The October Android Security updates for Nexus and Pixel phones are now live. Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 6, and Nexus 9 are all seeing updates today.
LineageOS has added support for a handful of new devices, including the Nexus 9 LTE, Moto Droid 4, Moto Droid Bionic, Moto RAZR, Moto Droid RAZR, Nvidia Shield TV (2015), and the Nvidia Shield tablet.
Google will not offer telephone or online support for Pixel and Nexus devices forever. So the company has listed the dates in which you will no longer be able ot receive these services. They're shown in a graph and are just the same date that they'll also stop receiving security updates.
If you own any Nexus or Pixel device from Google, you should know that eventually it will not receive security updates. Google has just announced which month the Nexus 6, Nexus 9, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Pixel and Pixel will stop receiving guaranteed security updates.
The April security patches for Nexus and Pixel devices have started rolling out. Updates for 7.1.1 devices include Pixel and Pixel XL (NOF27D), Nexus 6P (N4F26U), Nexus 5X (N4F26U), Nexus 6 (N6F26Y), and Nexus 9 (N4F26X).
Nexus 6 is also seeing builds of NBD92F and NBD92G on Android 7.0.
Yesterday, Google released Android 7.1.2 Nougat for various Nexus and Pixel devices. However, the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 won't be updated to the latest version of Nougat.
With the release of January's security bulletin, Google has also released the factory images and OTA images for a number of Pixel and Nexus devices. If you own the Nexus 9, Nexus Player, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Pixel C, Pixel or Pixel XL, then you can manually grab the new update right now.
Owners of the T-Mobile Nexus 9 are beginning to see the update to Android 7.1.1 Nougat. The update must have at least 50% battery life and a data connection.
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I reset my slow and lagging 2 year old nexus 9 today. After the factory reset I tried to restore using my gmail account but it keeps going back to the login page. The email and password are definitely correct. I also tried starting as a fresh device and the same thing happens. I get...
When Google first launched the developer preview for Android 7.1 Nougat, the only supported devices were the Pixel C, Nexus 5X and the Nexus 6P. However, with the launch of the second developer preview, you can now install it on the Nexus 9 as well.
I'm running Android 7.0 on a Nexus 9 tablet. The Chrome browser frequently hangs with the message "Chrome is not responding" and gives me a choice to wait or kill the application. Sometimes I need to reboot the tablet. As a result, I avoid Chrome whenever possible, although it seems to be...
The standard Nexus 9 received its Android 7.0 update quite some time ago, but Google has finally gotten around to releasing the update for the LTE variant of the tablet.
Google has confirmed that Android 7.1 Nougat will be coming to the current Nexus devices (6P, 5X, 9), along with the Pixel C, as a developer preview before the end of the year.
The October edition of Google's Android Security update is heading out to multiple Nexus devices. The Nexus 6P, 5X, Nexus Player, Nexus 6, Nexus 9 WiFi, Pixel C, and Nexus 5 are all getting rollouts today. Factory images and OTA download links are available.
Yesterday Google teased that its October 4th event would be a big one to remember, which led many to speculate that it will be showing off its Android/Chrome hybrid OS dubbed "Andromeda."
According to an anonymous source, Google is testing early builds of Andromeda on the HTC Nexus 9. The...
This week it was reported that Google was getting ready to update the LTE variant of the Nexus 9 with Android 7.0. But Google said it would take at least a week before the update would roll out.
However, a Reddit user has just said they received the OTA update on their LTE Nexus 9, and that it...
Google still hasn't explained the delay in getting Android 7.0 Nougat onto the Nexus 6 or Nexus 9 LTE. That said, we do get a vague expectation for its arrival with Google noting it will be available "in the coming weeks."
Factory images of Android 7.0 Nougat are available for several devices, but the Nexus 6P is not one of them. Now Vodafone Australia has shed some light on what's going on.
Their support page says that the rollout of Nougat to the Nexus 6P has been delayed and Huawei is working to resolve the...
A Google engineer has confirmed that the Nexus 9 will not receive the Vulkan graphics API after it was added to other Nexus devices in Android N previews. The reasoning is due to the lack of necessary hardware needed to support Vulkan.
Vulkan is an API that makes graphics performance for games...
Rogers has just posted a new Android update schedule for devices that it supports, revealing that the Android 7.0 Nougat update for the Nexus 9 is "coming soon."
The July security update is rolling out to Nexus devices, including the Nexus 6P (MTC19X), Nexus 5X (MTC19Z), Nexus 5 (MOB30P), Nexus 6 (MMB30K, MOB30O), Nexus 7 2013 (MOB30P, MMB30M), Nexus 9 (MOB30P), and Nexus Player (MOB30P).
You can manually download factory image and OTA files if you...
Google made APIs for freeform movement and resizing of multiple windows in Android N. Unfortunately, Google won't be using free-form window management for Nexus and Pixel C devices. The company says the API was put there for OEMs who wish to utilize it for their custom Android UIs.
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My Nexus 9 has glitched and I can only access fastboot/hboot. I'm trying to completely wipe stock Android off it and install a custom ROM, but the device isn't rooted and I need to unlock the bootloader and USB debugging/OEM isn't turned on in developer settings. Is there any way I can turn...
It was only yesterday when we learned that Google would no longer be selling the Nexus Player through the Google Store and now we have another Nexus that is biting the dust.
This time around it is the HTC Nexus 9 that debuted in October, 2014. HTC says it has "completed its manufacturing run"...
Not everyone was happy with the Nexus 9 tablet from HTC and now you can no longer purchase it from the Google Store.
When clicking the 'Tablets' link at the top of the Google Store, you're now direct to the Pixel C tablet instead of getting to choose between the Pixel C or the Nexus 9.
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