Android 7.1 Nougat may not be
the biggest operating system update we've ever seen, but a lot of the changes and improvements are greatly appreciated and improve upon key areas.
So, it seems premature to talk about Android N, which will be Google's
big operating system update in 2016, and which won't be detailed until Google's next I / O developer event that'll take place in May or June.
Not exact matches
Left with the choice of sticking with an outdated
operating system that would no longer get security
updates or buying
bigger - selling devices that get regular
updates like Apple's (AAPL) iPhone, the NYPD chose the latter.
What is the
big deal with the
operating system update and why should you care?
Google's Android 8.0 Oreo
operating system is still rolling out to various Android phones, but that doesn't stop us talking about the next
big update of Android, known as Android P.
However, loads of users are still waiting for their Ice Cream Sandwich
update, and Google told us that this is one of the
biggest overhauls of the
operating systems since it unleashed the Android project three years ago - and there's certainly a lot to plough through.
If only its Android ecosystem can eventually get timely
updates across devices at the same time, it would take away Apple's
biggest advantage over the
operating system.
Hurricane Sandy may have caused Google to cancel its
big New York event in which the search giant was set to unveil new devices and an
update to its Android
operating system, but that did not stop Google from outing the new devices and
updates anyway.
Last month saw the launch of Windows VR headsets from a slew of PC hardware vendors, and a
big update to Windows 10 which bakes VR directly into the
operating system.
Apple executives revealed the new mobile
operating system at the company's
big event on September 7 alongside with
updated lineups of other products, such as the iPhone 7, iWatch 2 and MacBooks.
Whenever there's a
big update, there are more advertising settings I have to disable just to keep my
operating system quiet.
Android Wear 2.0 was Google's
biggest update for its smartwatch
operating system and has been arriving on compatible wearables over the last few months.
One of the
biggest surprises announced for the Windows 10 Anniversary
Update is the addition of the Bash shell to the
operating system.
But with Windows 10 Redstone, the
big update to the
operating system coming some time next summer, Cortana will leave her box and «float around Windows 10,» according to the report.
Some of the
biggest updates that Apple included in their new
operating system are the various graphical user interface tweaks.
Google's Android 8.0 Oreo
operating system is still rolling out to various Android phones, but that doesn't stop us talking about the next
big update of Android, known as Android P.
This is the
biggest reason to go Pixel: you don't have anyone mucking up the
operating system or slowing the rollout of
operating system updates, which is a huge problem for most Android manufactures.
Android Wear, Google's
operating system for smartwatches, is getting its
biggest update yet with an upcoming 2.0 release that brings improved features for messaging and fitness.
Of Apple's four
operating systems shortly to receive
BIG updates, it's iOS 11 we're most excited about.
The newly launched 7X was a
big disappointment on launch day and buyers were worried whether it will ever get the
update to Android 8.0
operating system.
Google's latest mobile
operating system Android 5.0 Lollipop is the
biggest Android
update till yet.Android 5.0 Lollipop is a visual delight.
In addition to being bloatware - free, the
biggest advantage of smartphones with stock Android is that they are among the first to get
updated to the latest versions of the
operating system.
The most important
update was to iOS, the
operating system that underpins Apple's
biggest seller, iPhones, as well as iPads.
The way Windows 10 looks will get a
big overhaul with Redstone 4, with the «Fluent Design» look giving making the
operating system look better than ever when the Spring Creators
Update arrives.
First and foremost, the new
update brings a
big change as the
operating system is upgraded to Android 7.1.1 Nougat from Android 7.0 Nougat.
As you may know, Lollipop is the
biggest update Google's mobile
operating system received to date.
Android Wear 2.0 is the
biggest update to come to Google's smartwatch
operating system yet and it gives its main competitor, the watchOS - running Apple Watch 3, a real run for its money.
Windows 10, the star of the show in Build 2015, would still likely have a large presence in Build 2016 though, with the next
big update for the
operating system supposedly to be announced.
Motorola said it is difficult to push out monthly security patches for its smartphones, preferring to bundle the
updates into
bigger maintenance releases or
operating system upgrades.
At last year's Worldwide Developers Conference in June, Apple announced its next
big mobile
operating system update, iOS 11, which went live in October.
Apple's iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S3 are kicking up dust both in terms of sales and as standard bearers for their respective
operating systems - plus both have
big updates coming soon.
Android L is the
biggest update made to Google's mobile
operating system since its debut back in 2008, both in terms of design and functionality.
Since their tease during Microsoft's
big Surface Studio and Windows 10 Creators
Update event in New York back in October, we've been waiting to see exactly what these Windows 10 VR headsets running Windows Holographic will look like when they begin launching later this year alongside that very
operating system refresh.
We've seen Google
update their mobile
operating system Android to Jelly Bean with Miracast built - in, but as the technology hasn't exactly taken a massively firm grasp on the greater world of televisions and set - top boxes, it's not been that
big a point.
Based on a 26th - century artificially intelligent character in the Halo video game series, Cortana will debut as part of Windows Phone 8.1, the next
big update for Microsoft's mobile
operating system.