Apple is reporting that 81% of all active iOS devices are now using iOS 8, the company's latest mobile operating system which was released back in September last year.

iOS 8 adoption has been somewhat slower than that of its predecessor iOS 7, which, for comparison, was powering around 90% of all active iOS devices the same time last year. However, it is gradually picking up – it stood at 75% last month and 79% a couple of weeks ago.

As for the remaining iOS devices, 17% are still using iOS 7, while 2% are stuck running even older versions.
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The Android 5.1 update for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge will also bring along a new Guest Mode feature, according to a Sammobile report.

Guest Mode enables you to set up separate profiles for guests, allowing you to share your device without worrying about your personal stuff, including installed apps, being seen by others. The feature was first introduced for tablets with the Jelly Bean update but arrived on phones with Android Lollipop.

It isn't yet clear when the update will roll out to the devices. Meanwhile, a Samsung Galaxy S6 edge for T-Mobile has been caught getting Android…

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It looks like Samsung Galaxy S6 edge for T-Mobile is getting an over-the-air update to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. An XDA Developers member posted a video of the smartphone running the latest Android version.

Samsung Mobile or T-Mobile have not announced the update’s rollout. So far, it doesn’t look that the new firmware is rolling out on a large scale to Big Magenta customers with Samsung Galaxy S6 edge devices.

According to the XDA user who uploaded the vide, the smartphone has become snappier after getting Android 5.1.1. Apparently, the new firmware also locks the bootloader of the device.

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