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If Chinese smartphone makers like Huawei, Xiaomi and Lenovo chose stock Android instead, would you be more likely to buy their phones? Just how important is software?

The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime was released only one year ago but will it receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow? Find out all of the Galaxy Grand Prime update news here.

The last official software update on the Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone was Android 4.4 KitKat. Read on to find out how to get Marshmallow or Nougat on your Galaxy S3.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2's last Android operating system update was Kit Kat 4.4.2. While it may not be getting Nougat, you can use custom ROMs to update your phone.

The last Android update the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 received was Android 5.0 Lollipop. Click through for help on how to get Marshmallow or Nougat on your Note 3 device.

If you're thinking of joining the increasing number of Android users who have betrayed Google, consider these three things first.

If the Android 5.0 Lollipop update has you feeling nostalgic for KitKat, then here's how to downgrade a Nexus to an older version of Android.

If you want to remove the pre-loaded apps on your Galaxy Note 5, we'll show you how to root the Galaxy Note 5 and install a custom recovery as well.

Our Android Marshmallow vs Android Lollipop comparison pits these two versions of Android against each other.

OnePlus One owners now have a choice between two operating systems - Cyanogen OS 12 or Oxygen OS. We tell you why this happened, their differences, and how to get them.

iOS 9 has been released and Apple users are getting to grips with all of the new features. We say "new", but there are a few iOS 9 features which Android got to first.

The Android Stagefright security vulnerability is a big deal. We explain what it is, how to know if your Android is affected and what you can do about it.

If you've updated your Nexus 5 to Android 5.1 Lollipop you may have lost root privileges. Follow this tutorial to safely root the Nexus 5 running Android Lollipop.

Android Marshmallow and iOS 9 have both been unveiled. Find out what's new in our Android M vs iOS 9 comparison, and which OS update has the upper hand.

These days it's all Android Marshmallow and Lollipop, but I still think the best Android release of all was Android Jelly Bean. Here's a few reasons why.

Although Android is our favorite operating system, it's not perfect. Here's 5 things we hate about Android.

While the majority of Android users are perfectly agreeable, there are certain types of people who might find annoying — like these types.

We take a look back at the last ten years of Google's ownership of Android and a few years before that to the earliest smartphones. This is the history of Android.

The developers behind CyanogenMod have tried to make the installation process straightforward — here's how to install CyanogenMod on your phone.

OmniROM has introduced nightlies based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop bringing the ROM inline with the latest Android version. Find all about the latest OmniROM update here.