It will be a while before non-Nexus phone buyers will be able to experience the Android 7.0 Nougat.
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Another new addition which Google has made to Android OS in the latest version is ability for users to open two apps alongside each other on the screen. With this, most of the Google devices has now started receiving their biggest software update for the year, the Android 7.0 Nougat OS.
Google’s latest Android offering hosts a number of new features like multi-window multitasking feature, improved battery saving options via Doze, etc. Available as a beta release since March, “Android Nougat reflects input from thousands of fans and developers all over the world”, he added. Now last we checked, the Sony Xperia X Performance was part of some Android 7.0 beta program, so where does that leave the rest of Sony’s phones? If you are, you might be wondering when will the Android 7.0 Nougat update be headed your way?
What that means is that Nougat will eventually be arriving not only on smartphones and tablets, but on wearables, televisions, cars and virtual reality devices.
Google has a history of testing potential features for new versions of Android, and then deciding that they’re not ready for prime time… and hiding them instead of removing them entirely.
Google’s Nexus devices are nearly always the first smartphones and tablets to receive version updates first, and that hasn’t changed with Nougat.
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To make things even more complicated most manufacturers haven’t revealed exactly which of their phones will be getting Nougat and when, but some information is starting be revealed, and with some digging we’ve come up with a list of phones on Three that are likely to get Android Nougat first. “The idea is to encourage the growth of the technology and ensure Google maintains a central role in helping people find things to watch”.
