including hardware, patents, a smart home product, and a camera attachment for the phone. 

It's not clear what might happen to Essential's employees. Andy Rubin is known for developing the initial Android platform. In the email, obtained by The Information, Rubin said his company Essential which recently canceled plans for developing a new smartphone in favor of developing other products such as a smart speaker said the company is “working with bankers to raise money.” 

He suggested an acquisition might be part of such discussions. Essential has raised more than $300 million.


Source: Twitter

Google Introduces Google One, Google Drive Replacement

Google announces Google One, a new paid storage service that will replace paid Google Drive storage plan. With Google One, Google will introduce new features as well as new pricing options.

Google One plans will start at 100GB for $1.99, 200GB plan for $2.99. The current 1TB plan for $9.99 will be doubled to 2TB. Plans larger than 2TB won’t change.

Google says that Drive storage will switch to One storage automatically “over the coming months.” This is said to not affect G Suite customers. However new customers will be able to join Google One “later this year.”


Source: Google blog

Google Rumored To Announce Pixel Branded Wear OS Watch

Famous leaker Evan Blass is reporting that Google will continue with the tradition of releasing the Google Pixel 3 in two sizes, regular and XL. This year Google will also bring a second generation Pixel Buds, and Google may also release its own Pixel branded Wear OS watch. 

Anyone familiar with Evan Blass, knows this guy is on point...


Source: @evleaks

Android P Beta Now Available

Google's Android P Beta is now available, including new features now available in the first developer preview. The Android P beta is available at the source links below.

In the past Google has typically only launches its latest operating system previews on its own Pixel line of device, but this time around Essential, Sony, Nokia, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and OnePlus have joined the party…

OEMs are handling their own Android P beta updates, Android P is coming to a huge list of phones. That includes:

Sony Xperia XZ2
Essential Phone
Nokia 7 Plus
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S
Oppo R15 Pro
Vivo X21
OnePlus 6


Source: Android P Beta Devices, OnePlus

Google Announces ADT-2 Android TV Dongle For Developers

Google has announced the successor to the ADT0-1... You guessed it, it's called the ADT-2 and serves as the latest hardware for Android TV developers allowing for Android TV app development and testing.

The Android TV ADT-2 runs the latest developer preview of Android TV based on Android P, has Google Assistant enabled.

You can sign up to receive one at the source link below, and Google will reach out to you if they deem you worthy.

Source: ADT-2 application

T-Mobile And Sprint Agree To Merge, Valued At $26 Billion

T-Mobile and Sprint today announced plans to merge in an all stock deal that will create a "New T-Mobile" worth $146 billion. The new company's combined radio spectrum assets will allow it to accelerate deployment of 5G technology. 

The new T-Mobile plans to spend up to $40 billion on its new combined network in the first three years, 46% more than T-Mobile and Sprint spent combined in the past three years. The new company will assume both the T-Mobile brand and most of the T-Mobile leadership. 

John Legere current President and CEO of T-Mobile US will serve as CEO of the new company and Mike Sievert current COO of T-Mobile will serve as President and COO. 

Tim Höttges, current T-Mobile Chairman of the Board will serve as Chairman of the Board for the new company. 

Current Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure will serve on the board. Following closing the company will be headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. with a second headquarters in Overland Park, Kan. The combined company will have lower costs and greater economies of scale expected to result in run rate cost synergies of $6+ billion. 

The transaction is expected to close no later than the first half of 2019, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.


Source: T-Mobile, Sprint

Foxconn To Acquire Accessory Maker Belkin

The Financial Times reports that the Foxconn subsidiary will be purchasing Belkin International for $866M. The announcement was made on last Tuesday, and FIT will acquire Belkin. The acquisition of Belkin includes Linksys, Phyn and Wemo.

Belkin is known in the Apple community for making various accessories for iPhone, iPad, and Macs including cases, screen protectors, dongles for both the USB-C, and Lightning devices. 

Android Wear Is Now Wear OS

Google is now officially changing the name of its smartwatch platform from Android Wear to Wear OS. As of now, no other major changes are expected to arrive for the smartwatch platform other than the name change. 

Users should begin seeing Wear OS branding on their watches and in the app over the next few weeks. Google has provided a list of watches slated for Wear OS.

Casio PRO TREK Smart WSD-F20
Casio WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch
Diesel Full Guard 
Emporio Armani Connected 
Fossil Q Control 
Fossil Q Explorist 
Fossil Q Founder 2.0 
Fossil Q Marshal 
Fossil Q Venture 
Fossil Q Wander 
Gc Connect
Guess Connect 
Huawei Watch 2 (both cellular & non-cellular versions)
Hugo BOSS BOSS Touch 
Kate Spade Scallop
LG Watch Sport 
LG Watch Style 
Louis Vuitton Tambour 
Michael Kors Access Bradshaw 
Michael Kors Access Dylan 
Michael Kors Access Grayson 
Michael Kors Sofie 
Misfit Vapor 
Mobvoi Ticwatch S & E 
Montblanc Summit 
Movado Connect 
Nixon Mission 
Polar M600 
Skagen Falster Smartwatch 
TAG Heuer Connected Modular 41 
TAG Heuer Tag Connected Modular 45 
Tommy Hilfiger 24/7 You 
ZTE Quartz 


Source: Wear OS by Google