![]() ![]() AT&T LG Phoenix 2 (K371) Android 7.0 Nougat Update, LG Phoenix 2 (K371) firmware How to manually Upgrade your LG Phoenix 2 (K371)'s OS to Android 7.0. Here’s how to manually install Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow N930FXXU1APGI official firmware on Samsung Galaxy Note 7 SM-N930F. Eventually all the Note 4 variants are being updated to the latest Android version available so far. Samsung has released Android 5.1.1 update to yet another Galaxy. How can you install it right now – The Android Soul. Google Now has finally evolved into a more personal assistant. Going by the moniker of Google Assistant, the AI powered assistant isn’t just smart enough to understand context based conversation, but it is also connected to other Google products and works in sync with them. For example, Google Home which basically uses the Google Assistant at its core functionality can listen to your commands be it through voice or through your smartphone. From making lists, to settings alarms to translating languages on the go Google Assistant is very diverse when it comes to the operations it can carry out. Coming to context dependent conversations, the Google Assistant pays attention to the previous query and provide answer accordingly. Let’s say you’re planning a date, so you ask the Assistant for a movie theater near your University, then you jump to the next question and ask if there’s a Spanish restaurant nearby. Google Assistant is smart enough to understand that and even provide you with options to book a dinner date from within the app itself. The Google Assistant utilizes various bots from third party apps (be it booking a cab, seats in a restaurant or movie tickets) and thus makes using these third party services a breeze. Google Assistant was until now available exclusively to Google’s Pixel phones only. However, only recently the company announced to release Assistant to all Android devices running on Android Marshmallow or Nougat. While the rollout of Google Assistant is in Google’s hands, what we can least do is guide you through to keep your phone ready to take the Google Assistant update when Google releases it to your device. You gotta make sure that you’ve the latest versions of Google Play services and Google (search) app installed on your devices to get Google Assistant update. Let’s get started. How to get Google Assistant update. Install latest Google Play services: Google Play Services act as the core framework for all Google functionalities. So make sure you’ve the latest version of it installed on your device to be able to get Google Assistant running on your device.→ Download Google Play services APK: ARM and ARM6. Install latest Google app: The latest version (6. Google App is required for Google Assistant.→ Download Google app APK: ARM6. ARM | x. 86. Change phone’s system language to English USA: The Google Assistant will roll out in phases, targeting its english speaking US users first so make sure you change your phone’s system language to English USA. Below is a quick guide on how to do this. Go to Settings. Select. Language and Input. Select Languages » English (United States). You’re now ready to get the Google Assistant, just wait for it. Tip: If you fail to get Google Assistant, Go to Settings » Apps » Google App » Clear Cache and Data. Reboot and the Assistant should be available. Another thing to note is that the Google Assistant, at the moment works only with Marshmallow and Nougat. So if you’re dying to have a go at using the Assistant, but you’re OEM hasn’t pushed an update to Marshmallow, then you may need to familiarize yourself with the art of custom modding and rooting your device. Here’s a list of devices running Marshmallow or Nougat from every OEM out there. Asus. Zenfone 3 Deluxe. Zenfone 3 Laser. Zenfone 3 Zoom. Zenfone 3 Max. Zenfone 3 Ultra. Zenfone 2 Laser. Zenfone Go. Blackberry. Blackberry Keyone. Blackberry Priv. Blackberry DTEK6. Blackberry DTEK5. HTCHTC U Ultra. HTC 1. HTC One M8. HTC One M9. HTC Desire 1. 0 Pro. HTC U Play. HTC Desire 8. HTC One A9. HTC 1. Evo. HTC Desire 8. HTC Desire 8. 26. HTC One X9. HTC Desire 5. HTC One M9+HTC Desire 6. HTC One E9+HTC Desire 1. Lifestyle. HTC Desire Eye. HTC One MEHTC One E8. HTC Desire 6. 50. HTC Desire 8. 