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Android 7.1.1 Developer Preview 2 is Live for Nexus 6P, 5X, and Pixel C (Updated)

Kellen November 22, 2016 74

Google just posted the Android 7.1.1 Developer Preview 2 files for the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, and Pixel C! EDIT: Nexus 9 now too! There are three ways to get the update to Android 7.1.1 developer preview 2 at this time. The first is through the Android Beta...

November’s Android Security Update is Rolling Out, Factory Images and OTA Files Live

Kellen November 7, 2016 63

Google is ready to release November's Android security update today and has kicked off the rollout by posting factory images and OTA .zip files. We are seeing both 7.1 and 7.0 files for Pixel and Nexus devices. As of right now, we have Android 7.1.0 files for...

Google Keyboard on Android 7.1+ Already Supporting GIFs in Google’s Messenger App

Tim October 20, 2016 31

Back on October 11, the Android team detailed a new feature for Android 7.1, known as "image keyboard support." With this, app developers could build in code that lets an app relay the types of content they support to a utilized keyboard. With Android 7.1+...

Video: What’s New in Android 7.1.1 on Nexus

Kellen October 20, 2016 131

Moments after Google released factory images and OTA .zip files of the Android 7.1.1 developer preview for the Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, and Pixel C, we flashed it and accepted the over-the-air beta to see what other kinds of goodies were baked in that didn't make...

Android 7.1.1 Developer Preview is Live for Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, and Pixel C!

Kellen October 19, 2016 141

Google just posted the Android 7.1.1 Developer Preview files for the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, and Pixel C! The timing is perfect, since the Pixel and Pixel XL are arriving in Verizon stores as early as tomorrow with 7.1. Google did tell us to expect it before the...

Quick Look at Android 7.1 App Shortcuts on the Pixel

Kellen October 18, 2016 45

Within the next week or two, Android 7.1 will move outside of the Pixel phones and onto the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X, through the Android Beta program. Google is calling the update "incremental," which is an accurate way to describe it since there aren't any...

Here’s Everything That is New in Android 7.1

Tim October 11, 2016 118

The Android team has detailed the changes in Android 7.1, which is labeled as an "incremental" update to the existing Android 7.0 build. Even with a label like incremental, though, there are still plenty of goodies baked in. Let's take a gander at what's new. ...

Android 7.1 Announced, Coming as Developer Preview “This Month”

Kellen October 11, 2016 50

Google just announced Android 7.1 Nougat, while also revealing further details about how 7.1 will get to your phone, including the current Nexus devices that have yet to be retired. According to Google, it should be here as a Developer Preview "later this...