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Android 7.0 Nougat Rolls Out to Nexus Devices

Android 7.0 Nougat is rolling out to Nexus 6, 5X, 6P, 9, Nexus Player, Pixel C, and Android One devices.

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Are you ready for a taste of Android Nougat? Google's newest mobile operating system is out of beta and ready to roll on the company's Nexus devices.

Android 7.0 Nougat is rolling out to Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, Pixel C, and Android One devices today and over the next several weeks. Devices enrolled in the Android Beta Program will also get the update, Google says.

As Google acknowledges in a Monday blog post, "we took a different approach to building and launching Nougat this year."

Typically, the latest version of Android is revealed at Google I/O and arrives in the fall on new Nexus devices. Instead, Google released a sneak peek of what was then known as Android N in March, and provided a deeper dive at I/O. Now, it's coming out first for existing Nexus devices rather than a new Nexus lineup. New Nexus devices are reportedly in the works, though, and LG's upcoming V20 is set to arrive with Nougat, too.

Nougat includes more than 250 "major features," Google says, the highlights of which include more personalization and productivity options, better power management, support for advanced 3D and VR platforms like Daydream, and upgraded security.

For a deeper dive, check out PCMag's first look at Android 7.0 Nougat.

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