30. HTC Desire One E9. HTC 1. 0 Lifestyle. HTC One M8 Eye. HTC One S9. HTC One X1. 0HTC Butterfly 3. Huawei. Huawei P1. Huawei Honor 6. XHuawei P1. Plus. Huawei P9 Lite. Huawei P9. Huawei Mate 9. Huawei Honor 8. Huawei P8 Lite. Huawei Mate 9 Pro. Huawei P8 Lite (2. Huawei p. 10 Lite. Huawei Honor 5. XHuawei Mate 8. Huawei P8. Huawei P9 Plus. Huawei Honor 8 Pro. Huawei Nova Plus. Huawei Nova. Huawei Honor 5. CHuawei Honor 4. CHuawei Honor 7. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design. Huawei Honor 6. Huawei Note 8. Huawei Honor V8. Lenovo. Lenovo K6 Note. Lenovo Vibe K4 Note. Lenovo P2. Lenovo K6 Power. Lenovo ZUK Z2. Lenovo K6. Lenovo A7. 00. 0Lenovo K3 Note. Lenovo ZUK Edge. Lenovo ZUK Z1. Lenovo A6. 60. 0 Plus. Lenovo ZUK Z2 Pro. Lenovo Phab 2. Lenovo A6. LGLG G6. LG G5. LG G4. LG G3. LG V2. 0LG V1. LG K1. 0LG K1. 0 (2. LG K8. LG Stylus 2 Plus. LG Stylus 2. LG Stylo 2. LG Stylus 3. LG ULG X5. LG K3. LG Zero. Meizu. Meizu M5s. Meizu M5 Note. Meizu M5. Meizu Pro 6 Plus. Meizu MX6. Meizu Pro 6. Meizu U2. 0Meizu M3. XMeizu M3 Max. Meizu Meizu Pro 6s. Meizu Pro 7. Motorola. Motorola G5 Plus. Motorola G4 Plus. Motorola G4. Motorola Moto MMotorola Moto ZMotorola Moto Z Play. Motorola Moto G5. Motorola Moto G4 Play. Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen. Motorola Moto Es Power. Motorola Moto X Play. Motorola Droid Turbo. Motorola Moto G 2nd Gen. Motorola Moto G Turbo Edition. Motorola Moto X Style. Motorola Moto Z Force. Motorola Droid Turbo 2. Motorola Moto E 2nd Gen. Motorola Moto X 2nd Gen. Motorola Moto E3. Motorola Moto X Force. Motorola Droid Maxx 2 Motorola Moto Maxx. Nokia. Nexus. Nexus 6. PNexus 5. XNexus 5. Nexus 6. One. Plus. One. Plus 3. TOne. Plus 3. One. Plus 2. One. Plus 1. One. Plus XOppo. Oppo A5. Oppo R9s. Oppo R9s Plus. Oppo Find 9. Samsung. Samsung Galaxy S7. Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Samsung Galaxy S6. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. Samsung Galaxy C9 pro. Samsung Galaxy J7. Samsung Galaxy J5. Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro. Samsung Galaxy A7. Samsung Galaxy A5. Samsung Galaxy A3. Samsung Galaxy Note 5. Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Samsung Galaxy On. Samsung Galaxy On. Samsung Galaxy On. Pro. Samsung Galaxy On. Pro. Samsung Galaxy On. Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo. Samsung Galaxy J2. Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime. Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini. Samsung Galaxy C5. Samsung Galaxy C7. Samsung Galaxy C5 Pro. Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro. Samsung Galaxy A8. Samsung Galaxy J1 Mini Prime. Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro. Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime. Sony. Sony Xperia XZ Premium. Sony Xperia XZSony Xperia XASony Xperia XA Ultra. Sony Xperia Z3. Sony Xperia Z5. Sony Xperia XSony Xperia Z2. Sony Xperia M4 Aqua. Sony Xperia Z5 Premium. Sony Xperia X Compact. Sony Xperia E5. Sony Xperia M5. Sony Xperia C5 Ultra. Sony Xperia Z3+Sony Xperia X Performance. Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. Sony Xperia Z5 Copmact. Sony Xperia XA Dual. Sony Xperia C4. Vivo. Vivo V5. Vivo V5 Plus. Vivo Y5. 5s. Vivo V5 Lite. Vivo Xplay 6. Vivo X9 PLus. Vivo X9. Vivo Y6. Vivo Xplay 5 Elite. Xiaomi. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3. Xiaomi Redmi 4. XXiaomi Redmi 3s. Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Media. Tek. Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4. XXiaomi Redmi Pro. Xiaomi Mi 5. CXiaomi Mi 5. Xiaomi Mi Max. Xiaomi Mi Mix. Xiaomi Mi 4. Xiaomi Mi 5. SXiaomi Mi Note 2. Xiaomi Mi Note. ZTEZTE Axon 7. ZTE Nubia N1. ZTE Blade V8 Lite. ZTE Blade V7 Lite. ZTE Axon 7 Mini. ZTE Blade V8. ZTE Axon 7 Max. ZTE Axon Pro. ZTE Blade V8 Mini. ZTE Blade A6. 10. ZTE Blade A5. 