I’ve been carrying the OnePlus 13 as my main phone for the last week, and the first big Android update landed midway through testing. Normally, early updates are boring stability patches. This one is slightly different: OnePlus is pushing on-device Google Gemini AI right out of the gate, plus the usual batch of camera and […]
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Galaxy A16 promises more updates than iPhone 15
Everyone loves to say Apple does software support better than anyone, but the Samsung Galaxy A16 launch in the US throws a wrench in that narrative. On paper, this $200 budget phone now has a longer OS and security update promise than the iPhone 15. That sounds like a consumer win, and in some ways […]
Pixel 9 Pro Fold hype hides worrying software gaps
Everyone’s hyping the Pixel 9 Pro Fold as Google’s big foldables moment. I’m more worried it’ll just expose, again, how far Android’s foldable software still lags behind the hardware. When the Android Police podcast crew sounds braced for disappointment, you know the buzz has crossed from excitement into anxiety. The hardware rumors look strong; the […]
OnePlus 13 hype is useless without software fixes
The OnePlus 13 could be the most powerful Android phone you shouldn’t trust. The podcast hype vs. the software reality Android Police’s latest podcast tossed the OnePlus 13 into the spotlight for roughly 130 seconds, surrounded by talk of Google, Sonos, Humane, and even Palm nostalgia. That tiny segment perfectly mirrors OnePlus’s current situation: loud […]