Xiaomi is offering
a Nougat beta build for the Redmi Note 4, but a stable release is likely some time away.
You can now install the Android 7.1.2
Nougat Beta build after Google posted its factory images.
With that merger, it's now easier for the company to roll out future updates and it seems that
Nougat Beta build for OnePlus 3 is a by - product of the same.
The current Android 7.0
Nougat beta build is rolling out to users of the Huawei Nova based in China and it carries firmware version B321.
Not exact matches
As we saw during the
beta program, Android
Nougat for the Galaxy S7 brings a cleaner design overall along with new enhancements to the
built - in features.
Just a warning: once you install it, you'll have wipe your device to go back to a stable
build of Android
Nougat — so don't opt into O's
beta unless you're sure you're okay with encountering some bugs.
On March 9, 2016, the first
beta build of Android 7.0
Nougat was released for developers, beating the usual dates at the Google I / O in May by about two months.
While many are still anxiously awaiting the release of OxygenOS for the OnePlus 3 that is based on Android 7.0
Nougat, they have a new open
beta build to help tide us over.
This time around, Steve Kondik has announced the name of the models that will be compatible with the latest CyanogenMod 14.1
beta Night
Build, based on Android 7.1
Nougat.
Google has just officially announced Android 7.1.2
Nougat, and will begin rolling out the public
beta build starting today!
The
beta version of Samsung's Android
Nougat 7.0 based firmware for the S7 and S7 Edge went live on select devices in China, South Korea, the UK and the US about a week ago and some of them have even started to receive the second
build by now.
According to the latest reports, the lower - end Huawei Nova has now joined up the likes of Huawei Honor 8 and Huawei G9 Plus in the latest Android 7.0
Nougat beta program, with the latest
build already available for select users.
February 21, 2017, Sprint started rolling out the final
Nougat build to its S7 and S7 Edge
beta testers.
Google unveiled the Android
Beta Program with the first
Nougat preview
build, which lets developer devices receive over-the-air update of future preview releases — as well as enroll in the Developer Preview in the first place.
This makes it the third
build of devices for Samsung, with reference to rolling out the
beta program of Android
Nougat.
Some Huawei P9 users, however, have already updated their phones to a
beta build of
Nougat since it first circulated online back late July.
If you were included in the
beta program, you're likely to be among the first Galaxy S7 users to get the final
Nougat build.
Ahead of the public release for Android 7.0
Nougat, Huawei has already prepped a
beta build for the Huawei P9 which includes the latest version of Android.
You'll be stuck on the first
beta, and you'll need to manually update to the final
Nougat build once it's available, or flash the latest Marshmallow firmware for your phone to downgrade.
Once you are into the
beta testing program, your Google Nexus 6P or Pixel C tablet will be updated with Android 7.1
Nougat preview 2 carrying
build number NPF26F or NPF26H, respectively.
Sony had started the Sony Concept for Android, which is a program for obtaining the
beta version
builds of Xperia X,
Nougat update soon.
It's going to be tight, but the OnePlus 3 should receive over-the-air
Nougat this year following a few «community
build»
beta tests.
Those who wish to receive future open
beta builds may sideload the official
beta build of
Nougat onto their OnePlus phones ahead of the official release.
Aside from the stable software
builds, OnePlus has also published the first
Nougat open
beta build for the OnePlus 3T, bringing the flagship up to date with the OnePlus 3, which received the same
build last month.
The phone could make the jump direct to the upcoming OxygenOS
beta build for Android 7.0
Nougat, which as noted earlier, should be happening before the end of this month or early December.
Now, reports indicate that the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge Galaxy
Beta Program is coming to a close, which means that Samsung should be releasing the final
build of Android 7.0
Nougat to all users of the smartphones shortly.
Since this program begun early this month, quite a number of Android
Nougat Open
Beta builds have been rolled out to OnePlus 3 devices.
Now, the now - outdated flagship from the Chinese company is getting its first
beta build of OxygenOS based on Android
Nougat...
Unlike the
Nougat beta, which promised five Developer Preview
builds before a final release, O will only have four.
With Android 7.0
Nougat, the
beta is a little more limited than past versions of the Android software, and Sony has only been sending out the
build to one device right now, which is the Xperia X Performance.
In a recent interview with Engadget, Brian Yoon, head of software at OnePlus, told the site's Chris Velazco that OnePlus would release a
beta «community»
build of Android
Nougat for the OnePlus 3 later this month.
In a highly unusual move, the first 3T
beta build goes live just hours ahead of the stable
Nougat release for both phones.
But all of that changes today, as the company has confirmed that a
beta build of Android 7.0
Nougat will be released to OnePlus 3 devices this month.
If your OnePlus 3 or 3T smartphone runs Android 7.0
Nougat based on HydrogenOS, then you can now download this
beta build, which weighs in at 1.32 GB.
The phone ships with Android 7.1.1
Nougat, though Android Oreo will be released in the near future, as an «Open
Beta»
build is already available out there.
That said, the Mi 6 is currently on a
beta MIUI
build whereas the Mi A1 is running a stable version of Android 7.1.2
Nougat.
The official changelog of this
beta build contains a short statement that confirms Android 7.0
Nougat update for the Axon 7 has been delayed.
In other words, if everything goes according to plan, once Oxygen OS 3.5 goes public in the next couple of weeks, a new
beta build based on Android 7.0
Nougat will be made available to OP3 and 3T owners.
Performance is superb, and the latest
beta (which will eventually roll out to all users) addresses the touch latency problems that were evident on early
Nougat builds.
Hopefully, as these
beta updates have started to mainly only include small bug fixes, we will see a final
Nougat build and firmware update for all S7 and S7 edge devices in the coming weeks.
The Chinese variants of Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge are currently receiving Android
Nougat beta 6 that carries
build number G9350ZCU2ZQA1 and has a size of 182.21 MB.
(In contrast to the situation during the
Nougat Beta, where unenrolling on a Developer Preview
build would wipe your phone via an over-the-air update from Google.