Motorola is Rolling Out Android 6.0 to the 2015 Moto X Pure Edition

David Schuster, Motorola’s Senior Director of SW Product Management, has just announced that the full Android 6.0 Marshmallow OTA update is currently going out to the 2015 Moto X Pure Edition with the following carriers: Verizon Wireless, Sprint as well as U.S. Cellular. Motorola is also starting a soak test for Marshmallow on the 2015 Moto X Play in Brazil & India, and the 2015 Moto X Force in Brazil.

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Android Distribution Numbers for December 2015 are Public

Google has published Android’s distribution numbers that were collected during a 7-day period ending on December 7, 2015. This month we have Marshmallow reaching 0.5%, 5.0 and 5.1 Lollipop have amassed 29.5%, KitKat is holding strong at 36.6% and 26.9% of the market are still using 4.1.x/4.2.x/4.3 Jelly Bean. The rest is filled in people still using Froyo, Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich.

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Latest Update to Instagram Brings 3D Touch Features to Android

The fabled 3D Touch has a few advantages over a simple long-press, a fact not lost on Instagram devs as they incorporated 3D Touch functionality into the latest update. Version 7.13.0 of Instagram lets you long-press on a thumbnail to zoom into an image, drag away to shrink it back down, or release the touch on a button below the photo to perform that action.

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Qualcomm is the Latest US Tech Company to be Accused of Violating Antitrust Rules in Europe

After being accused of antitrust violations in South Korea, now Qualcomm faces similar accusations in Europe. The European Commission has just filed charges against the company for abusing their dominant position by offering financial incentives to OEMs to buy hardware only from Qualcomm. They have until April to demonstrate that competition is still alive and thriving in Europe in order to avoid these charges.

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Sony Launches Stand-Alone PSN Messaging App, Available Now on Android and iOS

Being able to quickly chat with your buddies on the Playstation Network without having to turn on your game console is a really nifty feature available on the PlayStation App. Sony recognized this and decided to launch a stand-alone messaging app that is available today on the Play Store. All of the standard features you would expect from a PSN messaging app are available, wrapped up in a Material Design-based UI.

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Nexus 6P’s Android 6.0.1 OTA URL Captured

XDA Junior Member ranmasaotome was able to capture the URL link for the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OTA update. This update will bring you from build MDB08L to build MMB29M and it can be sideloaded just like any other OTA update. Just make sure to piece together the URL properly or click here to download it directly.

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Android Open Source Project 6.0 for YU Yureka

Android Open Source Project has lots of fans. The purest form of Android is available for just a few selected devices. XDA Recognized Developer Santhosh M ported it to YU Yureka, which runs Cyanogen OS out of the box. If you prefer to see AOSP in action on your Yureka, head over to this thread.

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