During a morning keynote at Tuesday's Google I / O conference, Google said that Ice Cream Sandwich will be open sourced — and when Rubin was asked when this would happen at the press briefing following the keynote, he said the source code would
arrive before the end of the year.
Super Mario Run is slated to
arrive before the end of the year, and according to noted Tokyo - based analyst Dr. Serkan Toto the game is still set to launch in December.
On the software front, Nokia 8 runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS currently, but an upgrade to Android 8.0 Oreo is expected to
arrive before the end of the year.
It seems the device remains on track to
arrive before the end of the year, but there won't be many to go around.
OnePlus has said the Nougat update will
arrive before the end of the year, though the experience will still be different to that of the Pixel XL.
Those specific apps are launching today, with other new ones slated to
arrive before the end of the year.
Google reportedly has several Android Wear updates scheduled to
arrive before the end of the year, with the first coming this week.
The Nokia 9 is expected to
arrive before the end of this year, and judging by the rumors and leaks, this phone will sport a more modern design than its sibling, the Nokia 8, and it will also ship with somewhat more powerful specs.
It runs Android 7.1.1, but Google said an update to the more recent Android 8.0 Oreo will
arrive before the end of the year (as of December 20, our review unit has yet to receive the Oreo update).
Xiaomi is set to kick off the Oreo beta test soon, with a stable Oreo update slaeted to
arrive before the end of the year.
The company had earlier promised that the beta would
arrive before the end of the year and true to its words the Android 8.0 Oreo - based OxygenOS Open Beta 1 is now rolling out.
Google can reportedly issue Android Wear updates without having to go through carriers, and it claimed several Android Wear updates are scheduled to
arrive before the end of the year, with the first releasing this week.
The Xiaomi Redmi R1 series is expected to
arrive before the end of this year.