Android Oreo is now on 0.2% of devices, Nougat adoption hits 17.8%

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Google is out with Android distribution numbers for the month of October. Android Oreo that was released little over a month ago, has entered the charts this month and is now present on 0.2% of all the devices. Google started rolling out Android 8.0 Nougat to Nexus and Pixel devices in late August.
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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), A5 (2017) start receiving Android Nougat update in India

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Samsung has started rolling out Android Nougat update to Galaxy A7 (2017) and A5 (2017)in India. The update weighs around 1.4GB and brings several Nougat features to both the devices. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), A5 (2017) start receiving Android Nougat update in India”

Android Nougat is now present on 15.8% of devices

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Google has released Android distribution numbers for the month of September. Android Nougat 7.0 and 7.1 is now present on 15.8% of devices up from 13.5% last month. It has finally surpasses KitKat which has a market share of 15.1%. Continue reading “Android Nougat is now present on 15.8% of devices”

Android Nougat adoption hits 13.5%, up 2% since last month

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Google has released Android distribution numbers for the month of August. Android Nougat adoption has increased to 13.5%, up 2% over last month. Nougat 7.0 was up 1.7% to 12.3% while, Nougat 7.1 increased to 1.2% from .9%.  It is possible that before next month’s distribution, we will already see the arrival of Android O. Continue reading “Android Nougat adoption hits 13.5%, up 2% since last month”

Android Nougat is now installed on 11.5% of all Android devices

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Android Nougat adoption has finally crossed the 10% mark and is now installed on 11.5% of all active Android devices, according to Google’s Android distribution numbers. Last month Nougat adoption was at 9.5%. Continue reading “Android Nougat is now installed on 11.5% of all Android devices”

OnePlus 2 will not get Android Nougat update, confirms OnePlus

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OnePlus has confirmed that OnePlus 2 will not get Android 7.0 Nougat update. Launched in 2015, OnePlus 2 currently runs Android Marshmallow and will not be updated with latest Android OS, OnePlus confirmed the same in an interview with Android Authority.
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Android Nougat adoption hits 7.1% in May

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Google has released Android distribution numbers for the month of May. Android Nougat adoption is increasing steadily and has now reached to 7.1%, up from 4.9% last month. Nougat 7.0 is present on 6.6% of Android devices while 0.5% have Android 7.1 installed.
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Honor 6X starts receiving Android Nougat with EMUI 5.0 update

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Huawei’s Honor has finally started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update to the Honor 6X smartphone, as promised. The phone also gets the EMUI 5.0 update along with the latest Android OS. Continue reading “Honor 6X starts receiving Android Nougat with EMUI 5.0 update”

Android Nougat adoption hits 4.9% in April

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Android Nougat adoption saw a strong growth in April. The latest Android OS is now present on 4.9% of all Android devices, up from 2.8% in March. Still, Nougat is still struggling to become Google’s dominant mobile platform even after almost six months of its official launch.

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Android Nougat running on mere 1.2% devices, Marshmallow adoption at 30.7%

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Google is out with its monthly Android distribution chart for the month of February. Android Nougat has finally crossed 1 percent mark nearly six months after its release. Nougat is present on just 1.2 percent of android devices of which only 0.9 percent of devices run Nougat 7.0 while Nougat 7.1 runs only on 0.3 percent of devices. The Nougat adoption has been increased by only 0.5 percent. Continue reading “Android Nougat running on mere 1.2% devices, Marshmallow adoption at 30.7%”

Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge start receiving Android 7.0 Nougat update

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Samsung has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge devices. The company had started Nougat beta testing on these device in November last year.
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Android Nougat now on 0.7% of Android devices, Froyo finally bids adieu

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Google is out with its monthly Android distribution chart which is also the first one of 2017. Android Nougat 7.0 is still crawling at 0.5%, up just 1% from last month. However, Android Nougat 7.1 has made its debut in the chart at 0.2%. This means the Google’s latest Android OS is currently available only on 0.7% of all Android devices. Continue reading “Android Nougat now on 0.7% of Android devices, Froyo finally bids adieu”

How to get Android 7.1 Nougat on Nexus 5

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Software update for Nexus 5 has been stopped with Android Marshmallow as the device reached its end of life. When Google released the Alpha version of Android Nougat, the Nexus 5 wasn’t included in the list itself. Continue reading “How to get Android 7.1 Nougat on Nexus 5”

How to install Android 7.0 Nougat on OnePlus 3

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A few days back, OnePlus rolled out a fresh beta build for them upcoming software update — Android 7.0 Nougat for OnePlus 3 smartphone in the form of community build. Continue reading “How to install Android 7.0 Nougat on OnePlus 3”