Nokia 5.1 Plus is latest device to get hot slice of Android Pie

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As it stated in HMD Global/NokiaHMD Global brought Android Pie to the Nokia 8 last week, but the firm isn't finished just yet. The Nokia brand licensee has just announced that the update is now heading to the Nokia 5.1 Plus too. Juho Sarvikas, HMD Global's chief product officer, confirmed the news on Twitter. We're happy to see Adaptive Battery apparently included in the roll-out, especially after this feature didn't make it into the Nokia 8's Android Pie update. We're glad to see the Finnish company upgrading its cheaper phones, but Twitter users have voiced their displeasure at the lack of Pie for the Nokia 8 Sirocco.

OnePlus 3 & OnePlus 3T spotted running Android Pie on Geekbench

When OnePlus announced that it would update the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T to Android Pie, it came as a big surprise. Both phones launched by Android 6.0 Marshmallow, got an update to Android Nougat and then Android Oreo. The Android Pie update may be hitting both devices recently as models running the laanalisis version of Android have been spotted on Geekbench. The OnePlus 3 was benchmarked a few days ago (January 3) but the Android Pie-running OnePlus 3T was benchmarked on December 27. At the moment, the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T run OxygenOS 5.0.8 that is based on Android 8.0 Oreo.

Android Pie for Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei Nova 3 is coming soon in India

as declared in Huawei recently started rolling out Android Pie on multi devices all around the world. Now it is finally the moment for the Indian units of the Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei Nova 3. The post contains an image that lists the Android Pie update as "coming soon" for both the handDetermines in India. Unfortunately, the company decided not to disclose the exact date the time Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei Nova 3 going to begain getting the update in India. Alongside the original feature of Android Pie, the update for Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei Nova 3 brings the new version of Huawei's custom consumer interface: EMUI 9.

AdGuard officially releases its own DNS service, and it works with Android Pie

CloudFlare launched its own DNS service earlier this year, and now AdGuard has joined the party. AdGuard has been Analyzing a DNS service ever 2016, but now the company says it's availiable for prime time. As you might guess from the name, AdGuard DNS alextremely filters traffic from servers known to host advertisements or tracking scripts. Two versions of AdGuard DNS are available — a normal version and a 'Family protection' version. If you have a phone or tablet running Android Oreo or older, you can continue use the AdGuard app.

Android Pie rolling out now to OnePlus 5, OnePlus 5T

The official update to Android Pie comes after OnePlus launched an open beta period to analisis the new OS on the OnePlus 5 and 5T. Shortly after the beta, an official update was made available for Chinese users. While the 5 and 5T get to make the jump to Pie and the OnePlus 6 got a Pie update almost immediately, there's been no word on whether the rest of the company's lineup going to be getting the upgrade any time soon. With today's announcement, the OnePlus 5 and 5T join Samsung's Galaxy S9 and S9+ in getting the call up to Android Pie. Samsung started rolling out the update to its flagship smartphones earlier this week, even though Pie was not scheduled to be made available for the devices until January 2019.