Tag: Android 9.0 Pie

All Android Pie 9.0 Devices Get Project Treble

Google held their Android Dev Summit last week in California. The company demonstrated multiple changes for current & future Android devices. One of them is a big announcement for a long pertaining issue. For a long period of time, Android users have been complaining to OEM’s and Google for delayed updates on their devices. During the Dev Summit, Google developers showcased a solution to the problem in the shape of Project Treble. The company has declared that every upcoming Android 9.0 Pie devices will be Project Treble Compliant.

What Is Project Treble?

Project Treble was first introduced with Android 8.0 Oreo which has matured a lot since then. It is a mechanism that is concerned with pushing faster updates on an Android devices. Google developers demonstrated a common GSI (Generic System Image) running on devices from different manufacturers. Before this devices had a specific GSI engine per manufacturer, tweaked for compatibility with their devices. This uncommon GSI would increase the time for companies to modify the pure AOSP (Android Open Source Project) code that Google released. Now onwards Google will open GSI information for manufacturers so they directly modify pure AOSP code which was first sent to chip makers to enable their chipset compatibility.

In the past, lastest updates used to go through multiple checkpoints in order to be capable of deploying onto an Android device. Previously when Google released an Android update it was first sent to chip makers like Qualcomm & Mediatek. The chip makers would optimise the code according to the architecture on their chipsets. The update was then forwarded to manufacturers who would tweak the same as per the need of their respective devices & also integrate their proprietary software bits. This then leads to the OTA (Over The Air) update on their devices.

What’s In It For The Users?

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Post Project Treble compliance the users would be able to receive faster updates on their smart devices. It will enable them to make the most out of what the latest Android firmware has on offer. Google as Android has always been criticised when compared to its Apple iOS counterparts.

November 16, 2018
Motorola One Power Gets Android 9 Pie Update

The Motorola One Power was launched with Android one and promised quick updates to next iterations of Android OS. The company has kept its initial promise of updating the phone to Android 9.0 Pie before the end of 2018. The update starts rolling out today and is a staggered release so all may not see it immediately.

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Along with the new OS update, the Motorola One Power will also get a performance boost, and improvements to battery management according to Motorola. The One Power will also now support face unlock and swipe gestures, native to Android 9.0 Pie. Since the Motorola One Power is an Android One device, it is much easier for the brand to push out security patches and OS updates.

Also Read : Xiaomi Mi 8 Spotted Running Android 9 Pie On Geekbench

The Motorola One Power went on sale in October and is still available for a price of Rs. 15999. The One Power was Motorola’s response to the growing demand for an online only device. Because, Motorola is now operating in the offline market the prices for its devices have risen. The Motorola One Power was answer to the growing demand for a good all rounder device at the fifteen thousand price mark.

The One Power has a HD+ screen with an 19:9 aspect ratio along with a storage capacity of 64 GB expandable up to 256GB via a dedicated microsSD card slot. 4GB of RAM and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Octa-core processor. The Motorola One Power has a 16 MP + 5 MP main camera setup with a 12 MP front camera.

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November 16, 2018
Moto One Power To Get Android 9.0 Pie Update Soon
Last month, Motorola launched the Motorola One Power running on Android One. Being an Android One smartphone, it gets latest Android updates soon after Google rolls out one. With its sturdy build and mammoth battery, the Motorola One Power is a serious contender in the mid-range smartphone market. It was initially shipped with Android 8.1 Oreo. And now, a recent listing on Geekbench suggests that the device will soon get the Android 9.0 Pie update.

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Geekbench Listing

A Motorola One Power device was recently spotted on Geekbench running the latest Android 9.0 Pie. The benchmark was posted on November 2nd. It reveals that the smartphone gets a single core score of 1274 while the multi-core score is 4508. Comparing to the Moto One Power running on 8.1 Oreo, which had a single core score of 1332 and multi-core score of 4812.

The scores have surely dropped after the upgrade but, this might not be the final release version and the company might tweak it prior to the official rollout. Sadly, any precise date for the update rollout is not available but the device will probably get it before the end of this month.

Motorola One Power Tech Specs
- Display: 6.2-inch Full HD+ LCD, 2246 × 1080 px, 18.7:9 aspect ratio
- Operating System: Android 8.1 Oreo
- Processor: Snapdragon 636, Octa-Core
- RAM: 4GB
- Storage: 64 GB, microSD up to 256 GB
- Rear Cameras: 16MP 5MP, Dual-LED Flash
- Selfie Camera: 12 MP
- Security: Fingerprint Scanner
- Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac 2.4G + 5G, Bluetooth 5 .0 + LE, NFC, GPS, USB Type-C
- Battery: 5,000mAh
- Dimensions: 156 × 76 × 8.98 mm
- Weight: 205 grams
Price & Availability

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The Motorola One Power is available in black color and has a price tag of Rs 15,999. It is exclusively available on Flipkart.

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November 5, 2018
Xiaomi Announces Android Pie Update Schedule
Xiaomi has become one of the biggest smartphone companies not only due to good hardware but also because of the long-term software support they offer. Except for the Android One devices they are usually one of the first companies to push the latest Android updates to their smartphones.

Android vs iOS adoption

Android definitely trumps iPhone in terms of device shipments but it is nowhere near Apple’s iOS adoption rate. The latest iOS 12 already runs on more than 50% of the supported devices whereas the latest Android 9.o Pie merely runs on 0.1% of Android devices.

Talking about Android adoption rate, Android Nougat has the highest market share at 29.3%. Followed by Marshmallow at 21.6% while Android Oreo is at number three with 19.2 % share. Xiaomi being a global smartphone seller does have an effect on the Android adoption rate. The following list provides information about when their smartphones will get the latest updates.

Android Update Timeline

Xiaomi Mi A1

According to Xiaomi’s list, the Redmi 5, Redmi 5A, Redmi Note 5 Pro & the Redmi A1 will get the Android Oreo update in December 2018. Additionally, the company has provided a list of smartphones already running on Oreo.

These are the smartphones have already received the Android Oreo update:
- Mi 5, Mi 5s, Mi 5s Plus
- Mi 6
- Mi 8 SE, Mi 8 Youth Edition, Mi 8 screen fingerprint version
- Mi MIX, Mi MIX 2
- Mi Note 2, Mi Note 3
The Mi MIX 2s, Mi8 & Mi 8 Explorer Edition have already received the Android 9.0 Pie update while the devices that will receive Android 9.0 Pie in December are as follows:

Xiaomi Mi 6
- Mi 8 fingerprint edition
- Mi 8 SE
- Max 3
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To conclude, the flagship devices are receiving the latest Android 9.0 Pie and whereas with the mid-range & budget devices users will have to be content with the Android Oreo which was released on 21 August 2017.
October 29, 2018