Launch day for the next version of Android!
After a five-month developer preview program, the next version of Android is finally upon us! Google has announced that is complete, and Nexus devices will begin receiving the update from today.
Nougat brings a host of new features, including , and longer battery life through .
We're not expecting the final version of Android 7.0 to feature any significant changes compared to the last developer preview build, which arrived a month ago. (With the natural exception that Nougat is now considered final and stable, and ready for everyone to use.)
The final code lands today — but no new Nexus devices yet.
Google says the over-the-air update to Android Nougat will go out to the Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, Pixel C and General Mobile 4G (Android One) as part of a staged rollout over the coming weeks. (Only a few Nexus owners will receive the OTA today, Google tells us, and some carriers will get it later than others.) Of course if you don't want to wait, you'll be able to manually update by flashing a system image from today.
Nougat is the first named Android version to arrive without an accompanying Nexus device since the program started back in late 2009. And while we're not getting new Google-branded phones today, we're expecting to see new HTC-built handsets later in the year, likely with extra Google software goodies atop Nougat. On Sept. 6, , the V20.
Android Nougat is the 12th nicknamed version of Android and will be released to the public in the fall of 2016. Here's everything you need to know so far!