Android Nougat 7.0

Android Nougat 7.0

Android Nougat Android 7.0 "Nougat" is the 7th major version of the Android operating system. First released as a beta ... 00:51

Android Nougat

Android 7.0 "Nougat" is the 7th major version of the Android operating system. First released as a beta build on March 9, 2016,[2] it was officially released on August 22, 2016, with Nexus devices being the first to receive the update.[3]

Nougat introduces notable changes to the operating system and its development platform, including the ability to display multiple apps on-screen at once in a split-screen view, support for inline replies to notifications, as well as an OpenJDK-based Java environment and support for the Vulkan graphics rendering API, and "seamless" system updates on supported devices.



On March 9, 2016, ahead of the Google I/O developer conference, Google released the first beta of Android "N" as part of a new "Android Beta Program" intended for testing by developers and enthusiasts before official release "this summer". The developer preview builds were compatible with only current Google Nexus devices; the 5X, 6P, 6, 9, Pixel C, and Nexus Player. The "Android Beta Program" that was introduced allows testers to opt-in for over-the-air updates to new beta versions as they are released.[2] Google stated that five developer previews of Android "N" would be released monthly from March through July 2016.[citation needed]

On April 13, 2016, Android N Beta Preview 2 was released.[4]

Google further discussed Android "N" during the I/O keynote on May 18, 2016, and unveiled its new virtual reality platform Daydream. During the conference, Beta Preview 3 was released, along with Google stating it has now gone from developer-beta to public-beta, which means anyone can try it out. Google also announced that it would hold a contest to determine the official release name of the operating system.[5][6][7]

Beta Preview 4 was released on June 15, 2016.[8][9] On June 30, 2016, Google announced that N's release name would be "Nougat"; it was also confirmed that Nougat would be version 7.0 of Android.[10][11][12]

The final Beta Preview, 5, was released on July 18, 2016.[13]

Android 7.0 Nougat was officially released on August 22, 2016, with the Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, Pixel C and General Mobile 4G as the first devices to receive the update.[3]

Going forward, updates to Nougat will be released quarterly as maintenance releases focusing on "continued refinements and polish", with the next developer preview coming in the fall of 2016.[14]