Android 7.0 Nougat release date, features rumors 2016: Reliable tipster claims August release; Nexus devices first to have update
After months of waiting, tech-savvy users will finally get their hands on the much-hyped Android 7.0 Nougat this month.
According to reliable tipster Evan Blass, the latest OS update will be released in August and it will also have a security patch for the month. "Android 7.0 releases next month, with the 8/5 security patch. Sorry Nexus 5 owners, no Nougat for you," his Twitter post dated July 29 reads.
During the I/O 2016 event, Google announced that the Android Nougat's final version will arrive sometime later in the summer. Nexus devices will be the first to download the update while other flagship Android devices will follow suit later this year or early 2017. For the uninitiated, Nexus tablets and phones have always been first in getting every Android upgrade. However, PC Advisor points out that it won't be the case forever since security updates are provided for three years after a device has been released.
For instance, the Google support for the Nexus 5X and Nexus P lasts until September 2017 — meaning they will get both the Android Nougat and the Android O which will be launched next year. The Nexus 9 and Nexus 6 will also have the Android Nougat but since both devices will only be supported until October this year, they will not have the Android O.
In terms of features, the newest upgrade will introduce the JTI Compiler which has the capacity to speed up app installation by 75 percent — also reducing the code size significantly by 50 percent. It also has a Vulkan 3D graphics API which boasts a lower CPU overhead and enables developers to add more graphic details into frames.
Security-wise, ZDNET reports that the new update has state-of-the-art technology to protect the device from password-reset ransomware. Users are no longer allowed to "invoke a command that clears already-set passwords," however, a password must still be set first to keep the device secure.
