A Nexus 5X user received Android 7.1.2 update over Android O !!

“This all adds up to great news for attackers, who can rely on the fact that large numbers of vulnerable Android devices exist in the wild”. In total, Google said 0.71 percent of all Android devices had a potentially harmful app (PHA) installed at the end of 2016.

Security update frequency isn’t necessarily as important of a line item as features for general buyers, but they’ve increasingly become tied to manufacturer quality.

When the Google Assistant launched it was only available on Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, although Google has released opened the software up to other Android handsets. The major difference between the two is that the Google Assistant takes advantage of a friendlier, more conversational interface. Verify Apps is able to intelligently monitor apps you install to make sure they’re not infected. Especially since the second version of Android 7.1.2 has already rolled out.

The report claims that more than 735 million devices from 200+ manufacturers received a platform security update in 2016 as Google “released monthly Android security updates throughout the year for devices running Android 4.4.4 and up”. There should be more announcement as the time draws closer to the company’s big event in May. It can stop the device from accessing the network in order to save battery when you’re not using your phone.

Android O features include a picture-in-picture view on smartphones and tablets.

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Bugs and app crashing issues have surfaced when Nexus 6 started receiving the Android 7.1.1 Nougat update. Android O. Just like every year, Google is again following the typical alphabetical theme for its name and hence the “O”, however, the actual name of the OS version is still unknown and it is going to be quite interesting to see what it would be. It also brings Wi-Fi Aware support, which allows your device to find and communicate with other devices without using Wi-Fi or data connectivity.