Android Kenya https://androidkenya.com/ Pure Android Passion Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:14:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://androidkenya.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-ak_ico-32x32.png Android Kenya https://androidkenya.com/ 32 32 123899007 Googlebook Signals a Major Shift for the Future of Chromebooks https://androidkenya.com/2026/09/googlebook-signals-a-major-shift-for-the-future-of-chromebooks/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:00:44 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=26440 Google has spent 15 years building ChromeOS into one of the simplest operating systems you can put on a laptop. Now it is effectively rebuilding it. The company’s new Googlebook devices introduce Googlebook OS, a new operating system that combines the ChromeOS experience with the Android technology stack. Google says this will bring native Android […]

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]]> 26440 Samsung Releases One UI 9 for Galaxy S25 Edge and S25 FE https://androidkenya.com/2026/09/samsung-releases-one-ui-9-for-galaxy-s25-edge-and-s25-fe/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:00:52 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=26434 Samsung has started rolling out the stable One UI 9.0 update to the Galaxy S25 Edge and Galaxy S25 FE, giving the two remaining S25-series phones access to Android 17. The rollout comes shortly after Samsung released the stable update for the Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra, with South Korea once again getting the […]

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]]> 26434 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Edges Apple A20 Pro in CPU, But GPU Tells a Different Story https://androidkenya.com/2026/09/snapdragon-8-elite-extreme-gen-6-edges-apple-a20-pro-in-cpu-but-gpu-tells-a-different-story/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:28:15 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=26423 Qualcomm has another flagship Snapdragon, and thankfully the name is only Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. Yes, that is the actual name. Qualcomm has been moving its flagship naming around for years, from the Snapdragon 888 to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 8 Gen 2 and 8 Gen 3, before deciding that “Elite” was […]

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]]> 26423 Why WhatsApp on Your Android Phone Might Have Suddenly Stopped Working https://androidkenya.com/2026/09/why-whatsapp-on-your-android-phone-might-have-suddenly-stopped-working/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:00:49 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=26417 WhatsApp has stopped working on phones running Android 5.0 and Android 5.1, with the change taking effect on September 8. According to a report by WABetaInfo, the messaging app now requires at least Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and the requirement applies to both WhatsApp Messenger and WhatsApp Business. So, if WhatsApp suddenly stopped working on your […]

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]]> 26417 Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Drives More Than Half of Samsung’s S26 Sales, Trails Three iPhones https://androidkenya.com/2026/08/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-sales-2026/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:57:53 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=26412 Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra has emerged as the world’s best-selling Android smartphone, beating every other Android device in global sales during the second quarter of 2026 according to a report by Counterpoint Research. The flagship ranked fourth overall, behind Apple’s iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone 17 Pro, according to Counterpoint Research’s Global […]

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]]> 26412 Google Messages Rolls Out New Feature to Personalise Your Chats https://androidkenya.com/2026/08/google-messages-rolls-out-new-feature-to-personalise-your-chats/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:36:07 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=26408 Google has introduced a new feature on Google Messages that allows users to personalise individual conversations with custom colours and wallpapers. The new Chat Theme feature gives users more control over how their conversations appear, allowing them to change message bubble colours and add images as chat backgrounds. Users can, for instance, select a favourite […]

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]]> 26408 WhatsApp Gets 3 Major Security Upgrades You Need to Know About https://androidkenya.com/2026/08/whatsapp-gets-3-major-security-upgrades-you-need-to-know-about/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:08:34 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=26403 WhatsApp is rolling out three new security updates aimed at giving users stronger protection against account takeovers, making login easier with passkeys and providing more context when unknown callers reach them. The updates are being introduced on Android and iOS, although some of the new caller information is specifically available to Android users. The announcement […]

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]]> 26403 Google Pixel 11 Series Officially Unveiled With Major Camera Upgrades and Tensor G6 https://androidkenya.com/2026/08/google-pixel-11-series-officially-unveiled/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:47:41 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=26394 Google has officially unveiled its 11th-generation Pixel lineup, introducing the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold. This year’s phones bring a new Tensor G6 processor, major camera upgrades, brighter displays on the Pro models, improved durability and several new Gemini-powered features. Google is also keeping one of […]

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]]> 26394 vivo Y500 launched in Kenya https://androidkenya.com/2026/07/vivo-y500-launched-kenya/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:09:28 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=26386 After a pre-order period, the vivo Y500 is finally available for purchase in the Kenyan market. The smartphone, announced just a few weeks ago, brings with it the biggest battery device maker vivo has ever put on a smartphone with its 8,100mAh BlueVolt battery unit. vivo says that this is “the largest battery currently available […]

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]]> 26386 Google Wants Your Face to Become Your New Password https://androidkenya.com/2026/07/google-wants-your-face-to-become-your-new-password/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:04:08 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=26381 Forgetting your password is one thing. Losing access to the phone or computer you normally use to sign in to your Google Account is another headache altogether. Google now wants to give users another way out. The company has introduced selfie video, a new sign-in option designed to help you regain access to your Google […]

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