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Editor’s Note:  This post is concerning a feature in Android N.  As this new version of Android is still in development, the features described in this post could change between the time of the writing and when it is released to the public in the summer of 2016.

One of the exciting changes that appears to be coming in Android N is the way that apps are optimized after a system level update.  The change means that you will be able to access apps on your device faster than you currently can with Marshmallow, albeit with them running a bit slower.  The change means that when you update your device with an update to Android itself, you should be able to use your phone much faster than you can today with Lollipop or Marshmallow.

If you have a Nexus 5 or a Nexus 6 and have rooted it, depending on the app you used, your phone could be vulnerable to an elevated privledges in the Linux kernel of Android and the Google team have released a patch to address the issue.  To be very clear folks, this only impacts you if you have a rooted device and used a particular rooting tool to make it happen.  In the security bulletin on the subject, Google does not release the exact name of the tool that creates the problem but has been able to repeat the issue on these two devices – thus the update.

AT&T today has joined the “Let’s upgrade your Galaxy S7” party along with T-Mobile and Verizon, pushing out an update for both the S7 and the S7 Edge.  Unlike the other two carriers however, this update from AT&T does not contain the March Security update for Android.  This update is focused on general performance and security on the devices but it does not contain the March update.  The carrier didn’t give any indication as to when the March update would be seen on their network but given that their main competitors have already rolled it out, the pressure is on.

T-Mobile has announced that customers who want to get the new LG G5 on their network can start ordering it online on March 29th, days ahead of its general availability on April 1st.  Customers can either purchase the phone outright at $629.99 or do a 24 month payment plan which is $26.24 per month.  The announcement means that the carrier will have the phone available for purchase here in the US first amongst the other carriers, something that they have been doing a lot of lately (like on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge)