A Canadian carrier's support site had revealed that the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X would be getting Android 7.0 Nougat on Aug. 22. However, fresh information suggests that the update has been delayed until the end of this month.
In the previous week, Telus had revealed through its software schedule page that it would be releasing Android N update to Huawei Nexus 6P and LG Nexus 5X on Aug. 22. As of this writing, the update has not been released yet. However, Optus Australia has revealed that the Android 7.0 Nougat update would begin seeding by the end of August.
Vodafone Australia has stated that a problem was found while testing the Android Nougat software for the Nexus 6P and this has resulted in the delayed of the update, Android Headlines reported. Smartphone companies and carriers are known for carrying out several tests on a software update before releasing it to the user. If an issue is found during the testing, the release of the update is delayed.
LG has confirmed that its upcoming flagship smartphone, LG V20, will come preinstalled with Android 7.0 Nougat update. The LG V20 is scheduled to get announced on Sept. 6. Usually, fresh versions of Android OS are made available first on Nexus devices. Hence, it is likely that the software update would arrive by the end of this month.
Every year Google release its latest Android upgrade through the newest Google Nexus devices. However, as previous rumors have revealed, this year the Android upgrade may not be arriving on Google Nexus 2016 smartphones but it is rumored to first arrive on 2015 Nexus smartphones, LG Nexus 5X and Huawei Nexus 6P.
LG has started limited preview of Android 7.0 Nougat update for LG G5 users in South Korea. Sony has started Xperia Beta Program for the owners of Xperia X Performance in European countries to try the Nougat software. HTC has also announced that will be making the software available to HTC 10, HTC One M9 and HTC One A9 as soon as it is officially released.
Samsung has also stated that the recently announced Galaxy Note 7 will receive Android 7.0 Nougat before the end of this year. This information suggest that smartphone OEMs are gunning to release the Android 7.0 Nougat to the flagship smartphones from this year and 2015 as soon as it is officially released by Google.
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