Everyone is cheering the Galaxy A17 for bringing 6 years of Android updates to a $199 phone. I’m excited too, but not for the reasons Samsung’s marketing team probably expects. Long-term software support on cheap hardware sounds like a pure win. However, when you look past the headline, the Galaxy A17 raises some real questions […]
Tag: Android updates
Google quietly restores familiar Pixel Camera UI
I spent a weekend in October trying to shoot a low‑light concert on my Pixel Camera right after Google pushed its big UI redesign. Instead of quickly flicking between Photo and Video like I’d done for years, I was hunting for a mode grid, losing moments while I fought the interface. The change wasn’t subtle, […]
Samsung resumes Galaxy S23 One UI 8 rollout
I spent last weekend testing the Galaxy S23 One UI 8 update on a secondary device, fully expecting a routine software bump. Instead, within hours, reports started trickling in from other users about issues, and Samsung pulled the rollout in several regions. Now the company has resumed the update, and the obvious question is simple: […]
Pixel Camera 10.1 finally fixes what Google broke
The Pixel Camera 10.1 update is the best thing to hit Pixel photography in years – mostly because it finally undoes Google’s own bad decisions. For an Android camera app that’s supposed to set the standard, the Pixel Camera has been coasting on image processing while ignoring basic usability for far too long. Now Google […]