Android 7.0 Nougat has already been making its way to mobile devices since last month. However, we might soon see some updates in the form of Android 7.1 Nougat.
Android 7.1 Nougat might be coming sooner that we initially thought!
The developers have been gradually releasing Android 7.0 Nougat version to some official mobile devices since the end of August. However, there has been some information leaks and small evidences that point towards Android 7.1 Nougat. Previously, we all have been informed that Google will grant us with periodic maintenance updates every quarter. However, no one has suspected the earliest regular update would go all the way up to the 7.1 version!
The signs of this new Android operation system were spotted when some users saw Android 7.1 as one of the filter options in Google Play’s Developer Console! On the other hand, we also need to point out that the latest Android Marshmallow OS is currently at only v6.0.1 and not even a v6.1. We can deduct that the ‘maintenance updates’ of Nougat that Google previously mentioned aren’t going to be just mere updates with security changes and bug fixes.
Furthermore, a user just recently leaked an evidence of the upcoming Android 7.1 Nougat. The person sent a screenshot taken on a Pixel phone where you can see the “Power off” and “Restart” options. Interestingly, that would mean that the mentioned user is running a beta version of Android 7.1. Also, we know that future Pixel phones by Google will be released with Android 7.1.
The new Android 7.1 Nougat will be released with the new Pixel phones
All the speculations before and the current evidences show that a new version of Android Nougat is coming sooner that we thought. Even though the 7.0 version was just released last month, the 7.1 version will come next month with the new models of Pixel phones right from the start! Are you feeling excited about this news?