12. ZTE Blade A2. ZTE Blade A2 Plus. ZTE Blade V8 Pro. It must be noted that following the above instructions is no guarantee that you will get the Google Assistant immediately. You may need to wait a while or so. But given enough time, Google has promised to bring the Assistant to all devices out there. If you’ve got any doubts feel free to post them down below in the comment section. How to install Ubuntu on your Android device. One of the things I love most about being a freelance writer and independent app developer is the amount of freedom it gives me to live and work as I like. Often this means travelling and working on the move. Some of my favorite memories involve typing away in bars in foreign countries while sipping beer and soaking up the atmosphere. Other times I find myself working in coffee shops around London or Oxford. It’s ace. The only problem is the tech. While there are plenty of great hybrid Windows tablets out there like the Surface Pro (my daily driver), the issue is that these can’t fit into my pocket. So, if I’m meeting friends in London for drinks and I fancy working with a view of Big Ben, I have to take a man- bag with me and then carry it around the bars and clubs worrying constantly about it getting stolen or damaged. If I want to work on my upcoming trip to Berlin, I’ll need to take my laptop with me and use up pretty much all my hand- luggage. What I really want is for my phone to be fully capable of replacing my laptop. What I really want is for my phone to be fully capable of replacing my laptop. It’s powerful enough for sure and the 5. The problem is the software. I love Android, but the multitasking features are still relatively tame. Phones with Android N and up have multiscreen functionality but really I need a full desktop environment to get properly into my workflow. I want to view a browser to do research while editing a proper docx file. I want to be able to browse files and drag and drop them into Word. Press. And that’s the real genius of Android because it actually allows you to do all that. Android is so open and so flexible that there are multiple ways you can get a full desktop environment up and running on your smartphone. And that includes an option to install the full desktop version Ubuntu! That requires root but not every option does. Read on…A bunch of ways to get a desktop environment running on your Android phone (no root)Crossover for Android. If you are one of the fortunate few to have an Intel powered smartphone, such as the Zenfone 2 or the Lenovo K9. Crossover’. This is essentially an app that lets you install and run Windows software directly such as Steam, Microsoft Office and more at native speeds. The programs run in windows too that can be dragged around and resized just as though they were running on a desktop PC! Not all software works though and unfortunately the fact that you need an Intel processor is going to be a limiting factor for most users. Debian No Root. Debian No Root will install a ‘flavor’ of Debian called ‘Jessie’, or rather it will install a ‘compatibility layer’ allowing you to run Debian software in a desktop environment. The distro comes with a terminal, allowing you to install additional software. Just type sudo apt- get install iceweasel to get a browser based on Firefox up and running for example. Setting up Debian No. Root! There are compatibility issues here once again though. Any phone running an Android version older than 4. More concerning is that you won’t be able to install any software on versions 6. This is because the developer doesn’t have a new phone to test on and hasn’t been able to fix the bugs as a result…It’s frustrating because for those phones that can run Debian No Root, this is a pretty decent option. It’s a little slow but other than that, this is the dream of Linux without root! Limbo PC Emulator. Yes, you read right! There is a PC emulator called Limbo that runs on Android devices and is powerful enough to let you get Windows up and running. I’ve not had any luck with it myself and it seems to be a rather laborious process that results in something that’s pretty slow. So, my advice is to skip this option. Still though, if you are the kind of person to go through the entire process just so you can show off your phone running Windows… you’ll find the instructions here. There are plenty of options for getting some kind of desktop environment up and running on your device without having to root. Heck, if you want to go the emulator route there’s nothing stopping you from installing Windows 9. Dos. Box. Just don’t expect to do anything much with it…Multitasking Apps. There are a bunch of apps out there that seek to