Alphabet Rolls Out Android Nougat, Updates Nexus Devices
Zacks Investment Research | Aug 22, 2016 11:05PM ET
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) owned Google officially confirmed the availability of Android 7.0 Nougat on Monday, initially as an update for Google’s Nexus smartphones and tablets.
The company’s latest version of Android comes with a host of improvements over Android Marshmallow including an improved notification shade that enables direct reply to messages without opening the corresponding app; split-screen multitasking, new emojis, quick setting menu, improved battery management, and support for daydream and virtual reality to mention a few.
Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, Pixel C and General Mobile 4G are the first models to get the update. Other smartphones will be updated in the coming months and the ones releasing this fall will have Nougat preinstalled.
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