Category Archives: Android

Devices probably getting Android 7.0 Nougat

Posted on 2016-07-09 by guenni

Since Google dubbed the upcoming Android Version as Android Nougat (7.0), many owners worried about whether their devices receive this Update.

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Android Security Bulletin July 2016

Posted on 2016-07-07 by guenni

Google has released a security bulletin for Android at July 6, 2016, addressing the newest security flaws. Patches for supported Google Nexus devices will be rolled out within the next days. Also Samsung rolls out some security updates for his … Continue reading →

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Qualcomm-vulnerability breaks Android’s disk encryption

Posted on 2016-07-02 by guenni

Flaws in Qualcomm's TrustZone implementation allows to crack Android's disk encryption (device encryption) via brute-force attacks. Millions of Android devices are affected.

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Surveillance: Google collects meta data (phone calls, SMS) from Android phones

Posted on 2016-07-01 by guenni

[German]It seems that Google has established a surveillance function for Android phones. They are claiming the right, to collect and store meta data from incoming/outgoing phone calls and SMS from Android smartphones.

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Remix OS V 2.0 test drive

Posted on 2016-01-12 by guenni

[German]Today (12 January, 2016) Jiide has release Remix OS Version 2.0 als alpha. I've had a short look at this Android x86-based OS. Whilst US media are "overwhelmed", I got a mixed experience.

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Android 5.1 OTA update for Nexus available

Posted on 2015-03-12 by guenni

Two days ago I've reported, that Android 5.1: Factory images for Nexus 5, 7 (2012) and 10 are available. Yesterday I read, that Sprint ships an OTA Android 5.1 update for Nexus 5 – and the Verizon Nexus 6 will … Continue reading →

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Android 5.1: Factory images for Nexus 5, 7 (2012) and 10

Posted on 2015-03-10 by guenni

Yesterday Google officially announced the release of Android 5.1 – I wrote about it in my German blog post here. During that time no factory images of Android 5.1 has been available. This night Google provides some factory images of … Continue reading →

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Android 5.0.2 Factory Image for Nexus 7 (Wi-Fi) available

Posted on 2014-12-20 by guenni

Google has released a factory image of Android 5.0.2 for Nexus 7 (2012) Wi-Fi-version. This update addresses some issues detected in Android 5.0.

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4: “Sleep of Death” problem with Android 5.0/5.0.1

Posted on 2014-12-19 by guenni

[German]Some Nexus 4 users are facing some "freezing" problems, so alarms are not reliable. After stumbling upon this issue in Google+ I was investigating it a bit. Here is, what I found so far, searching the web.

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Running Angry Birds on Eee PC 701G with Android x86

Posted on 2012-07-18 by guenni

[German Version]It's cool, what we can do with an old Asus Eee PC 701G. I've experimented here a lot with Android x86 Ice Cream Sandwich on this machine. With a few modifcations, the netbook may be used as an Android … Continue reading →

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