A little earlier than expected, Google released the new version of Android, Android 7.0 Nougat (which means Nougat). While therefore on many smartphones the release of Android 6 Marshmellow is still awaited, some few more recent Google smartphones will be automatically updated to Android Nougat, which brings many improvements and new functions.
Precisely, those who own Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, Pixel C devices will receive the update immediately.
Therefore, the Nexus 4 and my Nexus 5 remain, which apparently, two years after the purchase, has already become old.
As Google writes in the official Android blog, the new Nougat version is an important update that reflects the requests and feedback of thousands of fans, thus solving many problems and greatly increasing the flexibility of Android, which is now the winner in the smartphone landscape installed by 85% of the phones (the rest are iPhones).
The Android 7 update on Nexus devices will be released, starting today, slowly around the world.
If you want you can also anticipate by doing the manual installation of the update, which is simple even if you have to be a little good at tweaking.
Precisely, for those who have a non-rooted Nexus, OTA files are available, copy it to the smartphone phone memory and following the instructions written on the page.
Turning around you can also follow the guide to update Android on Nexus from PC.
What changes and what new Android 7.0 Nougat brings "> secret menu to change the quick settings that in Nougat is instead promoted in the settings, in order to add and remove the options displayed in the quick menu.
4) More emojis
Everyone loves emojis, and this new version of Android includes over 1500 of them, including 72 new and exclusive ones for this version.
5) AR mode (Virtual Reality)
This is the first version of the Android mobile operating system which is designed for virtual reality.
However, virtual reality only works on new devices with Daydream support.
6) Resizing the screen
Previous versions of Android allow you to change the size of the text on the screen, with Nougat it is now also possible to change the size of the icons and other parts of the operating system.
7) Keyboard theme
Google has improved the default keyboard with options to change the look and feel of the keyboard.
8) Doze updated
The "Doze" function introduced by Marshmellow is that of automatic battery optimization which has now been improved in order to save as much charge as possible even when going around, when keeping the phone in your pocket or bag.
9) Notifications renewed
In the new Android 7.0 version it is now possible to reply to messages directly from the reception notification bar, without the need to open the application.
The notifications, moreover, can be seen in grouped mode for each app and it is also possible to assign a level of importance to the notifications of various applications.
10) Multiple languages
Those who speak and read in multiple languages can now use Android 7.0 Nougat with two or more languages.
In addition to these new features, there are obviously numerous invisible improvements, especially in terms of security.
We can however note other minor changes such as:
- Switch between apps faster and faster
- Button to remove all recent apps in one fell swoop
- Different background on the lock screen
- Background Android updates that no longer require the current long wait
- Ability to set the audio to "mono".
- block calls and messages from certain phone numbers.
- New hidden game (which starts by going to Settings> phone info, tapping on the version 4 times or more).
Now we hope that the smartphone manufacturers, especially Samsung, Huawei, LG and will be able to update the Android operating system at least on the most recent devices and on those that will go on sale during the year.
