Moto X Style Gets a Soak Test for Android 7.0 Nougat in Brazil

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 18, 2017       

Motorola kept its promise and is still one of the fastest when it comes to updating its devices! Now the company has started rolling out the Android 7.0 Nougat (Soak test) for the Moto X Style. 

The Soak test weighs in at around 1.3GB and adds many new features including New Moto Actions (One-handed mode) and Android Nougat goodies to the Moto X Style.

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Soak tests are beta tests for device firmware, usually sent to few dedicated members of Motorola's support forum. Public over-the-air updates usually start a few weeks (sometimes months) later. Moto Germany is expected to release the Official OTA for the Moto X family in May, 2017.

Via: Androidpit (Brazil)

Source: Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ to come in these color options

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 17, 2017       

Samsung is widely expected to unveil the much-anticipated Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus during a press conference in New York City on March 29th. The specs and design of these devices are no longer a mystery, as the device have been already leaked multiple times.

According to the information that we’ve received, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus will be available in Orchid Gray(Grayish Purple), Coral Blue, Arctic Silver and Midnight Black variants. At this point, we don't have any more information about the devices that we are yet confident enough to share.

We have already seen the phone leaked in full glory, thanks to Evan Blass and BGR for leaking the images. The phone will sport the glass and metal body, but the fingerprint sensor will be placed at the rear side of the phone beside the camera module, and this guy won't sport any dual camera, whatsoever.

Going by the iteration, Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will go on sale from April third week if the rumors are believed to be true. 

Moto G5 Plus gets new update; Improves Audio During a Video capture

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 17, 2017       

Motorola's recently released Moto G5 Plus is now receiving it's very first software update in Brazil.

According to the changelogs, the software updates will Improve Audio Quality of the device during a Video capture, includes Stability improvement and bug fixes. The update shows the new build number as NPN25.137-33 and weighs around  280.7MB. 

If you haven't got the notification of this new software update yet, Just go to Settings > About Phone > Software updates, and It will automatically start downloading the latest update. The update will take around 10-15 minutes to get Installed on your device.

Thanks Leonardo Vinicius

OnePlus 3/3T gets OxygenOS 4.1 (Android 7.1.1)

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 17, 2017       

After testing OxygenOS (based on Android 7.1.1) beta 12 for the OnePlus 3 and beta 3 for the OnePlus 3T, OnePlus has finally started pushing Android 7.1.1 Nougat to the OnePlus 3/3T.

Here's the changelog for OxygenOS 4.1 (Android 7.1.1), which is the same for both phones:-

• Upgraded Android 7.1.1
• Updated Google security patch to 1st March 2017
• Added expanded screenshots
• Improved picture taking of moving objects with blur reduction
• Improved video stability when recording
• Improved WiFi connectivity
• Improved Bluetooth connectivity
• General bug fixes

This OTA is incremental and is now rolling out for a small percentage of users, OnePlus will begin a broader rollout in a few days. The download page has not been updated with the latest firmware of OxygenOS 4.1, So you might have to wait a little to Install this latest OS on your OnePlus 3/3T.

Source: OnePlus (OP3T) | OnePlus (OP3)

January security patch rolling out to the Moto X Play

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 17, 2017       

Moto X Play is among the list of devices that will be receiving Android 7.0 Nougat officially by Motorola. According to Motorola Germany, the device is expected to get Android Nougat by May, 2017 along with few other Moto X Phones. 



The Moto X Play has now started receiving a new software update with the January Security Patch, bug fixes and Stability improvement in India, the update weighs in at around 13MB. Note that the device still runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. 

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If you haven't got the notification of this new software update yet, Just go to Settings > About Phone > Software updates, and It will automatically start downloading the latest update. The update will take around 10-15 minutes to get Installed on your device.

Thanks Thakur Tishh Singh Rathour for tip!