Update: Android
Nougat is here, at least for some phones and tablets, while Android 7.1
beta launched on Nexus devices and, of course, the Google Pixeland Google Pixel XL.
Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge now have beta Nougat beta access, while HTC 10 is rumored to get the update very soon. Find out which devices will run the newest Android versions.
Original article follows below.
Android Nougat is Google's big refresh of its phone and tablet operating
system – an OS that's been so thoroughly refined that the company is
now more than halfway through the alphabet with names, at letter 14 of
26.
It won't stop at Android 7.0, either. Android 7.1 beta launched on
Nexus devices in October and possible Android O ideas are being
discovered ahead of 2017.
To prepare you for the Nougat updates, here's everything we know about
the new Android 7.0 and Android 7.1 Nougat release date and features.
Cut to the chase
- What is it? The next version of Google's mobile OS
- When is it out? Right now, but you'll need to wait for some devices
- When will I get it? It's rolling out slowly, dependent on your phone and tablet maker
- What will it cost? Free
Check out our video walkthrough of the Android Nougat Beta
Android Nougat release date
Android Nougat is out right now, but when you'll get the upgrade is
going to depend on your device. The release date is rather staggered.
The good news is that it's already available on the Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6,Nexus 9, Google Pixel C, and the Nexus Player.
Sadly, if you have a Nexus 5, you're sadly going to miss out on Android Nougat upgrade altogether.
Samsung, LG, HTC and other phone makers, meanwhile, have to rework their
own version of the software and push it out to users, and that can take
months.
This hasn't stopped Google from moving on to the Google Daydream VR-ready
Android 7.1 Developer Preview. It launched the beta at the end of
October on Nexus phones and the final, stable version is due by early
December.
Samsung phones with Android Nougat
Samsung brought a Android Nougat beta to the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edgeon November 9, before it plans to launch a final version of the operating system.
It requires downloading the Galaxy Beta Program app and it's another way
for the company to guilt you into signing up for a Samsung account.
In the US, you need to have a phone from Verizon, Sprint or T-Mobile. In the UK, your phone needs to be unlocked.
Sadly, the special Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Edition and Batman Injustice Edition phones can't get into the beta. And, no, that Samsung Galaxy Note 7 a few risk takers are clinging onto won't get the update.
Samsung's Android Nougat early access program runs until mid-December,
so even if you aren't picked for this beta program, you won't have to
wait long for the final version. It's expected to launch soon after the
beta wraps up.
LG phones with Android Nougat
LG technically launched the first Android Nougat phone in early September with the announcement of the LG V20.
But that was a "world's first" title from which only South Korea
benefitted at first. The dual-lens camera phone didn't launch in the US
until October 28, and it's not even coming to the UK.
LG G5 owners yearning for the update won't have long to wait. LG's
flagship smartphone is getting the OS upgrade in South Korea right now,
and other markets can expect to download it "in the weeks to come."
We don't know the exact Android Nougat release date for the LG V10 and
LG G4. Both phones are less than two years old, so we'll keep a watch
out and update this page when the official news happens.
Sony Xperia phones with Android Nougat
Google and Sony surprised us when Sony announced that the Sony Xperia Z3would
receive the developer edition of the Android Nougat software, but oddly
the phone won't be getting the full Nougat upgrade.
There's good news: many, many of the other Sony phones will get it, including the Xperia Z3+, Xperia Z4 Tablet, Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Compact, Xperia Z5 Premium, Xperia X, Xperia XA, Xperia XA Ultra and Xperia X Performance. Phew. No specific time frame has been announced, but stay tuned.
HTC phones with Android Nougat
If you've bought an HTC phone launched in the past year or two, you may have access to Android Nougat soon enough.
HTC has confirmed it will be bring the Google update to the HTC 10, One A9 andOne M9 by the end of the 2016. It has a little more than a month to make good on that promise.
If you have a HTC One M8,
however, you're out of luck. HTC told TechRadar that it will not get
the latest upgrade. You're going to have to buy a new phone for this
update.
A source has confirmed to Tech Times that
the Nougat build is stable for the HTC 10 and may release in Europe
first. Stay tuned for more updates on Android Nougat for HTC 10.
Motorola phones with Android Nougat
Motorola has now confirmed which phones it will upgrade to Android 7, and its list of phones is rather long.
Android Nougat is coming to the new Moto Z and Moto Z Force, as well as other X-series phones like the Moto X Style, Moto X Play and Moto X Force.
Motorola's most recently mid-range G entries line are also getting the update, Moto G4, Moto G4 Play and Moto G4 Plus, and so are its Droid phones, including Droid Turbo 2 and Droid Maxx 2.
Oddly enough, when Motorola confirmed that the Moto G4 Plus was getting Android 7 software in the future, it also acknowledged that the phone will update to Android O well.
That's software Google hasn't even announced yet, and there's no
guarantee Android 8 will be named after the letter O. It is, however, a
good first sign.
OnePlus 3 with Android Nougat
Android Nougat is coming to OnePlus 3. When? Oh, well, we don't know that yet. But the Chinese company is certainly teasing the update.
The latest version of Android is being beta tested on OnePlus 3 phones
right now, according OnePlus founder and CEO Peter Lau's Twitter video.
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