Although Android 7.1.2 Nougat update is expected to be a mere incremental upgrade that adds performance and stability refinements to the current v7.1.1, it seems the update will also come with a bunch of interesting features for Google Nexus 6P and Pixel
C tablet users.
The OS has been in beta tests for a while and in fact, Pixel
C tablet users were also part of the program.
Pixel
C tablet users have run into rebooting issues since the installation of the May update for Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
With the update to Android 7.1.2 Nougat, Google says that Pixel
C tablet users will receive fixes to critical bugs as well as notice some huge improvements in performance and stability of the device.
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An impressive centerpiece: the new touchpad built right into the handrest of the
C - Class to provide
tablet - style control over important vehicle systems — enhanced by handwriting recognition for all languages and easily recognizable haptic feedback for
users.
The e-NV200 Concept interior also features advanced telematics and a flat
C - cluster display that resembles and responds to
user input like a
tablet computer.
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The Google Pixel
C is the latest Android tab made directly by Google, offering the purest Android experience for
users who do not want to use a re-skinned Android
tablet.
Fortunately, it seems that Google has heard the cries of its Nexus
users and has started rolling out the Android 7.1.2 that brings, among other things, fingerprint gestures to the Nexus 6P and some UI improvements to the Pixel
C tablet.
Furthermore, the updated Google Pixel
C tablet gets a new multitasking menu where
users can easily select and switch between an impressive eight apps that are currently running on the device.
The good thing is that Google allows
users of Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6 or even the Pixel
C tablet to join the Android Beta Program so as to have an early look at the preview versions of the new OS.
Apart from Pixel smartphone
users, those who have Google Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, or Pixel
C tablet can get this new OS on their phones.
There's more than one way to get to the shutdown function — the first method, which is mostly useful for a
tablet user, is to move your mouse to the upper right - hand corner to trigger the Charms menu (or you can use Win +
C) and then find the Settings button on there.
Currently Google Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Pixel
C tablet, Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphone
users can get this new OS on their phones.
As with the Pixel
C tablet and Chromebook Pixel, the new phones are meant to bring a high - end experience to Android
users straight from the mothership itself.
I hear what you are saying about Android
tablet App support, but as one of the half dozen or so Pixel
C users out there, I've found that, while there's not broad app support, it doesn't really matter to me because the 10 or so apps that I actually use consistently are great.
This will bring a lot of joy to Pixel
C users, where the lack of multi-window support was arguably that
tablet's biggest fault.
Google has also apparently introduced a different package of the Pixel Launcher for the Pixel
C, sparking hope that Google has plans for a more
tablet - oriented
user experience soon.
Only 17 percent of Android phone
users expressed interest in the Pixel
C; owners of Android
tablets responded similarly.