emulate a desktop environment. My favorite is Multiscreen Multitasking seeing as I made it… This is an app that builds lots of small utilities into a single app and then puts them inside draggable windows. Basically, it just lets you open up webviews and edit texts and then drag them around. Though I did make a file manager and include the option to load up widgets and use them like mini apps inside windows. You can also do some other stuff, like open the source of a website or save it as an editable image file and draw on it. I’ll be honest though: Multiscreen Multitasking is old now. My coding abilities have come a long way since then and it’s pretty janky. I actually made this in Basic. Android! One day, I intend on rebuilding this app with full Docx support, sheets and a nicer UI. To be clear though, I’m not recommending you download it as it is right now. My app: Multiscreen Multitasking. Old now but it was a good idea I thought at the time…Frustratingly, another developer has actually done the same thing slightly better with Leena Desktop UI. This is the very same concept but it is a bit more attractive and the browser supports Google Drive and Google Docs – so you can actually get some work done! It’s a launcher too, so you can use it to launch your regular apps. Sentio is similar and there are other options out there… but I still did it first! And finally you have the various floating apps options, such as the well- named ‘Floating Apps’. To be honest though, floating apps tend to be a little fiddly to use and no replacement for a true desktop. And the rest…As you can see then, there are plenty of options for getting some kind of desktop environment up and running on your device without having to root. Of course, if you have the new Samsung S8 then you can try using De. X – though that requires an external monitor (until someone figures out a hack at least). Another option is to stream your desktop PC using software like Splashtop Remote. This relies on your PC being on and your connection being strong however. Either way, there are plenty of options and you should be able to find something that works for you with minimum compromises. Just be aware of some of the scams out there – options like ‘Change My Software’ do not work. If you’re ever unsure, just see what the XDA Forums make of it. All this pales in comparison though to installing true desktop Ubuntu on your Android device! So, without further ado…How to install Ubuntu and other versions of Linux on your Android device. For this to work you will need a rooted Android device. Rooting your device is usually a fairly simple process but note that it varies from device to device, so I can’t give you a walkthrough here. Once that’s done, you’ll need three apps: First install Busy. Box. Busy. Box gives your phone access to Linux commands that it wouldn’t otherwise have and is required for a number of root apps to work. Once you’ve installed it though, you don’t need to worry about it again. Open up Linux Deploy and make sure it has root access. Now hit the small download button on the top or bottom right of the screen. This will bring you to the options menu. Most of the settings in here can be left as they are but this is where you’ll select your Linux distribution. Everything is here from Debian and Ubuntu to Kali Linux, Gentoo, Fedora and more. Picking the suite will change the ‘flavor’ of Linux. You can try them all or you can do a little research and choose whichever you like the looks of most. Down the bottom you can also choose which Desktop environment you like, which will change the look and feel of the app. Tick ‘Enable’ under GUI to ensure you have a graphical interface to work with and check out the GUI Settings just below to change things like the resolution. For my Galaxy S6 Edge Plus I find that 1. Set your user name to ‘root’ to give yourself privileged access and make a note of the password or change it to something more memorable. Now click the menu that looks like three dots and choose ‘Install’. This will take a little while but will install the entire Linux distro on your device. Click the ‘Start’ button to run it in ‘chroot’ – essentially a small sub- compartment on your device.
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