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Android 7.0 Nougat Rolling Out to Nexus Devices

According to reports, Samsung is planning to introduce Galaxy Note 7 variant with 128GB storage in China that will run Android Nougat.

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Google gave Nexus users a tasty treat on Monday with the announcement its Android 7.0 Nougat operating system is now out of beta and available for installation on their devices. As with the rest, the wait is still on as an official Android 7.0 update will arrive on their devices only when the manufacturer bakes it up for you.

The company usually releases new versions of Android alongside the launch of new Nexus hardware, but it’s done things a little differently this year. Expert users had the Beta version of Android 7.0 Nougat from as back as since March this year.

As with every major Android update, the update won’t be hitting everyone immediately.

The operating system is being released with more than 250 features, including a virtual reality mode, a new JIT/AOT compiler, support for Vulkan, multi-window support, and direct reply capabilities.

Google has announced in a blog post that it has started a worldwide rollout of Android 7.0 Nougat updates for Nexus smartphone users worldwide. There are 72 new emoji in Nougat, bringing the total number of emoji to more than 1,500.

Google provided download links to the same OTAs that will be rolling soon for smartphone owners that already have the Android Developer Preview 4, but want a faster update.

As soon as your device is part of the beta program, you will get an over the air update for the Nougat.

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Android Nougat has officially dropped, and trust us when we say that you’re going to be seeing more and more of Android 7.0 in the coming days. It also packs support for Google’s new VR standard called DayDream VR.

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