Tag Archives: Android One

The Samsung Galaxy J1 was officially launched today on Amazon. We were expecting a low-end device with a very low price that could compete with the offerings within the Android One program, as well as other mid-range and low-end smartphones in the entry-level markets around the world. The Samsung Galaxy J1 did manage to be one of the least interesting ...

A surprising report came in today, stating that Android 5.1 Lollipop is rolling out to Android One devices in India. We had heard about Google skipping Android 5.0.3 Lollipop, but we didn’t expect the company to be ready with Android 5.1 Lollipop so soon, so this comes as a huge surprise and we’re not sure if we believe it. Take ...

Android One has been a successful launch in India already, with three participant smartphones already launched to positive reviews. Sundar Pichai reiterated the fact that Android One would be expanding soon and now we’ve official word that other countries would be getting their own versions of these phones soon. Three new countries are now on the Android One list: Bangladesh, ...

Youtube offline video viewing was a feature we’ve been hoping for for a long time now, and it’s finally starting to roll out. Even though it’s only available in a few countries like India, the Philippines and Indonesia. There’s no word on when Youtube offline video viewing will be available across the world, but we’re happy to see the fulfillment ...

Android One has just been launched in India a few weeks ago, and the new smartphone line from Google managed to gather a lot of hype among Indian consumers. The Android One line aims to offer affordable smartphones with stock Android and support directly from Google. Huawei is launching a smartphone that will be similar to the Android One phones, ...

We have become quite accustomed to seeing CyanogenMod everywhere, because we are currently witnessing the actual expansion of Cyanogen Inc. The company has purportedly been approached by Google’s Sundar Pichai who supposedly offered to buy Cyanogen. Rumors say that the company declined Google’s offer, which is odd. At the same time, we’re hearing rumors that Cyanogen will be teaming up ...

A few weeks ago we were talking about how Android One and Google’s Nexus project will probably contribute to Android Silver being cancelled as a project. First, we thought that the Nexus line was being crushed by Android Silver, then the other way around, but it seems that neither of those rumors are true and Android Silver is alive and ...

Tizen is Samsung’s own attempt at a mobile OS and currently you will be able to find it on the new Galaxy Gear S smartwatch which has G3 connectivity built-in. Tizen is aimed to be a competitor to Android, iOS and other underdog mobile OS platforms and it offers interesting features like dynamic boxes that can be resized, HTML5 and it is ...

The Android One line has just been launched in India, and Archos wants to bring phones that will be able to go up against the competitive prices Google has set for the Android One line of stock Android phones. Archos will release mid-range phones that run Android KitKat. Archos has been known for selling cheap phones that cater to entry ...

The Android One program has just taken its first few steps in India with a great launch involving three new $100 devices. The Android One program is Google’s initiative to offer pure Android mid-range phones for small prices to emerging markets like India. The new Android One line included the Karbonn Sparkle V, Micromax Canvas A1 and Spice Dream Uno. ...